Monday night at the Emmys, Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae became the first actor to win Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for a role that was not spoken in English. Jung-jae, who plays Seong Gi-hun, aka Player 456, was the first South Korean or Asian actor to win in this category. He plays Seong Gi-hun, aka Player 456. The actor thanked the show's director, Hwang Dong-hyuk, for showing "real problems that we all face."