Cast of badland hunters​ and character guide

Combining seasoned and fresh actors, the Netflix film Badland Hunters helps produce rich characters inside a post-apocalyptic universe. After an earthquake renders Seoul, Korea, an anarchical wasteland, this South Korean action film examines the post-apocalyptic society in that country. The story centres on retired hunter Nam-san, who returns from retirement to assist in the search for a minor victim abducted by a dishonest physician operating a cult. Badland Hunters equal parts intriguing and suspenseful as the Concrete Utopia sequel turned into action and zombies.

Although the idea was sound on its own, the amazing cast greatly helped the Badland Hunters succeed. The casting director chose a decent blend of well practiced performers like Ma Dong-seok and fresh talent like Lee Han-Joo. These performers give the post-apocalyptic world complexity and significance. Their superb performance also made the ending of Badland Hunter quite fulfilling to see.

You May Also Like: Jaguar Wright Net Worth and Career Insights

Many of the excellent K-dramas are marked by great villains who steal the show every time they are on screen.

Ma Dong-seok As Nam-san

Ma Dong-seok, sometimes known as Don Lee, was born in South Korea and began performing in 2005. He first landed in the action comedy Cheon Gun as a North Korean soldier. Two years later, he had his major break performing Nam Seong-shik in the Korean romantic TV show H.I.T.Ma earned Best Supporting Actor at the KOFRA Film Awards for his performance as Sang-hwa in the zombie thriller Train to Busan.

Notable Movies & TV Shows: Train to Busan (2016), The Outlaws (2017), Unstoppable (2018), Eternals (2021), The Roundup (2022)

Ma Dong-seok portrays Nam-san, a tenacious wasteland hunter who strives to gather whatever resources he can for his town, throughout Badland Hunters. The hunters set out to track and rescue Su-na from Dr. Yang Gi-su after she is abducted.

Lee Hee-joon As Dr. Yang Gi-su

Actor:

Originally from South Korea, Lee Hee-joon landed his first paid playing part in a 2006 short drama film called Wooyeonhan Yeoljeong-Eu-Ro Norae Bu-Reuda-Bomyeon. Though he had several supporting parts in between, he had his big break in the business portraying Gong Chil Goo in the romantic K-drama The Princess’s Man. He has been cast as the leading male in several of the top K-dramas since then.

Notable Movies & TV Shows:

The Princess’s Man (2011); Unexpected You (2012); Jeon Woo Chi (2012–2013); Legend of the Blue Sea (2016–2017); The Man Standing Next (2020); Mouse (2021).

Lee Hee-joon portrays a doctor called Dr. Yang Gi-su in Badland Hunters; he is the renegade scientist who created the mutants. To discover the key to immortality, he abducts youths to be used for experimentation.

No Jeong-ee As Han Su-na

Actor:

Born in South Korea, No Jeong-ee—who once went by Roh Jeong-Eui—started performing on television in 2011. Her first part was Young Tae-in on the TV series Bachelor’s Vegetable Store. She came out into major business in 2014 performing Kwon Ha-eun in Drama Special, a TV show with an alternative narrative every episode. She has then consistently worked in films and TV series.

Notable Movies & TV Shows: 

2014 Drama Special; 2015 The Phone; 2020 18 Again; 2021-2022 Our Beloved Summer; 2022 Dear M.

Character: 

No Jeong-ee plays Han Su-na, a feisty teenage girl living with her grandma, throughout Badland Hunters. The movie’s storyline is launched by her kidnapping by the crooked Dr. Yang Gi-su.

Lee Joon-young As Choi Ji-wan

Actor: 

Originally performing with the Korean boy band U-KISS, Lee “Jun” Joon-young is a singer-actor. His acting career was launched when he landed his first part in 2017 as Lee Soo-gyeom in the K-drama Avengers Social Club. Playing Jung Gook Hee in the love drama Please Don’t Date Him is his most well-known performance.

Notable Movies & TV Shows:

Avengers Social Club (2017), Goodbye to Goodbye (2018), Good Casting (2020), Please Don’t Date Him (2020–2021), and D.P. (2021–2023).

Character:

In Badland Hunters Lee Joon-young stars Choi Ji-wan, the courageous and devoted sidekick of Nam San.

Ahn Ji-hye As Lee Eun-ho

Actor: 

Ahn Ji-hye is a relatively new South Korean actress who started acting when she played Hyun-joo in the 2018 movie Our Body. She got her big break in the industry playing Cha Yeon-hee in the action movie Slate. While she doesn’t have much professional experience in the industry prior to Badland Hunters, her performance in the post-apocalyptic film shows her dramatic acting skills.

Notable Movies & TV Shows: 

Our Body (2018), Was it Love (2020), Slate (2020), Project Wolf Hunting (2022)?

Character:

Ahn Ji-hye plays Lee Eun-ho, a special forces sergeant trying to preserve some type of order in the world as it collapses in Badland Hunters.

Lee Han-Joo As Lee Joo-ye

Actor: 

The first professional credit of newly hired South Korean actor Lee Han-joo comes from her part in Badland Hunter.Her great performance as Lee Joo-ye reveals a lot of promise.

Notable Movies & TV Shows: 

Badland Hunters (2024)

Character: 

Lee Han-joo portrays a teenage girl abducted by Gi-su, subjected to medical tests, and brainwashing into a cult throughout Badland Hunters. On her route to Dr. Yang’s safe refuge, she befrienders Su-na.

Badland Hunters Supporting Cast & Characters

Jang Young-nam as Teacher:

Jang Young-nam plays Teacher, one of the volunteers guiding others to Dr. Yang’s safe haven, throughout Badland Hunters. Born in South Korea, Jang initially landed in front of camera in 1997. She quit performing following this and resumed in 2004. Playing Ji-Joong’s ex-wife in Dal Ja’s Spring, she gained her major break in 2007. She most famously starred in My Girlfriend is an Agent (2009), A Werewolf Boy (2012), Mother Vengeance (2012). Jang also stars Park Haeng Ja in the 2020 K-drama It’s Okay to Not Be Okay.

Park Hyo-joon as Tiger: 

Park Hyo-joon plays Tiger, Nam Sam’s toughest competitor on a road towards atonement in Badland Hunters. Born in South Korea, Park initially landed in acting in 2004 as Hamburger in the action film Once Upon a Time in High School: the Spirit of Jeet Kune Do. He assumed his first major part in the romance K-drama Loveholic one year later. Park most famously played roles in A Dirty Carnival (2006), Bad Guys (2014), The Bad Guys: The Movie (2019), and Our Blooming Youth (2023).

Sung Byoung-sook as Su-na’s Grandmother:

In Badland Hunters, Sung Byoung-sook depicts Su-na’s kindhearted grandmother’s battle with mobility. Originally from South Korea, Sung landed her first major acting job in 2007 portraying Jin-su’s mother in Le Grand Chef. She most famously starred in Tidal Wave (2009), Secret Garden (2010–2011), Entertainer (2016), and The Uncanny Counter (2023).

Kim Young-sun as Lee Joo-ye’s Mother: 

Mother of Lee Joo-ye in Badland Hunters is Kim Young-sun. Born in South Korea, Kim initially landed in 2006 as Court Lady in the Korean mystery/thracle Hanbando. She struck the ground running right away and was cast in four films her first year. Kim most famously performed in The Chaser (2008), I Seen the Devil (2010), and You Are the Best! (2013). Most foreign viewers will also be familiar with her one-off contribution to the Squid Game season 1 (2021) cast.