Shin Ha-kyun
Acting • Born 1974-05-30
Biography
Shin Ha-kyun (신하균) is a South Korean actor. Born on May 30 1974, he first trained as a stage actor at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, before transitioning to film and gaining national fame with his role as a North Korean soldier in Joint Security Area (JSA, 2000). The film was a major blockbuster with 5 million admissions domestically. And it earned him the prestigious Blue Dragon Best Supporting Actor award. After the success of JSA, Shin has appeared in many critically and popularly acclaimed roles, including in Guns & Talks (2001), Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), and Save the Green Planet! (2003). He then starred in Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005) in the lead role, which was another major blockbuster with 8 million admissions domestically. Recently, he appeared in The Thieves (2012) and Extreme Job (2019), which were the 2nd biggest hits in Korean film history at their respective time of release, with 12 million and 16 million admissions respectively.
Filmography
62 credits
Joint Security Area
Movie • 2000
Pvt. Jeong Woo-jin
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Movie • 2002
Ryu
Save the Green Planet!
Movie • 2003
Lee Byeong-gu
Thirst
Movie • 2009
Kang-woo
Guns & Talks
Movie • 2001
Jung-woo
Welcome to Dongmakgol
Movie • 2005
2nd Lt. Pyo Hyun-chul
No Mercy for the Rude
Movie • 2006
Killa
My Brother
Movie • 2004
Kim Seong-hyeon
A Letter From Mars
Movie • 2003
Seung-jae
Café Noir
Movie • 2010
Young-soo
My Son
Movie • 2007
Uncle Wild Goose (voice) (uncredited)
The Quiz Show Scandal
Movie • 2010
Doctor of Engineering
The Tomb of Fog
Movie
The Devil's Game
Movie • 2008
Min Hee-do
Surprise Party
Movie • 2002
Kim Jung-woo
Big Match
Movie • 2014
Ace
Empire of Lust
Movie • 2015
Kim Min-jae
Running Man
Movie • 2013
Cha Jong-woo
Murder, Take One
Movie • 2005
Kim Young-hun
The Front Line
Movie • 2011
Kang Eun-pyo
Lady Vengeance
Movie • 2005
Assassin 2
The Spy
Movie • 1999
Woo-yeol
Detour
Movie • 2016
Joong-Pil
The Villainess
Movie • 2017
Joong-sang
Room No.7
Movie • 2017
Doo-sik
Hair
Movie • 2004
Kang Woon-do
Coming Out
Movie • 2001
Song Jae-min
No Comment
Movie • 2002
Foxy Festival
Movie • 2010
Jang-bae
What a Man Wants
Movie • 2018
Bong-soo
Decades Apart
Movie • 2017
Jeong Woo-jin
The Foul King
Movie • 2000
Bully 1
The Thieves
Movie • 2012
Art Curator
Extreme Job
Movie • 2019
Lee Moo-bae
The Happenings
Movie • 1998
Kim Chu-rak
Inseparable Bros
Movie • 2019
Se-ha
The Anchor
Movie • 2022
Choi In-ho
The Present
Movie • 2019
Kang Sang-Gu
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
Movie • 2020
Ali (voice)
Making of Thirst
Movie • 2010
The Process of Mr. Vengeance
Movie • 2005
Self
Harvest Villa
TV • 2010
All About My Romance
TV • 2013
Kim Soo Young
You Quiz on the Block
TV • 2018
Self
Running Man
TV • 2010
Yonder
TV • 2022
Jae-hyeon
Mr. Baek
TV • 2014
Chairman Choi Go Bong / Choi Shin Hyung
Brain
TV • 2011
Lee Kang-hoon
Evilive
TV • 2023
Han Dong-soo
Pied Piper
TV • 2016
Joo Sung-Chan
Good Person
TV • 2003
Park jun pil
Unicorn
TV • 2022
Steve
The Auditors
TV • 2024
Shin Cha-il
Less than Evil
TV • 2018
Woo Tae-suk
Baeksang Arts Awards
TV • 2012
Self
Fix You
TV • 2020
Lee Shi-joon
Just an Excuse
TV • 2022
Self
Beyond Evil
TV • 2021
Lee Dong-sik
Fifties Professionals
TV
Jeong Ho-myeong
New Old Boy : Dir. Park
TV • 2025
Self
Salon Drip
TV • 2023
Self
더 코리안 셰프
TV • 2026
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