HOYEON

South Korean model-turned-actor Hoyeon received international recognition and critical acclaim after the global success of the Netflix original series, Squid Game, in which she played Kang Sae-byeok, also known as Player 067. Within weeks of the show’s release, she racked up millions of Instagram followers and soon became the most-followed Korean actress on the social platform. For her breakout performance on the show, Hoyeon won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series and she was nominated along with her costars for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. She also received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

Hoyeon was most recently seen in Alfonso Cuaron’s psychological thriller series Disclaimer for Apple TV+, starring Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline. She will next appear in the Korean film Hope, directed by the acclaimed Na Hong-Jin, and is currently filming The Hole, directed by Kim Jee-woon, in which she stars opposite Theo James.

Originally from Seoul, Hoyeon began her modeling career in 2011. She competed on the fourth season of Korea's Next Top Model and placed as a runner-up. Her big break came in 2016 when she landed an exclusive global contract with Louis Vuitton. Since then, she has starred in campaigns and walked the runway for top designers like Chanel, Fendi, Miu Miu, Marc Jacobs, and Moschino to name a few. She has also been featured in numerous fashion magazines, including international editions of Vogue, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, W, and V.

In February 2022, Hoyeon made history by becoming the first South Korean to grace a solo cover of US Vogue. She is currently a Global Ambassador for Louis Vuitton and Adidas.