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}} Lee Byung-hun (; born July 12, 1970) is a South Korean actor. A popular and acclaimed actor in South Korea, he is best known for ''Joint Security Area'' (2000), ''A Bittersweet Life'' (2005), ''The Good, the Bad, the Weird'' (2008), the television series ''Iris'' (2009) ''I Saw the Devil'' (2010), and ''Masquerade'' (2012). In the United States, he is known for Storm Shadow in ''G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'' (2009) and its sequel ''G.I. Joe: Retaliation'' (2013), and starring alongside Bruce Willis in ''RED 2'' (2013). He portrayed a T-1000 in ''Terminator Genisys'' (2015). Lee, along with Ahn Sung-ki, are the first Korean actors to imprint their hand and foot prints on the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. ==Career== Lee made his debut in the television drama ''Asphalt My Hometown'' after auditioning in a KBS talent audition in 1991.〔http://www.yesasia.com/us/yumcha/lee-byung-hun-man-of-the-world/0-0-0-arid.209-en/featured-article.html〕 He continued to act in a string of various television dramas until he made his big breakthrough in 2000 with ''Joint Security Area'' directed by Park Chan-wook. The film broke the box office record and became the highest grossing Korean film at the time. Lee played a border-guard soldier and won Best Actor at the Busan Film Critics Awards for the role.〔http://www.korean-drama-guide.com/List-of-Pusan-Film-Critics-Awards.html〕 In 2001, his popularity continued to climb when he played the lead alongside Choi Ji-woo in the melodrama ''Beautiful Days''. In 2003, he received the Grand Prize at the SBS Drama Awards and Best Actor at the Baeksang Arts Awards for his role in the poker drama ''All In''.〔http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001111/2006〕 From 2005, he focused on film, earning critical acclaim for his performance in ''A Bittersweet Life'' directed by Kim Jee-woon which was screened out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Festival de Cannes: A Bittersweet Life )〕 Lee was nominated for Best Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards and Grand Bell Awards, and won at the Chunsa Film Art Awards, Baeksang Arts Awards and the Korean Association of Film Critics Awards. He reunited with director Kim Jee-woon in ''The Good, the Bad, the Weird'', taking on his first villain role.〔(Obsessedwithfilm.com )〕 The film was screened out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Festival de Cannes: The Good, the Bad, and the Weird )〕 The following year he appeared in ''I Come with the Rain'' opposite American actor Josh Hartnett and Japanese actor Takuya Kimura. He then made his Hollywood debut as Storm Shadow in ''G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'', also starring Channing Tatum and Sienna Miller.〔(IESB.net - Movie News, Reviews, Interviews and More! - UPDATED WITH STUDIO CONFIRMATION - GI Joe Casting! )〕 Lee returned to television in late 2009 in the espionage action thriller ''Iris'' as a secret agent who finds himself at the center of an international conspiracy. It was one of the most expensive shows ever produced with filming locations in Hungary, Japan as well as South Korea.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lee Byung-hun in Expensive Spy Drama Series IRIS )〕 It became one of the highest rated dramas of 2009 and his performance earned him the Grand Prize at the KBS Drama Awards and Best Actor at the Baeksang Arts Awards.〔http://www.mb.com.ph/node/236653/gi-joe-〕 In 2010 Lee starred in ''I Saw the Devil'' with Choi Min-sik, his third collaboration with Kim Jee-woon, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. His portrayal of the intelligence agent won him the Grand Prize at the Baeksang Arts Awards.〔http://sundance.slated.com/2011/films/isawthedevil_sundance2011〕 In 2013, he reprised his role as Storm Shadow in ''G.I. Joe: Retaliation''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lee Byung-hun to Reprise 'G.I. Joe' Role )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=‘G.I. Joe 2′ Gets a Release Date; But Will We See The Cast Return? )〕 On June 23, 2012, Lee, along with Ahn Sung-ki, became the first Korean actors to leave their hand and foot prints on the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. He was recognised as an emerging star in Hollywood for his role of Storm Shadow in ''G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'', and its sequel, ''G.I. Joe: Retaliation''. In October, he won Best Actor at the Grand Bell Awards for his dual role in the lavish period drama ''Gwanghae''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2012/10/141_123548.html )〕 The film was a box office hit, becoming the 7th film in Korean history to surpass 10 million admissions. Lee co-starred in the American film ''RED 2'' (2013), the sequel to the 2010 action-comedy hit ''RED'', alongside Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Helen Mirren, and John Malkovich.〔http://collider.com/red-2-cathertin-zeta-jones-bruce-willis/165440/〕 Lee played a T-1000 in ''Terminator Genisys'' (2015), opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger. Lee and Schwarzenegger previously met in 2010, when Schwarzenegger visited Korea while Lee was the Californian Tourism Ambassador. Lee's management confirmed on April 23, 2015 that the actor has taken part in filming for "Rush Hour 4" together with American rapper Sean Combs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lee Byung-hun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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