Front Man (Squid Game)
| Front Man | |
|---|---|
| Squid Game character | |
Lee Byung-hun as the Front Man / Hwang In-ho | |
| First appearance | "Red Light, Green Light" (2021) |
| Created by | Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| Portrayed by | Lee Byung-hun |
| Voiced by | Tom Choi (English) |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Hwang In-ho |
| Aliases | Player 001 Player 132 Oh Young-il |
| Occupation | Police officer (former) |
| Family | Hwang Jun-ho (half-brother) |
Hwang In-ho (Korean: 황인호; Korean pronunciation: [hwaŋ.in.ho]), also known as the Front Man, is the main antagonist of the Netflix series Squid Game. He is the head of the Squid Game hierarchy, initiating and managing the competition of people in severe debt for a prize of ₩45.6 billion.
Previously a police officer, he won the games himself in 2015 as Player 132, after which he disappeared from his previous life to become the Front Man. He has a younger half-brother, Hwang Jun-ho, also a police officer, who infiltrated the games in the first season to search for In-ho as he had gone missing. In the first season, the Front Man is shown to mainly be overseeing and organizing the games. However, he appears in the second season disguised as a participant, going by Player 001 and using the fake name "Oh Young-il" (Korean: 오영일; Korean pronunciation: [ˈo̞(ː).jʌ̹ŋ.iɭ]) to foil Seong Gi-hun's plans.
The Front Man was created by Hwang Dong-hyuk and was portrayed by Lee Byung-hun, who assisted in developing the character. He is voiced in English by Tom Choi.