Kang Ha-neul

Biography

Kim Ha-neul (February 21, 1990), known professionally as Kang Ha-neul, is a South Korean actor. He gained early recognition through television dramas Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014) and Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016), and received critical acclaim for When the Camellia Blooms (2019) which earned him the Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actor. He gained international recognition for his role in the second and third seasons of Squid Game (2024–2025). Known as a prolific Chungmu-ro actor, Kang has also starred in the films Twenty (2015), Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016), New Trial (2017), Midnight Runners (2017), Forgotten (2017), Love Reset (2023), and Yadang: The Snitch (2025).

Known For

Squid Game

as Kang Dae-ho / Player 388

Forgotten

as Jin-seok

The Heirs

as Lee Hyo-shin

Scarlet Heart: Ryeo

as Wang Wook (8th Prince)

Squid Game: Making Season 2

as Self

Wall to Wall

as Noh Woo-sung

Fated to Love You

as Advertisement model

Midnight Runners

as Hee-yeol

The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure

as Woo Moo-Chi

Running Man

as Self