Heo Sung-tae

Q: Has Heo Sung-tae won any awards?

Heo Sung-tae has received nominations for several awards, including the Baeksang Arts Awards, recognizing his talent in acting, particularly for his role in Squid Game.

Q: What was Heo Sung-tae's first film?

Heo Sung-tae made his film debut in 2015 with the movie The Chronicles of Evil, where he played a supporting role that marked the beginning of his acting career.

Q: What is Heo Sung-tae's background?

Heo Sung-tae was born in Busan, South Korea, and initially pursued a career in modeling before shifting his focus to acting in television and film.

Q: What genre is Heo Sung-tae known for?

Heo Sung-tae is primarily known for his roles in action and thriller genres, where he often portrays antagonistic characters with depth and complexity.

Q: How did Heo Sung-tae become famous?

Heo Sung-tae gained international fame through his role in Squid Game, which became a cultural phenomenon and showcased his acting abilities to a global audience.

Q: What is Heo Sung-tae's estimated net worth?

Heo Sung-tae's estimated net worth is around $1 million, reflecting his growing success in the entertainment industry.

Q: What other shows has Heo Sung-tae appeared in?

Heo Sung-tae has appeared in various television dramas, including the series My Name and the historical drama Mr. Sunshine, which helped establish his acting credentials.

Known for

Squid Game (2021–)

IMDb 8 / 10

2021– / Action, Adventure / N/A

Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games—with high stakes. But, a tempting prize awaits the victor.

The Silent Sea (2021)

IMDb 6.9 / 10

2021 / Drama, Horror

During a perilous 24-hour mission on the moon, space explorers try to retrieve samples from an abandoned research facility steeped in classified secrets.

Name

Heo Sung-tae

Height

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Born

20 October 1980, Busan, South Korea

Spouses

None

Children

None

Parents

Heo Joon-sik, Kim Jung-sook

Estimated Net Worth

$1 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	TV Our Sticky Love An ambitious prosecutor loses her memory and moves in with a boxing coach who claims to be her boyfriend. Can...	Baek Sang-gil	TMDB 8.8 / 10
2026	TV Fifties Professionals Three seemingly ordinary but deadly uncles, whose fate sets them in motion again. It depicts the everyday lives of three...	Kang Beom-ryong	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2026	TV Phantom Lawyer A timid lawyer who suddenly gains the ability to see ghosts teams up with a cold, elite attorney, and together...	Lee Gang-pung	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2026	TV 1등들	Unknown character	Not rated
2025	Movie The Informant Tae-bong, an informant in a smuggling operation, gets exposed during his mission. Meanwhile, bumbling detective Nam-hyuk stumbles into the chaos...	Oh Nam-hyuk	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2025	TV Good Boy Olympic medalists join the police force through a special recruitment program, trading medals for badges as they tackle violent crimes...	Ko Man-sik	TMDB 8.6 / 10
2025	TV Yoobari Talkbari "Yoobari Talkbari" is a YouTube talk show segment hosted by South Korean actor Yoo Yeon-seok on his channel. Styled as...	Self	Not rated
2025	Movie Nocturnal Min-tae, a once-notorious gangster who now leads a peaceful retired life, discovers the bloody corpse of his only next of...	Detective Park	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2024	TV Crash A drama about Cha Yeon-ho, a reasonable individualist from KAIST, and Min So-hee, a traffic investigation ace with cool judgment...	Jeong Chae-man	TMDB 8.6 / 10
2024	TV Whenever Possible We're looking for someone who has free time to hang out with us. Whenever Possible.	Self	TMDB 8.3 / 10
2024	TV No Plans At All No planning, no googling, and of course, no famous spots! Jun and Kwak embark on unplanned food trips following recommendations...	Unknown character	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2024	TV Flex X Cop A chaebol cop joins forces with a gritty detective to take down criminals with a touch of wealth and a...	Ham Seong-wook	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2023	Movie The Boys In 1999, a robbery-murder case occurs in a small supermarket in Samnye, Jeonbuk province. The police investigation quickly narrows down...	Park Jeong-gyu	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2023	TV Meokjjibba: Big Survival Although they are bigger than others, Korea's representative large people who love their bodies have gathered together! In this era...	Self	Not rated
2023	Movie Girl Wrighter 16-year-old Ji-ah is a typical adolescent girl. She aspires to be a ballerina and experiences her first flutters of love...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2023	TV Busan Boys: Sydney Bound "Sydney, here we come!" The Busan Boys visit the peaceful port city of Sydney, with shining waters and the sail-shaped...	Self	Not rated
2023	TV The Seasons	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2023	TV Decoy A 17-year-old case, known as the scam of the century, reemerges as a serial murder case in the present year...	Roh Sang-cheon	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2022	TV Big Bet Cha Moosik runs a casino bar, only to flee to the Philippines due to a crackdown by the National Tax...	Seo Tae-suk	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2022	TV Behind Every Star Agents at a talent management firm tackle strong personalities and office politics while keeping their celebrity clients happy and helping...	Koo Hae-jun	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2022	Movie Hunt After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do...	Jang Chul-sung	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2022	TV Adamas Twin brothers Woo-sin and Soo-hyun lose their father in a murder case. Twenty-two years later, the brothers seek to clear...	Choi Tae-sung	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2022	TV Civilization Express - The Great Feast of Movies	Self	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2022	TV Insider When a judicial apprentice goes behind bars while on an undercover job, he plays the hand he’s dealt to survive...	Yoon Byung-wook	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2022	TV Bloody Heart It is a fictional historical drama about the story of King Seonjong who ascends to the throne due to a...	Cho Won-pyo	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2022	Movie Stellar: A Magical Ride A comic and heartwarming drama about a man who gradually comes to term with his late father while on the...	Mr. Seo	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2021	TV The Silent Sea During a perilous 24-hour mission on the moon, space explorers try to retrieve samples from an abandoned research facility steeped...	Kim Jae-sun	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2021	TV Squid Game Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with...	Jang Deok-su / Player 101	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2021	TV SNL Korea "SNL Korea"! NBC's flagship program SNL, which won the Emmy Award, has returned for the first time in four years...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2021	TV SNL Korea "SNL Korea"! NBC's flagship program SNL, which won the Emmy Award, has returned for the first time in four years...	Self - Host	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2021	Movie Borderliners The life and music of composer and activist Jeong Yul-Seong.	Kim Young Man	Not rated
2021	TV 고스트 하우스	Unknown character	Not rated
2021	TV Beyond Evil As a killing resembling a cold case resurfaces in a small town, the chase for the truth falls on two...	Lee Chang-jin	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2020	Movie Hips Don't Lie A comedy about the sexy and lovely growth of a teenager from a 16-year-old girl's point of view.	Male boss	Not rated
2020	Movie Collectors To acquire ancient artifacts for a private collector, a cunning grave robber and his band of ingenious thieves carry out...	Vipers' Leader	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2020	Movie Hitman: Agent Jun A failing webtoon artist finds he's drawn a target on his own back after publishing a story containing real secrets...	Hyeong-do	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2019	Movie Black Money A prosecutor is falsely accused of sexual assault in a suicide note from a woman that he is convinced was...	Prosecutor Choi	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2019	Movie The Divine Move 2: The Wrathful In the 1990s, when Go gambling fever swept Korea, Gui-su loses everything because his father gambled obsessively until there was...	Busan Weed	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2019	Movie The 12th Suspect Set in a teahouse in Myeong-dong, Seoul right after the end of the Korean War, The 12th Suspect follows the...	Noh Suk-hyon, owner	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2019	TV How Do You Play? Yoo Jae-suk reunites the producing team of Infinite Challenge and presents you How Do You Play? The Indefinitely expanding YOONIVERSE,...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2019	Movie Intern Detective Oh Tae Shik, rather, Oh Kyeon Shik, who has been preparing to become a detective while working a different job,...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2019	TV WATCHER A psychological thriller that delves into the reality of power. It follows the story of three men and women whose...	Jang Hae-Ryong	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2019	Movie The Curling Team Sports drama about a team of curling athletes who trust and depend on each other.	동혁	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2019	Movie MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission During the Japanese occupation of Korea, the Japanese Empire seeks to eradicate the Korean language and identity. In retaliation, a...	Ueda	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2018	Movie Rampant Ancient Korea, 17th century. While the paranoid King Lee Jo of Joseon, vassal of the Qing dynasty, feels surrounded by...	Lee Jeong-rang	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2018	TV Player The story about the revenge of four talented individuals in their respective fields who create an elite team to solve...	Lim Sang-sik	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2018	Movie Eyes Wide Open An American student in Seoul, South Korea uses his skills as a spy to stop foreign agents and local gang...	Kwan Sung-woo	Not rated
2018	Movie The True Colour of Men	Tae Hoon	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2018	TV Your Honor Han Soo-Ho and Han Kang-Ho were born as identical twins, but they live totally different lives. Han Soo-Ho works as...	Hong Jung-Soo	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2018	TV Movie Room Movie meets humanities! This talk show/variety show for movie enthusiasts features interesting discussions by a writer and two movie directors...	Self	TMDB 9.4 / 10
2018	TV 히트맨	Unknown character	Not rated
2018	TV Amazing Saturday A group of hungry celebrities listen to poppin’ tunes, from recent hits to all-time-favorites, to correctly dictate a part of...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2018	TV Cross Kang In-Kyu’s father was brutally murdered 13 years ago. To take revenge on those who are responsible for his father’s...	Kim Hyeong-Beom	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2017	Movie The Swindlers A group of swindlers unite to hunt down an infamous con man who was known dead, amid their hidden motives...	Jang Du-chil	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2017	Movie The Bros Reunited in their hometown for their father's funeral, two self-interested brothers meet a peculiar woman who shares a huge secret...	Hyeong-bae	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2017	TV Witch's Court Ma Yi-Deum has worked as a prosecutor for 7 years. She sometimes resorts to drastic methods to win cases. One...	Baek Sang-Ho	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2017	Movie The Outlaws In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians,...	Dok-sa	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2017	Movie The Fortress Ancient Korea, 17th century. The powerful Khan of the Jurchen tribe of Manchuria, who fights the Ming dinasty to gain...	Yong Gol-dae	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2017	TV Tunnel A police detective from 1986 travels in time to the present to save his daughter.	Jung Ho-young	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2016	Movie The Age of Shadows Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance...	Ha Il-soo	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2015	TV Men on a Mission Male celebs play make-believe as high schoolers, welcoming star transfer students every week and engaging in battles of witty humor...	Self	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2015	Movie Three Summer Nights Seeking a break from their everyday lives, three friends head to the beach looking for a good time, but wind...	Detective Kang	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2014	TV Chef & My Fridge The best chefs of Korea compete to create impromptu dishes that feature ingredients found inside the guest stars' personal refrigerators.	Self	TMDB 8.7 / 10
2014	Movie HARU Young-Woong is a psychiatrist (Kim Kyeong-Ik). He has been married to Soo-Hyun (Jin Hye-Kyung) for 10 years, but their love...	Patient 1	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2014	Movie The Story of Ong-nyeo Ong-nye had a world of men wrapped around her finger, until, one day, a horrific injury leaves her handicapped, and...	Male Resident 3	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2014	TV Bride of the Century A wealthy heir's arranged marriage spirals into chaos when a kind-hearted lookalike replaces his cold bride, challenging a century-old family...	Mr. Park	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2012	Movie Masquerade Though it places his own life in danger, a look-alike commoner secretly takes the place of a poisoned king to...	Soldier	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2010	TV Running Man These days, as variety shows are gradually disappearing, this is one of Korea’s representative variety shows that has been responsible...	Self	TMDB 8.2 / 10
2007	TV Radio Star “Radio Star” is a South Korean music talk show where the guests and hosts talk openly and intimately about their...	Self	TMDB 5.5 / 10
TBA	TV 즐거운 나의 집	Unknown character	Not rated
TBA	Movie Maiden Home Yuli came to Korea as a mail-order bride. For ten years her husband Jongsoo kept her passport, her body, and...	Jongsoo	Not rated

The Informant

2025 / TMDB 5.6

Nocturnal

2025 / TMDB 6.2

The Boys

2023 / TMDB 6.2

Girl Wrighter

2023 / TMDB 5.5

Hunt

2022 / TMDB 6.7

Stellar: A Magical Ride

2022 / TMDB 6.7

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Heo Sung-tae's most successful projects include Squid Game and the film The Outlaws, where his performances received critical acclaim and contributed to his rise in popularity.

Has Heo Sung-tae won any awards?

What was Heo Sung-tae's first film?

What is Heo Sung-tae's background?

What genre is Heo Sung-tae known for?

How did Heo Sung-tae become famous?

What is Heo Sung-tae's estimated net worth?

What other shows has Heo Sung-tae appeared in?