# Kang Ha-neul filmography
**Kang Ha-neul** (강하늘; born 1990, real name [Kim Ha-neul](https://www.edgepedia.org/kim-ha-neul)) is a South Korean actor whose filmography spans stage musicals, television dramas, and more than twenty feature films since his screen debut in 2007. He first made his name as a musical actor before moving into television, and his screen work ranges from supporting student roles in youth dramas to leading parts in historical, comic, and thriller films.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1990, Busan, South Korea[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0453452/) • [2](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=78487) |
| Screen debut | 2007 television drama *Choi Kang Ulomma*; film debut in Lee Joon-ik's *Battlefield Heroes* (평양성)[2](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=78487) |
| Breakthrough dramas | *Monstar* (2013), *The Heirs* (2013), and *Incomplete Life* (*Misaeng*, 2014, as intern Jang Baek-gi)[2](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=78487) • [3](https://koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/features.jsp?blbdComCd=601013&mode=FEATURES_VIEW&pageRowSize=10&seq=399) |
| First film lead | *Mourning Grave* (2014), followed by *C'est si bon* (2015) and *Twenty* (2014)[4](https://m.koreanfilm.or.kr/mobile4/jsp/People/PeopleView.jsp?peopleCd=20111688) |
| Signature film lead | *Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet* (2015), as poet Yun Dong-ju[2](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=78487) • [3](https://koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/features.jsp?blbdComCd=601013&mode=FEATURES_VIEW&pageRowSize=10&seq=399) |
| Military service | Enlisted 11 September 2017, discharged 23 May 2019[5](https://asianwiki.com/Kang_Ha-Neul) |
| Recent television | Kang Dae-ho in *Squid Game* seasons 2 and 3 (2024, 2025); Han Beom-woo in *Your Taste* (2025)[2](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=78487) |
## Stage beginnings and early screen work
[Kang Ha-neul](https://www.edgepedia.org/kang-ha-neul) debuted as a stage musical actor, where he quickly made his name, and he drew attention through musicals including *Thrill Me*, *Spring Awakening*, and *Carpe Diem*[2](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=78487) • [4](https://m.koreanfilm.or.kr/mobile4/jsp/People/PeopleView.jsp?peopleCd=20111688). His television debut came in 2007 with the drama *Choi Kang Ulomma*, and he went on to appear in *Beyond the Mountain* and *Midnight Hospital* before his film debut in director [Lee Joon](https://www.edgepedia.org/lee-joon)-ik's *Battlefield Heroes* (평양성)[2](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=78487).
His first visible screen roles were genteel student characters: in the 2012 SBS series *To the Beautiful You* and the Mnet series *Monstar* he played well-bred high schoolers, and in *The Heirs* (2013) he played Lee Hyo-shin, the student council president son of the prosecutor general[2](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=78487).
## Breakthrough, 2013–2015
The 2014 cable series *Incomplete Life* (*Misaeng*), in which he played the condescending intern Jang Baek-gi, earned him multiple award nominations and the Star Award, Best Actor prize at the 9th Cable TV Broadcasting Awards[3](https://koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/features.jsp?blbdComCd=601013&mode=FEATURES_VIEW&pageRowSize=10&seq=399). That same year he took his first leading film role in the comic horror film *Mourning Grave* and joined the main casts of the period music biopic *C'est si bon* and the coming-of-age dramedy *Twenty*, the last of which earned him a Best New Actor award from the Chunsa Film Festival[4](https://m.koreanfilm.or.kr/mobile4/jsp/People/PeopleView.jsp?peopleCd=20111688). He also appeared as Jin in the period film *Empire of Lust* that year[2](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=78487).
In 2015 he appeared in three releases: *C'est si bon*, as Yoon Hyeong-joo; *Like for Likes*, as Lee Suho; and *Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet*, in the title role of the poet [Yun Dong-ju](https://www.edgepedia.org/yun-dong-ju)[2](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=78487). The Korean Film Council's career feature states that this leading role cemented his status as one of Korea's top actors in any medium[3](https://koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/features.jsp?blbdComCd=601013&mode=FEATURES_VIEW&pageRowSize=10&seq=399). In an interview he named the *Twenty* character Kim Gyeong-jae as the role in his filmography closest to his real self[6](https://www.twig24.com/news/entertainments/2019/09/30/20190930500169).
## Film leads, 2016–2023
Kang's 2016 output included *[Midnight Runners](https://www.edgepedia.org/midnight-runners)* (청년경찰), as police cadet Kang Hee-yeol, and *[New Trial](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-trial)* (재심), as Hyeon-u[2](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=78487). *Midnight Runners* is his highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes at 100 percent with critics at 78 percent, ahead of *Forgotten* (2017, 82 percent), in which he played Jin-seok[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kang_ha_neul_2). The 2017 releases also included *New Trial* and *I Have a Date With Spring*, as Lee Kwi-dong[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kang_ha_neul_2).
After his military service ended in May 2019[5](https://asianwiki.com/Kang_Ha-Neul), his film work continued through 2020's *[The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-pirates-the-last-royal-treasure)*, as the bandit Muchi, and *Waiting for Rain*, as Young-ho; 2021's *Streaming*, as the criminal streamer Woo-sang, and *A Year-End Medley*, as Jae-yong; and 2023's *30 Days*, as Noh Jeong-yeol[2](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=78487) • [8](https://www4.osen.co.kr/article/G1112525367). *The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure* stands at 80 percent on Rotten Tomatoes[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kang_ha_neul_2).
His 2023 crime film *Yadang*, in which he played drug broker Lee Kang-su, ranked first at the box office in its opening week in Korea[9](https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0106_202504241702197737); on Rotten Tomatoes it is listed as *[Yadang: The Snitch](https://www.edgepedia.org/yadang-the-snitch)* at 87 percent[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kang_ha_neul_2). He also voiced the character Kang-ha in the animated film *Agami* (2024)[2](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=78487).
## Television career
Kang's drama credits after his breakthrough include the 2016 historical romance *Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo*, as the eighth prince Wang Wook, and the 2019 hit *When the Camellia Blooms*, as police officer Hwang Yong-sik, a role widely treated as his first leading drama part[2](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=78487). After discharge he played General On Hyup, On Dal's father, in *[River Where the Moon Rises](https://www.edgepedia.org/river-where-the-moon-rises)* (2021), Yoo Jae-heon in *Curtain Call* (2022), and [Kim Yo-han](https://www.edgepedia.org/kim-yo-han) in *Insider* (2022)[2](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=78487) • [12](https://www.soompi.com/article/1452232wpp/kang-ha-neul-is-a-charismatic-general-protecting-his-kingdom-in-river-where-the-moon-rises). His *Curtain Call* work brought the Best Couple Award with [Ha Ji-won](https://www.edgepedia.org/ha-ji-won) at the 2022 KBS Drama Awards[10](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Kang_Ha_Neul).
His most watched recent role is Kang Dae-ho in Netflix's *Squid Game*, in both season 2 (2024) and season 3 (2025)[2](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=78487). In 2025 he also starred as Han Beom-woo in the series *Your Taste* (당신의 맛)[2](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=78487).
## Recent and upcoming work
Kang's 2025 films are *[The First Ride](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-first-ride)*, as Tae-jeong, and *Love Barista* (나혼자 프린스), in a special appearance as Cha Do-hoon[2](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=78487); Rotten Tomatoes lists his lowest-rated film as the 2025 release *Wall to Wall*, at 59 percent[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kang_ha_neul_2). In August 2026 it was announced that he and [Jung Hae-in](https://www.edgepedia.org/jung-hae-in) would voice characters in the animated film *Gills* (길), directed by Ahn Jae-hoon and adapted from Ku Byeong-mo's bestselling novel; Kang voices Kang-ha and described the project as an opportunity he had long hoped for, having long expressed interest in dubbing work[11](https://news.sbs.co.kr/english/article.do?news_id=N1008720287).
## References
1. [Kang Ha-neul, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0453452/)
2. [강하늘 (KANG Ha-neul), 씨네21 인물정보](https://cine21.com/db/person/info/?person_id=78487)
3. [Rising Stars in Korean Cinema: KANG Ha-neul, Korean Film Council (KOFIC)](https://koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/features.jsp?blbdComCd=601013&mode=FEATURES_VIEW&pageRowSize=10&seq=399)
4. [KANG Ha-neul, Korean Film Council (KOBIZ) people profile](https://m.koreanfilm.or.kr/mobile4/jsp/People/PeopleView.jsp?peopleCd=20111688)
5. [Kang Ha-Neul, AsianWiki](https://asianwiki.com/Kang_Ha-Neul)
6. ['미담 제조기' 강하늘 인터뷰, Twig24 (30 September 2019)](https://www.twig24.com/news/entertainments/2019/09/30/20190930500169)
7. [Kang Ha-neul Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kang_ha_neul_2)
8. [강하늘 인터뷰, OSEN (18 March 2025)](https://www4.osen.co.kr/article/G1112525367)
9. [영화 '야당' 마약 브로커 역 맡은 강하늘, YTN 컬처인사이드 (24 April 2025)](https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0106_202504241702197737)
10. [Kang Ha Neul, DramaWiki](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Kang_Ha_Neul)
11. [Jung Hae-in and Kang Ha-neul Star in Animated Film 'Gills', SBS World News (25 August 2026)](https://news.sbs.co.kr/english/article.do?news_id=N1008720287)
12. [Kang Ha Neul Is A Charismatic General Protecting His Kingdom In "River Where The Moon Rises", Soompi](https://www.soompi.com/article/1452232wpp/kang-ha-neul-is-a-charismatic-general-protecting-his-kingdom-in-river-where-the-moon-rises)
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