PROFIL LEE BYUNG HUN

Name: Lee Byung Hun / Lee Byeong-heon / Byung-Hun Lee / イ・ビョンホン、/ 李炳宪
Nickname: James Dean, Big Culkin, HunByung (= military policeman)
Date of Birth: July 12, 1970
Height: 178cm
Weight: 72kg
Horoscope: Cancer
Zodiac: Dog
Family Members: Mother and younger sister, Lee Eun Hee
Blood Type: O
Religion: Buddhism
Specialty: Swimming, Taekwondo, Ski boarding, Jet Skiing, Armwrestling
Hobbies: Collecting hats, backpacking travel, golf, movies, singing



Education
Daewang Primary
Youngdong Secondary
Chungdong High
Hanyang University (Major in French Literature)
Graduate School of Joongang University (Major in Theater and Cinematography)

DRAMAS
Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda (2011, Fuji TV)
IRIS (2009, KBS)
All In (2003, SBS)
Beautiful Days (2001, SBS)
Road (2001, SBS)
Sally Is Back (1999, SBS)
Sunflower (1999, SBS)
Happy Together (1999, SBS)
White Nights 3.98 (1998, SBS)
I Want (1997, SBS; 70 min drama)
Beautiful My Lady (1997, SBS)
Son Of Wind (1995; KBS)
Men Of Asphalt: The Legend Of Car God (1995, SBS)
The Fragrance Of Love (1994, KBS)
Police (1993, KBS)
The Sorrow Of The Survivor (1993, KBS)
Tomorrow Love (KBS, 1992)
Wild Chrysanthemum (1992, KBS)
Morning Without Good-Byes (1992, KBS)
Flower That Never Wilt (1991, KBS)
Day Of Sunrise (1992, KBS)
Asphalt My Hometown (1991, KBS)





AWARDS
1992 - KBS Drama Awards - New Actor Award (Day of Sunrise)
1993 - KBS Drama Awards - Male Excellence Award (Tomorrow Love)
1995 - 6th Chunsa Film Arts Festival - New Face Award (Who Makes Me Crazy)
1995 - KBS Drama Awards - Male Excellence Award (Son Of Wind)
1996 - 32nd PaekSang Arts Awards - Best TV Actor (Son Of Wind)
1996 - 34th Grand Bell Film Awards - New Actor Award (Who Makes Me Crazy)
1996 - 19th Golden Cinema Festival - New Actor Award (Runaway)
2000 - 1st Pusan Film Critics' Awards - Best Actor (JSA) [won with Song Kang-ho]
2001 - 24th Golden Cinema Festival - Most Popular Actor Award (JSA)
2001 - 38th Grand Bell Film Festival - Popularity Award (JSA)
2001 - 2nd Korea Visual Arts Festival - Photogenic Award
2001 - 22nd Blue Dragon Film Awards - Popularity Award (JSA)
2001 - SBS Drama Awards - Top 10 Stars Award & i-Star Award (Beautiful Days)
2003 - SBS Drama Awards - Grand Prize & Top 10 Stars Award (All In)
2003 - 30th Korean Broadcasting Awards - Performer (All In)
2003 - 39th PaekSang Arts Awards - Best TV Actor (All In)
2005 - 25th Korea Choice Critics Awards - Best Actor (A Bittersweet Life)
2005 - 13th Chunsa Film Arts Festival - Best Actor (A Bittersweet Life)
2006 - 42nd PaekSang Arts Awards - Best Film Actor (A Bittersweet Life)
2006 - Chevalier Of The Order Of Arts And Letters [by French Cultural Ministry]
2006 - 14th Chunsa Film Arts Festival - Hallyu Cultural Award
2009 - Arena Audi A-Awards 2009 (Style Icon)
2009 - 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards - Popularity Award (GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra)
2009 - National Congress Award, Dec 21 (IRIS)
2009 - 9th Pride of Korea Grand Prix 2009, Dec 29 (Acting Award)
2009 - KBS Drama Awards - Daesang (Grand Prize), Netizen Award & Best Couple Award (IRIS)
2010 - Asia Star Award 2010 at 5th Asia Model Awards, January 15





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2010 - 21st Japan Best Jewellery Wearer Award / International Jewellery Trade Exhibition 2010, Feb 23 - First Annual Seoul Culture & Arts Daesang
2010 - Green Planet Movie Awards '10 Best International Actors of the Decade (Asia)' / 10Asia
2010 - 46th PaekSang Arts Awards Best TV Actor (IRIS)
2010 - Best Asian Influential Actor at China Music Awards & Asian Influential Awards
2010 - Impressive Filmakers Prize at 5th APN Awards (Asia-Pacific Producers Network) at the
Jecheon International Music and Film Festival (JIMFF) August 13, 2010
2010 - Special Korean Wave Prize Best Actor (IRIS) Seoul International Drama Awards
2010 - KTO Travel Video 'A Trip to the Heart-Warming Country of Korea' PATA 2010 Gold Award
2010 - Asia Best Actor Prize at 4th Tokyo Drama Awards
2010 - Style Icon of the Year
2011 - Acting Grand Prize (Daesang Film Category) at the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards 2011
2011 - President's Award at Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards