My Take
Park Gyu-young is one of those actors who quietly sneaks up on you — she spent years in smaller supporting roles after her 2016 debut, and then Sweet Home dropped on Netflix in 2020 and suddenly everyone knew her name. What I love about her is that she doesn't rely on the typical idol-to-actress pipeline; she came up through Yonsei University and built her craft the patient way. Her intensity on screen feels earned rather than manufactured. Landing a role in Squid Game seasons 2 and 3 is a massive vote of confidence from the industry, and honestly, watching her hold her own in that franchise tells you everything about where her career is headed.
Overview
Park Gyu-young (Korean: 박규영; born July 27, 1993) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for her roles in the Netflix series Sweet Home (2020), for which she was nominated for Best New Actress, and season 2 and 3 of Squid Game (2024–2025). She made her debut in the music video "Crosswalk" in 2016, and subsequently took on mostly supporting roles.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Park Gyu-young
- Name (Japanese)
- パク・キュヨン
- Reading
- ぱく・きゅよん
- Born
- July 27, 1993 (age 32)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rooster
- Origin
- Busan, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 169 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Busan Foreign Language High School
- University
- Yonsei University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.