Shin Ha-kyun
Born: 1974-05-30 in Seoul, South Korea
Known For: Acting
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
2026
- Fifties Professionals as Jeong Ho-myeong
- Wild Sing as YGP
- The Korean Chef as 내레이션
2025
- New Old Boy : Dir. Park as Self
2024
- The Auditors as Shin Cha-il
2023
- Salon Drip as Self
- Evilive as Han Dong-soo
2022
- Just an Excuse as Self
- Unicorn as Steve
- Yonder as Jae-hyeon
- The Anchor as Choi In-ho
2021
- Beyond Evil as Lee Dong-sik
2020
- Fix You as Lee Shi-joon
- Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP as Ali (voice)
2019
- Extreme Job as Lee Moo-bae
- Inseparable Bros as Se-ha
- The Present as Kang Sang-Gu
2018
- You Quiz on the Block as Self
- Less than Evil as Woo Tae-suk
- What a Man Wants as Bong-soo
2017
- Decades Apart as Jeong Woo-jin
- The Villainess as Joong-sang
- Room No.7 as Doo-sik
2016
- Pied Piper as Joo Sung-Chan
- Detour as Joong-Pil
2015
- Empire of Lust as Kim Min-jae
2013
- All About My Romance as Kim Soo Young
- Running Man as Cha Jong-woo
2012
- The Thieves as Art Curator
- Baeksang Arts Awards as Self
2011
- The Front Line as Kang Eun-pyo
- Brain as Lee Kang-hoon
2010
- Running Man
- The Quiz Show Scandal as Doctor of Engineering
- Foxy Festival as Jang-bae
- Café Noir as Young-soo
- Harvest Villa
- Making of Thirst
2009
- Thirst as Kang-woo
2008
- The Devil's Game as Min Hee-do
2007
- My Son as Uncle Wild Goose (voice) (uncredited)
2006
- No Mercy for the Rude as Killa
2005
- Lady Vengeance as Assassin 2
- Welcome to Dongmakgol as 2nd Lt. Pyo Hyun-chul
- Murder, Take One as Kim Young-hun
- The Process of Mr. Vengeance as Self
2004
- My Brother as Kim Seong-hyeon
- Hair as Kang Woon-do
2003
- Save the Green Planet! as Lee Byeong-gu
- Good Person as Park jun pil
- A Letter From Mars as Seung-jae
2002
- Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance as Ryu
- Surprise Party as Kim Jung-woo
- No Comment
2001
- Guns & Talks as Jung-woo
- Coming Out as Song Jae-min
2000
- Joint Security Area as Pvt. Jeong Woo-jin
- The Foul King as Bully 1
1999
- The Spy as Woo-yeol
1998
- The Happenings as Kim Chu-rak