Hwang Dong-hyuk

In this Korean name, the family name is Hwang.
Hwang Dong-hyuk
Hwang in January 2014
Born (1971-05-26) May 26, 1971 (age 53)
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesHwang Dong-hyeuk
Education
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active2000–present
AgentCreative Artists Agency[1]
Notable workSilenced and Squid Game
Korean name
Hangul
황동혁
Hanja
黃東赫
Revised RomanizationHwang Donghyeok
McCune–ReischauerHwang Tonghyŏk

Hwang Dong-hyuk (Korean: 황동혁; Hanja: 黃東赫; born May 26, 1971) is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the 2011 crime drama film Silenced, and for creating the 2021 Netflix survival drama series Squid Game. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.[2]

  1. ^ Jeong Tae-yoon (June 15, 2022). 황동혁 감독, 美 CAA와 전속계약…'오겜' 김지연 대표도 함께 [Director Hwang Dong-hyuk signed an exclusive contract with CAA... Kim Ji-yeon, CEO of 'Ogem] (in Korean). Dispatch. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022 – via Naver.
  2. ^ "Hwang Dong-hyuk is on the 2022 TIME 100 List". Time. May 23, 2022. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.