Roh Jae-won

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Roh Jae-won
File:Roh Jae-won in 2024.png
Roh in 2024
Born (1993-10-13) 13 October 1993 (age 32)
South Korea
OccupationActor
Years active2020–present
AgentNoon Company
Korean name
Hangul
노재원
RRNo Jaewon
MRNo Chaewŏn

Roh Jae-won (Korean노재원; born 13 October 1993) is a South Korean actor who is best known for his performance as Nam-gyu in Squid Game (2024–2025). He previously starred in the series Daily Dose of Sunshine (2023) and Doubt (2024).

Career

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Roh made his debut in 2009 with his appearance in the short film Driving School (드라이빙 스쿨).[1]

In November 2023, Roh acted the part of a patient with delusional disorder named Kim Seo-wan in the series Daily Dose of Sunshine. Roh realistically portrayed the difficulty navigating the blurred boundaries between reality and dreams and was praised for his in-depth emotional expression.[1]

In October 2024, Roh starred in the television series Doubt (2024) as a police officer in the criminal behavior analysis team alongside actor Han Suk-kyu.[2]

In December 2024, Roh starred as Nam-gyu with a contestant number 124[3] in the second season of the series Squid Game and received recognition both domestically and internationally for his performance in the series.[4][5] In June 2025, Roh also appeared in the third season of the series.[3]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Ref.
2022 Missing Yoon Jeong Joon-ok [6]
2022 Ditto Joo Geun-tae [7]
2024 Ms. Apocalypse Koo Do-young [8]
A Normal Family Doctor
2026 Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub Park Tae-young [9]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Once Upon a Small Town Yoon Geun-mo [10]
2023 Daily Dose of Sunshine Kim Seo-wan [1]
2024 A Killer Paradox Ha Sang-min [11]
Uncle Samsik Han-soo [12]
Doubt Koo Dae-hong [13]
2024–2025 Squid Game Nam-gyu (Player 124) Season 2–3 [14][3]
2025 Nine Puzzles Hwang In-chan [15]
Made in Korea Pyo Hak-soo [16]
TBA All of Us Are Dead Han Du-seok Season 2 [17]

Awards and nominations

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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 Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2024 Best New Actor Doubt, Daily Dose of Sunshine Won [18]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2025 Best Supporting Actor – Television Squid Game 2 Nominated [19]
Blue Dragon Series Awards 2024 Best New Actor Daily Dose of Sunshine Nominated [20]
Cine21 Film Awards 2021 Missing Yoon Won [6]
MBC Drama Awards 2024 Doubt Nominated [21]

References

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