
Acting
Nov 30, 1988
Busan, South Korea
Yim Si-wan
Acting
Biography
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).
Feature Films (17)

Chi-ho, a genius confectionery researcher who has developed addictive flavors, experiences a sweet change when he meets Il-yeong, a call center worker at a loan screening company who thinks optimistically about everything, and goes through sweet changes.
Honeysweet

Song 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.
The Attorney

A future in which the earth was destroyed by war and the population plummeted.Anita meets Tony (Jung Hee-chul), a swordsman, as the weak compete for power through violence.Anita asks Tony to help her brother Lee (Siwan) and best friend Jackie (Moon Joon-young) out of a fight between people trying to control the city.
Ronin Pop

Dream Concert 2012 was held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on May 12, 2012. The show included performances by: Boyfriend, Apink, EXO-K, Davichi, Teen Top, Secret, Ailee, 4Minute, 2AM, MBLAQ, BEAST, Kara, B1A4, RaNia, ZE:A, T-ara, SiStar, Girls' Generation-TTS, Infinite, 2PM, and TVXQ.
Dream Concert 2012

The secret society of contract killers falls into chaos, unleashing a new breed of assassins. With old rules in ruins, who dares claim the shadows?
Mantis

Second Lieutenant Han Sang-yeol leads his platoon during the Korean War in the early 1950s. He carries emotional scars and pain within. So when he meets some children from a choir, who have lost everything in the war, Sang-yeol is deeply moved and tries to protect to them.
A Melody to Remember

A cunning loan broker recruits a talented young scammer into his fraudulent operation, sparking a dangerous game of deception and survival.
One-Line

Jae-ho, who aims to become the number one in a crime organization, gets to build up trust with Hyun-su, an ambitious newbie in prison. When they try to take over the organization after their release, their ulterior motives start to emerge.
The Merciless

Grae, who failed to be a professional Baduk player, Young-i, who always has been lonely because of changing schools frequently, Oh Deputy department head who has been spending his life in a hurry, Dong-shik, who always has been coy about the love affairs, Baek-ki, who was so tired job applicant and Suk-yul, who engrossed father and uncles’love. Let’s see the past of characters of Incomplete Life.
Incomplete Life: Prequel

A rousing tale of the Korean athletes who ran the 1947 Boston International Marathon, the first international marathon held since World War II.
Road to Boston
Television & Series (39)

A variety program where the cast will experience life in various places around Korea. The cast will build a small, portable home where they’ll live together and invite guests over. They’ll empty their greed for a house and fill their lives with important things in their lives instead.
House on Wheels

Leaning on each other through thick and thin, a trio of best friends stand together as they experience life, love and loss on the brink of turning 40.
Thirty-Nine

Daebak (대박), a Korean word and phrase to describe something spectacular. Cue ‘Daebak Show’ hosted by Eric Nam, a long-time veteran in the industry as both a K-pop artist and celebrity personality. Here we celebrate music and media’s greatest hits, the people behind them, and get a glimpse into the industry.
Daebak Show w/ Eric Nam

When three brothers were very young, they lost their parents. The three brothers were then separated and lived apart for 20 years without knowing of each other. They then meet again unexpectedly and begin their relationship as brothers. Jang Dong-Soo (Lee Beom-Soo) is the oldest brother. He works as a detective. Jang Dong-Woo (Siwan) is the youngest brother. He was adopted by a rich family when he was a baby and became Yoon Yang-Ha. He is cynical and cold.
Triangle

Years after she's assumed dead by the palace, a young noblewoman, now trained as a shaman, returns to court to reclaim her rightful position as queen.









