Lee Byung-hun LEE Byung-hun

In No Other Choice, which opened in Korea on September 24, 2025, he plays Man-su. After losing a long-held job, the character seeks new employment to protect his family and home. Park Chan-wook's black comedy also stars Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min and Yeom Hye-ran. ^{[4] [5]}

He plays the Front Man in the third season of Squid Game, released in 2025. Unlike the everyday characters of Our Blues, the role belongs to the people running the games. The timeline links its release date and role to Netflix's materials. ^[9]

In Concrete Utopia, which opened on August 9, 2023, he plays apartment residents' representative Young-tak. Conflicts of power and survival develop around him in a community that has survived a major earthquake. The Korean Film Archive's commentary was checked against materials from before and after the opening. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

In September 2026, his participation as narrator for a British Museum exhibition on Korean culture was announced. The report gives the exhibition dates as October 1 through January 31, 2027. This is an announcement of voice work distinct from a film role; this article does not claim to have confirmed his attendance or a recording on a particular day. ^[10]

Lee Byung-hun began acting in television dramas before expanding into films. Early works and recent series provide records of different periods in his career. ^{[1] [3]}

• 1991: Began through KBS's fourteenth open recruitment and appeared in Asphalt My Hometown. ^[1]
• 1992: Appeared in Tomorrow Love and won Best New Actor at the KBS Drama Awards. ^[1]
• 1995: Made his first film appearance in Who Drives Me Crazy. ^[1]
• 2022: Appeared in the television series Our Blues. ^[3]