Shin Ha-kyun

Shin Ha-kyun

Known for
Acting
Born
May 30, 1974 (age 52)
Birthplace
Seoul, South Korea

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.

Known For

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Filmography

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The Tomb of Fog

The Tomb of Fog

Movie

2026
Wild Sing poster

Wild Sing

Movie · as YGP / Park Yong-gu

2026
Fifties Professionals poster

Fifties Professionals

TV · as Jeong Ho-myeong · 12 eps

2026
The Korean Chef poster

The Korean Chef

TV · as 내레이션 · 2 eps

2025
New Old Boy : Dir. Park poster

New Old Boy : Dir. Park

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2025
Yoobari Talkbari poster

Yoobari Talkbari

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
The Auditors poster

The Auditors

TV · as Shin Cha-il · 12 eps

2024
Shaman poster

Shaman

TV · as Self · 8 eps

2023
Evilive poster

Evilive

TV · as Han Dong-soo · 10 eps

2023
Salon Drip poster

Salon Drip

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2022
The Anchor poster

The Anchor

Movie · as Choi In-ho

2022
Yonder poster

Yonder

TV · as Jae-hyeon · 6 eps

2022
Unicorn poster

Unicorn

TV · as Steve · 12 eps

2022
Just an Excuse poster

Just an Excuse

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2021
Beyond Evil poster

Beyond Evil

TV · as Lee Dong-sik · 16 eps

2020
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP poster

Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP

Movie · as Ali (voice)

2020
Fix You poster

Fix You

TV · as Lee Shi-joon · 32 eps

2019
Extreme Job poster

Extreme Job

Movie · as Lee Moo-bae

2019
Inseparable Bros poster

Inseparable Bros

Movie · as Se-ha

2019
The Present poster

The Present

Movie · as Kang Sang-Gu

2018
What a Man Wants poster

What a Man Wants

Movie · as Bong-soo

2018
You Quiz on the Block poster

You Quiz on the Block

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
Less than Evil poster

Less than Evil

TV · as Woo Tae-suk · 32 eps

2017
The Villainess poster

The Villainess

Movie · as Joong-sang

2017
Room No. 7 poster

Room No. 7

Movie · as Doo-sik

2017
Decades Apart poster

Decades Apart

Movie · as Jeong Woo-jin

2016
Detour poster

Detour

Movie · as Joong-pil

2016
Pied Piper poster

Pied Piper

TV · as Joo Sung-Chan · 16 eps

2015
Empire of Lust poster

Empire of Lust

Movie · as Kim Min-jae

2014
Big Match poster

Big Match

Movie · as Ace

2014
Mr. Back poster

Mr. Back

TV · as Choi Go-bong / Choi Shin-hyung · 16 eps

2013
Running Man poster

Running Man

Movie · as Cha Jong-woo

2013
All About My Romance poster

All About My Romance

TV · as Kim Soo Young · 16 eps

2012
The Thieves poster

The Thieves

Movie · as Art Curator

2012
Baeksang Arts Awards poster

Baeksang Arts Awards

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2011
The Front Line poster

The Front Line

Movie · as Kang Eun-pyo

2011
Brain poster

Brain

TV · as Lee Kang-hoon · 20 eps

2010
Café Noir poster

Café Noir

Movie · as Young-soo

2010
The Quiz Show Scandal poster

The Quiz Show Scandal

Movie · as Doctor of Engineering

2010
Foxy Festival poster

Foxy Festival

Movie · as Jang-bae

2010
Making of Thirst poster

Making of Thirst

Movie

2010
Harvest Villa poster

Harvest Villa

TV · 20 eps

2010
Running Man poster

Running Man

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Thirst poster

Thirst

Movie · as Kang-woo

2008
The Devil's Game poster

The Devil's Game

Movie · as Min Hee-do

2007
My Son poster

My Son

Movie · as Uncle Wild Goose (voice)

2006
No Mercy for the Rude poster

No Mercy for the Rude

Movie · as Killa

2005
Welcome to Dongmakgol poster

Welcome to Dongmakgol

Movie · as 2nd Lt. Pyo Hyun-chul

2005
Murder, Take One poster

Murder, Take One

Movie · as Kim Young-hun

2005
Lady Vengeance poster

Lady Vengeance

Movie · as Assassin 2

2005
The Process of Mr. Vengeance poster

The Process of Mr. Vengeance

Movie · as Self

2004
My Brother poster

My Brother

Movie · as Kim Seong-hyeon

2004
Hair poster

Hair

Movie · as Kang Woon-do

2003
Save the Green Planet! poster

Save the Green Planet!

Movie · as Lee Byeong-gu

2003
A Letter From Mars poster

A Letter From Mars

Movie · as Seung-jae

2003
Good Person poster

Good Person

TV · as Park jun pil · 16 eps

2002
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance poster

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Movie · as Ryu

2002
Surprise Party poster

Surprise Party

Movie · as Kim Jung-woo

2002
No Comment poster

No Comment

Movie

2001
Guns & Talks poster

Guns & Talks

Movie · as Jung-woo

2001
Coming Out poster

Coming Out

Movie · as Song Jae-min

2000
Joint Security Area poster

Joint Security Area

Movie · as Pvt. Jeong Woo-jin

2000
The Foul King poster

The Foul King

Movie · as Bully 1

1999
The Spy poster

The Spy

Movie · as Woo-yeol

1998
The Happenings poster

The Happenings

Movie · as Kim Chu-rak