Squid Game’ star Lee Jung-jae 1st Asian to win Emmy for lead actor in drama series

outh Korean actor Lee Jung-jae has won the award for lead actor in a drama series for his role in ‘Squid Game’ at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards. He is
the first Asian actor to win the award and the first to win it for a
non-English-speaking role. Notably, ‘Squid Game’ was the first non-English language series nominated in Drama category.