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Yim Si-wan

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Yim Si-wan

Born December 1, 1988 in Busan, South Korea16 films

Yim Si-wan (born Yim Woong-jae, December 1, 1988) is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group ZE:A and its sub-group ZE:A Five. As an actor, he is known for starring in the film The Attorney (2013) as well as the television series Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014) and Run On (2020). He gained international recognition for his role in the second and third seasons of Squid Game (2024–2025).

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The Attorney posterFirst watchThe Attorney20137.8as Park Jin-wooSong Woo-seok is a lawyer with no clients. When his friend's son is falsely accused of a crime and tortured, he takes up the case and the course of his life changes for good.View film

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Filmography

16 films as actor
  1. TBA모둡
  2. 2025MantisLee Han-wool / Mantis
  3. 2023Road to BostonSeo Yoon-bok
  4. 2023HoneysweetSerenade Man
  5. 2023UnlockedOh Jun-yeong
  6. 2022Emergency DeclarationRyu Jin-seok
  7. 2017The MercilessJo Hyun-su
  8. 2017One-LineMin-jae
  9. 2016A Melody to RememberHan Sang-yeol
  10. 2015ZE:A JAPAN TOUR My Sweety
  11. 2013The AttorneyPark Jin-woo
  12. 2013MY K-STAR ZE:A
  13. 2013Incomplete Life: Prequel
  14. 2012ZE:A PHOENIX LIVE TOUR 2012
  15. 2012Dream Concert 2012MC
  16. 2011Ronin PopLee