Heo Sung-tae
Heo Sung-tae ( , born 20 October 1977) is a South Korean actor with over sixty film and television credits. He came to national prominence in the 2016 period thriller film "The Age of Shadows". Early life. Heo was born in Busan, South Korea. He graduated from Pusan National University, where he majored in Russian. Prior to acting, he sold televisions in the Russian market for LG Corporation. He later joined the planning and coordination department of a shipbuilding company. Career. Heo began his acting career in 2011, when he entered SBS's talent show "Miraculous Audition" (기적의  오디션). According to Heo, he drunkenly signed up to audition after seeing a commercial for the show. He came to national prominence as Ha Il-soo in the 2016 period thriller film "The Age of Shadows"." Heo had to learn the Manchu language for his role in "The Fortress" (2017). Heo starred as the gangster Jang Deok-su on the Netflix original series "Squid Game" (2021).