Lee Seo-hwan

Lee Seo-hwan
이서환
At the Squid Game 2 production press conference, December 2024
Born
Lee Young-ki (이영기)

(1973-03-06) March 6, 1973
Nam District, Incheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
EducationDepartment of German Language and Literature, Incheon National University
OccupationActor
Years active2004 (2004)
AgentSIMSTORY
Known forSquid Game 2
WebsiteOfficial website

Lee Seo-hwan (Korean이서환, born March 6, 1973), birth name Lee Young-ki (이영기), is a South Korean actor. He graduated from the Department of German Language and Literature at Incheon National University and made his debut in 2004 with the musical The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. He gained widespread attention for his role as Park Jung-bae in the 2024 Netflix series Squid Game 2.[1]

He was featured in international media following a press event in Taipei alongside fellow cast members Park Gyu-young, Im Si-wan, Jo Yu-ri, and Kang Ha-neul.[2]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Girl on the Edge Homeroom Teacher [3]
2017 The Mayor Policy staff Member for Byun Jong-gu
7th Room Drunk Man
The Covered Road Short film
2018 Dear Enemy Factory Security Officer
The Drug King Bullfly [4]
2019 Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission Minister Lee
The Witness Real Estate Agent
Money Financial Supervisory Service Officer
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil Man in Car
Beast Forensics Team Member
The Gift Factory Owner
The Divine Move: Ghost Move Lone Ranger's Father [5]
Car Center Section Chief Lim [6]
Moonlit Sky Eunuch Jung [7]
2020 The Devil's Deal Lee Young-bae [8]
2022 Gentleman Sergeant Lee [9]
Kingmaker Public Servant in Gyeongsang Province
2023 Switch Director Oh [10]
Concrete Utopia Director Park [11]
The Boys Investigation Team Leader
2024 Troll Factory Park Woo-seong
Handsome Guys Real Estate Agent [12]
2025 Yadang: The Snitch Sergeant Kim
Big Deal Heo Jun-seok

Television Series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005 Drama City – Shall We Dance Together?
2016 KBS Drama Special – Midsummer Dream Kwon Chan-su
The Doctors Record Store Owner
2017 Tomorrow, with You Driver
My Father Is Strange Kim Gyu-yong
My Sassy Girl Jewelry Store Employee
Fight for My Way Class Advisor
Criminal Minds Jo Seok-hwan
KBS Drama Special – Bald Romance
Suspicious Partner Prison Guard
2018 The Crowned Clown Royal Chef
Sketch Jacket Man
2019 Romance Is a Bonus Book Song Hae-rin's Father
Babel
Special Labor Inspector
Voice 3
Beautiful World Jung Man-seop
Justice Guk Jin-tae [13]
All of Us Are Dead Choi Ji-deok [14]
2020 Kingdom Season 2
Extraordinary You Jo Cheol-nam [15]
Memorials Heo Deok-gu [16]
KBS Drama Special – Traces of Love Boss
2021 The Devil Judge Park Do-man [17]
Lost Jang Gyu [18]
Squid Game Park Jung-bae [19]
Sell Your Haunted House Client of Oh In-beom
Lovers of the Red Sky Minister of Rites [20]
2022 Love to Hate You Kim Si-peong [21]
Pachinko Kinoshita
O'PENing – Find the 1st Prize Wang Jang-gyu [22]
Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist Shin Kwi-su [23]
Fly High Butterfly Kang Tae-won [24]
Extraordinary Attorney Woo Jin-ik [25]
2023 Park Ha-kyung's Travelogue Merchant at Sokcho Station
It's Okay to Not Be Okay Brother of Kim Sung-sik [26]
Bad and Crazy Kwon Chang-hyun
2024 Goodbye Earth Yoon Sung-shik [27]
Good Partner Judge
Gangnam B-Side Lee Han-pyung
KBS Drama Special – Finding Handsome Park Gwang-bae [28]
The Lady in Dignity Kim Nak-su [29]
Squid Game 2 Park Jung-bae [30]
2025 Undercover High School Kim Hyeong-bae [31]
Law and the City Seong Yu-deok

Theater Works

Musicals

Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (musical)
2005 Never Ending Story Writer[32]
2006 Jekyll & Hyde (musical) Bishop [33]
Hwang Jin-yi
Ladies and Gentlemen
2007 The Last Empress (musical) [34]
2008 Laundry (musical) Baker [35]
2009 Laundry Bookstore Owner [36]
2010 Man of La Mancha (musical) Priest [37]
Laundry Baker
2011 Fame (musical) Mr. Miles [38]
2012 Last Wish Doctor
Man of La Mancha Priest
2013 Fly, Mr. Park! Representative [39]
Glorious Holiday
Man of La Mancha Priest [40]
2014 Love Letter Grandpa [41]
Laundry Baker
2015 The Cigarette Store Girl Jung Man-seok [42]
Laundry Baker
2016 Along With the Gods Priest Rice [43]
That Summer, The Zoo Ensemble [44]
Laundry Baker
The Cigarette Store Girl Jung Man-seok
2017 The Life and Death of Haruko Matsuko Manager Akagi / Father [45]
Rock Theater Oh Beom-ha
2019 Blue Rain (musical) [46]

Plays

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Open Your Eyes
2013 Odong-ri Fire Station Writer[47]
2014 Mangwon-dong Brothers Supermarket Grandpa Writer[48]
2016 Jangsoo Market Ensemble [49]
2018 Jangsoo Market Ensemble

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