Squid Game cast and characters explained starts with the Netflix confirmed ensemble — Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Jung Ho-yeon, Wi Ha-joon, O Yeong-su, and Lee Byung-hun across three seasons.

Lee anchors the franchise as Player 456 — a gambler who enters the deadly competition in Season 1 and returns in Season 2 to destroy the games per Netflix billing.

Park Hae-soo as Sang-woo, Jung Ho-yeon as Sae-byeok, and Anupam Tripathi as Ali shape the Gi-hun moral arc through marbles, glass bridge, and finale confrontations.

Anupam Tripathi as Ali brought migration commentary; Jung Ho-yeon as Sae-byeok broke out globally. Netflix Tudum lists each with full character names and player numbers.

Lee Byung-hun as the masked Front Man oversees the guard hierarchy. Wi Ha-joon as Jun-ho infiltrates as a detective searching for his missing brother In-ho.