About Squid Game
- Released on September 17, 2021
In the critically acclaimed South Korean series 'Squid Game', a diverse cast of characters find themselves drawn into a mysterious competition, lured by the promise of vast fortunes. The central protagonist is Seong Gi-hun, portrayed by the talented Lee Jung-jae. Known better by his assigned number 'No. 456', Gi-hun is a man plagued by financial woes and a penchant for gambling, a fatal flaw that sets him on a path towards the deadly games. Alongside him is Cho Sang-woo, a former colleague and friend who appears to be his opposite in every way. Played by Park Hae-soo, Sang-woo, or 'No. 218', is an intelligent, successful businessman with a hidden past that threatens to unravel his carefully crafted persona.
The premise of the series revolves around these characters and hundreds of others, all in search of a life-altering payout. They accept an odd invitation to participate in a series of seemingly simple games, reminiscent of childhood favorites. However, as the games progress, so do the stakes. With each round, the consequences of losing grow more severe, ultimately resulting in death for the unsuccessful contestants. While the lure of the tempting prize is strong, the competitors must also grapple with the moral implications of their actions, as they are forced to choose between survival and maintaining their humanity.
Beneath the surface of this cutthroat competition lies a deeper commentary on societal disparities and the lengths some individuals are willing to go to in order to escape their circumstances. As the games continue and the body count rises, questions surrounding the true nature of the competition begin to surface. The contestants must contend with not only external threats but also internal conflicts, as they are forced to confront their own motivations for participating. In this tense, high-stakes environment, the line between friend and foe becomes increasingly blurred - turning the games into not just a battle for survival, but a battle for the very essence of human nature itself.
Main Cast of Squid Game
Lee Jung-jae plays Seong Gi-hun / 'No. 456' (9 episodes)
Lee Jung-jae (이정재) is a South Korean actor. Born on March 15, 1973, he began modeling in 1993 before getting his firs...
See Lee Jung-jae's other roles →Park Hae-soo plays Cho Sang-woo / 'No. 218' (9 episodes) , Cho Sang-woo / 'No. 218' (9 episodes)
Park Hae-soo (박해수) is a South Korean actor. His debut in theater was in 2007 in "Mr. Lobby". Park's first appearance ...
See Park Hae-soo's other roles →Wi Ha-jun plays Hwang Jun-ho (12 episodes)
Wi Ha-jun, born in Soan-myeon, Wando County, is a South Korean actor and model managed by MSTeam Entertainment. He is...
See Wi Ha-jun's other roles →Hoyeon plays Kang Sae-byeok / 'No. 067' (9 episodes)
Jung Ho-yeon (born June 23, 1994), also known as HoYeon Jung, is a South Korean model and actress. She made her telev...
See Hoyeon's other roles →Oh Young-soo plays Oh Il-nam / 'No. 001' (9 episodes)
O Yeong-su (Korean: 오영수; born O Se-kang, October 19, 1944) is a South Korean actor. In 2021, he portrayed Oh Il-nam i...
See Oh Young-soo's other roles →Heo Sung-tae plays Jang Deok-su / 'No. 101' (9 episodes)
Heo Sung-tae was born on October 20, 1977 and is currently 46 years old.
See Heo Sung-tae's other roles →Kim Joo-ryoung plays Han Mi-nyeo / 'No. 212' (9 episodes)
Kim Joo Ryung is a South Korean actress. She was born on September 10, 1976 and made her acting debut in 2000. Since ...
See Kim Joo-ryoung's other roles →Anupam Tripathi plays Ali Abdul / 'No. 199' (9 episodes)
Anupam Tripathi was born on November 2, 1988 and is currently 35 years old.
See Anupam Tripathi's other roles →Lee You-mi plays Ji-young / 'No. 240' (9 episodes)
Lee Yoo-mi is a South Korean actress who made her acting debut in 2009. In the following years, her work was limited ...
See Lee You-mi's other roles →Secondary Cast of Squid Game
Lee Jung-jae plays Seong Gi-hun (3 episodes)
Lee Jung-jae (이정재) is a South Korean actor. Born on March 15, 1973, he began modeling in 1993 before getting his firs...
See Lee Jung-jae's other roles →Lee Byung-hun plays Front Man (5 episodes) , Hwang In-ho (2 episodes)
Lee Byung-hun (이병헌) is a South Korean actor, singer and model. He was born on July 12, 1970. He achieved wider fame a...
See Lee Byung-hun's other roles →Yim Si-wan
Kang Ha-neul
Park Gyu-young
Lee Jin-wook
Park Sung-hoon
Park Sung-hoon was born on February 18, 1985 and is currently 39 years old.
See Park Sung-hoon's other roles →Yang Dong-geun
Kang Ae-sim
Lee Da-wit
Choi Seung-hyun
Roh Jae-won
Jo Yu-ri
Won Ji-an
Jun Suk-ho
Jun Suk-ho was born on May 2, 1984 and is currently 40 years old.
See Jun Suk-ho's other roles →Oh Dal-su
Gong Yoo plays Man at the station (2 episodes) , (2 episodes) , The Salesman (3 episodes)
Gong Yoo (Hangul: 공유) is a South Korean actor. He started his career in showbiz as a VJ and subsequently debuted with...
See Gong Yoo's other roles →Kim Pub-lae plays Loan shark (1 episode)
Kim Pub-lae (김법래) is a South Korean actor best known for his role as the Khan in The Fortress.
See Kim Pub-lae's other roles →Kim Gyeong-min plays Racetrack man (1 episode)
Kim Gyeong-min was born on February 11, 1975 and is currently 49 years old.
See Kim Gyeong-min's other roles →Kim Yeong-ok plays Gi-hoon's mother (3 episodes)
Kim Young-ok (Korean: 김영옥; born December 5, 1937) is a South Korean actress who debuted in 1957. She is known as Sout...
See Kim Yeong-ok's other roles →You Seong-joo plays 'No. 111' (3 episodes)
You Seong-joo was born on November 12, 1973 and is currently 50 years old.
See You Seong-joo's other roles →Kim Gye-sun plays Dorm owner (1 episode)
Kim Gye-sun was born on February 14, 1967 and is currently 57 years old.
See Kim Gye-sun's other roles →Kim Min-sik plays Kim Jin Woo (Police 2) (1 episode)
Kim Min-sik was born on May 20, 1982 and is currently 42 years old.
See Kim Min-sik's other roles →Lee Dong-yong plays Kim Sang Hyuk (Police 1) (1 episode)
Korean actor.
See Lee Dong-yong's other roles →Anwesha Purkayastha plays Ali's wife (1 episode)
Lee Seo-hwan plays Gi-hoon's friend (2 episodes)
Lee Seo-hwan was born on March 6, 1973 and is currently 51 years old.
See Lee Seo-hwan's other roles →Kang Mal-geum plays Gi-hoon's ex-wife (2 episodes)
Kang Mal-geum is a South Korean actress. She graduated in Arts from Pusan National University, Department of Korean L...
See Kang Mal-geum's other roles →Cho Ah-in plays Seong Ga-yeong (2 episodes)
Cho Ah-in was born on August 30, 2010 and is currently 14 years old.
See Cho Ah-in's other roles →Yun Seung-hun plays 'No. 369' (3 episodes)
Yun Seung-hun was born on May 2, 1983 and is currently 41 years old.
See Yun Seung-hun's other roles →Hong Woo-jin plays 'No. 118' (1 episode)
Hong Woo-jin was born on October 19, 1980 and is currently 43 years old.
See Hong Woo-jin's other roles →Woo Young-taek plays 'No. 194' (2 episodes)
Yoon Ju-man plays △ Mask / Surgery Room Guard 2 (1 episode)
Yoon Ju-man was born on January 6, 1981 and is currently 43 years old.
See Yoon Ju-man's other roles →Gwag Ja-hyeong plays 'No. 278' (4 episodes)
Gwag Ja-hyeong was born on June 8, 1976 and is currently 48 years old.
See Gwag Ja-hyeong's other roles →Lee Ji-ha plays 'No. 070' (2 episodes)
Lee Ji-ha was born on September 7, 1970 and is currently 53 years old.
See Lee Ji-ha's other roles →Lee Sang-hee plays 'No. 017' (2 episodes)
Lee Sang-hee was born on June 28, 1961 and is currently 63 years old.
See Lee Sang-hee's other roles →Kim Seo-hyeon plays 'No. 244' (4 episodes)
Hwang Yeon-hui plays 'No. 308' (1 episode)
Kim Yun-tae plays 'No. 069' (3 episodes)
Kim Yun-tae was born on September 12, 1972 and is currently 51 years old.
See Kim Yun-tae's other roles →Yang Mal-bok plays 'No. 453' (2 episodes)
Jeong Woo-hyuk plays 'No. 096' (1 episode)
Jeong Woo-hyuk was born on January 1, 1972 and is currently 52 years old.
See Jeong Woo-hyuk's other roles →Geoffrey Giuliano plays VIP 4 (2 episodes)
Geoffrey Giuliano was born on September 11, 1958 and is currently 65 years old.
See Geoffrey Giuliano's other roles →Daniel C. Kennedy plays VIP 2 (2 episodes)
John D. Michaels plays VIP 1 (2 episodes)
Son Young-soon plays Flower seller (1 episode)
Son Young-soon (손영순) is a South Korean television, film, and stage actress.
See Son Young-soon's other roles →Heo Dong-won plays ○ Mask (1 episode) , 'No. 028' [Worker] (3 episodes)
Heo Dong Won is a South Korean actor. He was born on June 9, 1980 and made his acting debut in 2014. Since then, he h...
See Heo Dong-won's other roles →Lee Jeong-heon plays Banker (1 episode)
Lee Jeong-heon is a South Korean film and television actor.
See Lee Jeong-heon's other roles →Park Si-wan plays Sae-byeok's brother (2 episodes)
Kim Dong-hyun plays 'No. 196' (3 episodes)
Park Ji-hoon plays 'No. 250' (1 episode)
Park Ji-hoon was born on October 9, 1994 and is currently 29 years old.
See Park Ji-hoon's other roles →Park Seon-a plays 'No. 107' (1 episode)
Park Seon-a was born on November 23, 1971 and is currently 52 years old.
See Park Seon-a's other roles →Yoon Don-sun plays 'No. 119' (2 episodes)
Yoon Don-sun was born on December 18, 1972 and is currently 51 years old.
See Yoon Don-sun's other roles →Moon Byeong-ju plays 'No. 021' (3 episodes)
Lee Jung-jun plays □ Mask (1 episode)
Lee Jung-jun was born on March 22, 1999 and is currently 25 years old.
See Lee Jung-jun's other roles →Im Gi-hong plays 'No. 322' (3 episodes)
Im Gi-hong was born on November 16, 1975 and is currently 48 years old.
See Im Gi-hong's other roles →Yun Yeong-keol plays Surgery Room Guard (1 episode)
Min Tae-yul plays 'No. 271' (2 episodes)
Min Tae-yul was born on July 22, 1983 and is currently 41 years old.
See Min Tae-yul's other roles →Lee Han-sol plays No. 324 (1 episode)
Lee Doo-seok plays 'No. 062' (3 episodes)
Lee Doo-seok was born on May 10, 1985 and is currently 39 years old.
See Lee Doo-seok's other roles →Wie Ji-Yeon plays Ha Sun Young [Teller] (1 episode)
![Wie Ji-Yeon as Ha Sun Young [Teller]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/vPlpiQmgKUSsZ96O4PSXXPW4zvQ.jpg "Wie Ji-Yeon")
Wie Ji-Yeon was born on December 12, 1992 and is currently 31 years old.
See Wie Ji-Yeon's other roles →Park Si-won plays Cho Sang Woo [Young] (1 episode)
![Park Si-won as Cho Sang Woo [Young]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/vlVOPsQBZFJ0o3Lw3CnUsWnNEbY.jpg "Park Si-won")
Park Si-won was born on February 7, 2011 and is currently 13 years old.
See Park Si-won's other roles →Kim Yeon-woong plays Seong Gi Hoon [Child] (1 episode)
![Kim Yeon-woong as Seong Gi Hoon [Child]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/z8o1i2MaH9MHa9SGHQBvuUlDmM4.jpg "Kim Yeon-woong")
Song Hyeong-su plays Yoon [Emergency Medical Center doctor] (1 episode)
![Song Hyeong-su as Yoon [Emergency Medical Center doctor]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ixONpSmzDSycpB8y66QEjXyOkNn.jpg "Song Hyeong-su")
Song Hyeong-su was born on July 7, 1980 and is currently 44 years old.
See Song Hyeong-su's other roles →Kim Sung-gon plays Detective (1 episode)
Kim Sung-gon was born on February 19, 1980 and is currently 44 years old.
See Kim Sung-gon's other roles →So Yun-Ho plays Detective (1 episode)
So Yun-Ho was born on November 13, 1986 and is currently 37 years old.
See So Yun-Ho's other roles →Lee Chung-gu plays Gang member (1 episode)
Lee Chung-gu was born on December 9, 1987 and is currently 36 years old.
See Lee Chung-gu's other roles →Kim Seo-ha plays Factory owner (1 episode)
Kim Seo-ha was born on September 12, 1970 and is currently 53 years old.
See Kim Seo-ha's other roles →Pyo Dong-jun plays Ga Yeong's brother (1 episode)
Pyo Dong-jun was born on September 2, 2013 and is currently 11 years old.
See Pyo Dong-jun's other roles →Jeon Hyun-suk plays Fish shop customer (1 episode)
Jeon Hyun-suk was born on February 18, 1975 and is currently 49 years old.
See Jeon Hyun-suk's other roles →Jang Jae-kwon plays Ga Yeong's stepfather (1 episode)
Jae-Kwon Jang is a South Korean actor.
See Jang Jae-kwon's other roles →Kim Young-sun plays Gi Hoon's friend's wife (1 episode)
Kim Young-sun was born on March 5, 1971 and is currently 53 years old.
See Kim Young-sun's other roles →Choi Jae-sup plays North Korean defector shelter employee (1 episode)
Choi Jae-sup was born on September 30, 1973 and is currently 50 years old.
See Choi Jae-sup's other roles →Chris Chan plays 'No. 276' (1 episode)
Kim Min-che plays Hair Stylist (1 episode)
Kim Min-che was born on May 28, 1976 and is currently 48 years old.
See Kim Min-che's other roles →Carla Fernanda Avila Escobedo plays Girl in a leopard bodypaint (1 episode)
Han-sol Lee plays No. 324 (1 episode)
Crew of Squid Game
Discover the backstage crew of Squid Game →
- Lee Jung-jae
- Lee Byung-hun
- Yim Si-wan
- Kang Ha-neul
- Park Gyu-young
- Lee Jin-wook
- Park Sung-hoon
- Yang Dong-geun
- Kang Ae-sim
- Lee Da-wit
- Choi Seung-hyun
- Roh Jae-won
- Jo Yu-ri
- Won Ji-an
- Jun Suk-ho
- Oh Dal-su
- Gong Yoo
- Kim Pub-lae
- Kim Gyeong-min
- Kim Yeong-ok
- You Seong-joo
- Kim Gye-sun
- Kim Min-sik
- Lee Dong-yong
- Anwesha Purkayastha
- Lee Seo-hwan
- Kang Mal-geum
- Cho Ah-in
- Yun Seung-hun
- Hong Woo-jin
- Woo Young-taek
- Yoon Ju-man
- Gwag Ja-hyeong
- Lee Ji-ha
- Lee Sang-hee
- Kim Seo-hyeon
- Hwang Yeon-hui
- Kim Yun-tae
- Yang Mal-bok
- Jeong Woo-hyuk
- Geoffrey Giuliano
- Daniel C. Kennedy
- John D. Michaels
- Son Young-soon
- Heo Dong-won
- Lee Jeong-heon
- Park Si-wan
- Kim Dong-hyun
- Park Ji-hoon
- Park Seon-a
- Yoon Don-sun
- Moon Byeong-ju
- Lee Jung-jun
- Im Gi-hong
- Yun Yeong-keol
- Min Tae-yul
- Lee Han-sol
- Lee Doo-seok
- Wie Ji-Yeon
- Park Si-won
- Kim Yeon-woong
- Song Hyeong-su
- Kim Sung-gon
- So Yun-Ho
- Lee Chung-gu
- Kim Seo-ha
- Pyo Dong-jun
- Jeon Hyun-suk
- Jang Jae-kwon
- Kim Young-sun
- Choi Jae-sup
- Chris Chan
- Kim Min-che
- Carla Fernanda Avila Escobedo
- Han-sol Lee