Wi Ha-jun

Wi Hyun-yi (; August 5, 1991), known professionally as Wi Ha-joon , is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his role as Hwang Jun-ho in Squid Game (2021–2025). Wi has also starred in the films Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, Shark: The Beginning (2021) and Midnight (2021), as well as the television series Something in the Rain (2018), Romance Is a Bonus Book (2019), 18 Again (2020), Bad and Crazy (2021), Little Women (2022), The Worst of Evil (2023), and The Midnight Romance in Hagwon (2024). In 2022, Wi was named one of GQ Koreas Men of the Year. Wi is managed by MSTeam Entertainment.

Early life and education Wi was born, as Wi Hyun-yi, on August 5, 1991,on the island of Soando in Wanju County, South Jeolla Province, and grew up on his family's abalone farm. He attended Sungkyul University, majoring in theatre and film.

Career Wi made his acting debut in 2012, starring in the short film Peace in Them. Wi made small appearances in several films, before he was cast in a main role in the 2018 film Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum. The same year, he appeared in a supporting role in the television series Something in the Rain.

In 2019, Wi appeared in the television series Romance Is a Bonus Book alongside Lee Jong-suk, Lee Na-young and Jung Yoo-jin. The series received positive reviews and Wi was praised for his acting, earning a nomination for Best New Actor - Television at the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards. In 2020, Wi appeared as a famous baseball athlete in the television series 18 Again, based on the American film 17 Again.

Wi received international recognition in 2021 for his role in the hit Netflix series Squid Game, portraying the character Hwang Jun-ho, a police officer who sneaks into the game to find his missing brother. The cast was praised by critics for their acting and the show itself won numerous awards, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and the Grand Prize at the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards. Wi reprised his role as Hwang Jun-ho in both the second season (2024) and third season (2025).

In 2021, Wi also played a serial killer in the thriller film Midnight, and starred alongside Lee Dong-wook in the television series Bad and Crazy. Wi returned in 2022 with the Netflix series Little Women. The series achieved double-digit ratings for its final episode in South Korea.

In 2023, Wi starred in the Disney+ series The Worst of Evil alongside Ji Chang-wook and Im Se-mi, and the Netflix series Gyeongseong Creature alongside Park Seo-joon, Han So-hee, Soo Hyun, Kim Hae-sook and Jo Han-chul.

In 2026, Wi starred in TvN's romantic thriller Siren's Kiss. It is based on the 1999 Japanese television series by Hisashi Nozawa, which follows an insurance investigator tracking a series of fraud cases leading to a woman related to several deaths.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 Peace in Them Ji-hwan Short film 2015 Coin Locker Girl Woo-gon (young) Bad Guys Always Die Cha Myung-ho China-South Korean co-production 2016 Eclipse Jung-tae2017 Anarchist from Colony Korean youth in prison The Chase Na Jung-hyuk (young) 2018 Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum Ha-joon 2019 Miss & Mrs. Cops Jung Woo-jun 2021 Shark: The Beginning Jeong Do-hyeon MidnightDo-shik

Television series Year Title Role Notes 2016 Goodbye Mr. Black Ha-joon 2017 My Golden Life Ryu Jae-shin 2018 Something in the Rain Yoon Seung-ho Matrimonial Chaos Im Si-ho 2019 Romance Is a Bonus Book Ji Seo-joon 2020 Soul Mechanic Oh Yoo-min Cameo (Episode 1 and 4) 18 Again Ye Ji-hoon 2021–2025 Squid Game Hwang Jun-ho Season 1–3 2021–2022 Bad and Crazy K 2022 Little Women Choi Do-il 2023 The Worst of Evil Jung Gi-cheol 2023–2024 Gyeongseong Creature Kwon Jun-taek Season 1 2024 The Midnight Romance in Hagwon Lee Jun-ho 2025 Shark: The Storm Jeong Do-hyeon Cameo 2026 Siren's Kiss Cha Woo-seok

Web series Year Title Role Notes 2018 With Coffee Lee Ha-min

Discography Singles TitleYearAlbum "Maybe It's Too Late" 2018Matrimonial Chaos OST Part 2

Ambassadorship Public relations ambassador from Soan-myeon (2022)

Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Screen Actors Guild Awards 2022 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Squid Game Baeksang Arts Awards 2019 Best New Actor – Television Romance Is a Bonus Book Blue Dragon Film Awards 2018 Best New Actor Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum Chunsa Film Art Awards 2018 Best New Actor Grand Bell Awards 2018

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