O Yeong-su

South Korean actor (born 1944)

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  • Age
    82
    Born 1944
  • Known for
    The Seaside Village
    1965
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Updated 2026-06-09

At 77, he played the marble-game grandfather in Squid Game and became the first Korean actor to win a Golden Globe—a late-career lightning strike after five decades on stage most of the world never saw.

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O Yeong-su was born O Se-kang on October 19, 1944, and began acting on stage in 1963. Over the next half-century he appeared in more than 200 plays, often cast as monks after working extensively in Buddhist theater. His screen work followed, quiet and steady. Then in 2021 he was cast as Oh Il-nam in the first season of Netflix's Squid Game—the elderly player with the marbles and the secret. The role brought him worldwide recognition at an age when most careers have closed. He won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film and earned a Primetime Emmy n…

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