Kim Joo-ryoung

Kim Joo-ryoung is the kind of performer who imprints on you instantly. Her Han Mi-nyeo, Player 212 in Squid Game, is chaotic, raw, and impossible to forget, and that fearlessness is exactly what I value in her. Trained on stage and educated at Dongguk University, she brings the discipline that makes such an unhinged character read as conviction rather than excess. What I appreciate is that she doesn't chase likability; she chases truth, even when the role is ugly. The night the world learned her name felt like overdue recognition for years of craft, and I expect more striking work from her.

Name (English)

Kim Joo-ryoung

Name (Japanese)

キム・ジュリョン

Reading

きむ・じゅりょん

Born

September 10, 1976 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Dragon

Origin

Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Occupation

actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor

University

Dongguk University

• Official sitehttps://www.justent.co.kr/artist/list?idx=36
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kimjooryoung/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Joo-ryoung
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55728354

Tags

• Gyeonggi Province
• actor
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

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