Roh Jae-won

Roh Jae-won is a South Korean actor and one of the fastest-rising names in Korean drama. In only a few years, he moved from small film roles to major Netflix series. Global viewers know him best as the wild Nam-gyu, Player 124, in Squid Game seasons two and three.

Roh Jae-won is 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) tall.

Early life

Roh Jae-won was born on October 13, 1993, in Incheon, South Korea. He studied acting and started his career in short and independent films around 2020, slowly winning attention for his natural, brave acting. Casting directors began to call him one of the most interesting young actors of his generation.

Career and breakthrough

His career rose quickly with the film Ditto (2022) and a moving role in Daily Dose of Sunshine (2023), where he played Kim Seo-wan, a young patient who escapes into video games. The role won him strong praise. He then appeared in A Killer Paradox (2024), Uncle Samsik (2024) and the film A Normal Family (2024).

Popular roles

In Squid Game (2024), Roh Jae-won plays Nam-gyu, Player 124, a cruel and unstable player who became one of the most talked-about new characters of seasons two and three. His intense acting made Nam-gyu a villain viewers loved to hate around the world. In Made in Korea (2025), he plays Pyo Hak-soo, joining a major period crime series led by Hyun Bin.

Recent work and why fans love him

Roh Jae-won also played a small early role in All of Us Are Dead (2022), before his star rose. Fans love him because he is fearless. Roh Jae-won chooses difficult, dark and strange characters that many actors would avoid, and he plays them with total honesty. That bravery is why directors now compete to cast him.