Hwang Dong-hyeok

Hwang Dong-hyuk (Korean: 황동혁; born May 26, 1971) is a South Korean filmmaker known for writing and directing the crime drama film Silenced (2011) and the creator of Netflix's massively successful Squid Game (2021–2025). He won an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series in 2022 for directing the Squid Game episode "Red Light, Green Light", making him the first South Korean to win an Emmy in that category. Hwang is one of a few South Koreans who received the Geumgwan (1st Class) Order of Cultural Merit, the highest decoration awarded to those who have contributed to South Korean culture and arts, in 2022.