Squid Game
Makes her acting debut as Kang Sae-byeok.
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From the runway to the screen
A South Korean model and actor known for Squid Game and Hope.
Seoul, South Korea
Hoyeon, also known as Jung Ho-yeon, is a South Korean model and actor. Before turning to acting, she spent more than a decade working in fashion.
Her acting debut came in the 2021 series Squid Game, in which she plays Kang Sae-byeok. The role introduced her to an international television audience.
For Squid Game she won a Screen Actors Guild award for female actor in a drama series and received an Emmy nomination for supporting actress.
She continued working across screen projects, including the series Disclaimer. In Na Hong-jin’s Hope, her first feature film, she plays police officer Sung-ae.
The titles linked below come from the FLM.RED catalogue rather than a complete list of her screen work.
Makes her acting debut as Kang Sae-byeok.
Wins for female actor in a drama series.
Appears in the television series.
Appears in her first feature film.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.