Oh Young-soo

Acting

Born October 19, 1944 · Kaepung County, Gyeonggi, Empire of Japan [now Kaepung District, Kaesong, North Korea]

Also known as Oh Yeong-su · Yeong-su Oh · 吳永洙

Biography

Oh Young-soo (오영수) is a South Korean actor born on October 19, 1944 as O Se-kang (오세강). In 2021, he portrayed Oh Il-nam in the Netflix survival drama Squid Game, which gave rise to his worldwide popularity and won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film, as well as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

Awards & recognition

Order of Cultural Merit, 5th class · 2019

Filmography3 titles

Squid Game

2021as Oh Il-nam / Player 001

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

2003as Old Monk

How Do You Play?

2019as Self