Biography
Jung Ho-yeon, also known as Hoyeon Jung or HoYeon Jung, is a South Korean model and actress. She began modelling in 2010, walking in Seoul Fashion Week shows, and placed as runner-up on the fourth season of Korea's Next Top Model in 2013. She graduated from Dongduk Women's University College of Performing Arts, where she majored in modelling, and later became known for runway work including a Louis Vuitton exclusive in 2016.
She made her acting debut in 2021 as Kang Sae-byeok (Player 067) in the Netflix series Squid Game. For the role she won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Subsequent credits include the series Chicken Nugget (2024).
