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Shin Ha-kyun

Shin Ha-kyun

Known for: Acting

Born 30/05/1974
Place of birth Seoul, South Korea

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

Running Man Series ★ 8,3

Running Man

2010

You Quiz on the Block Series ★ 8,3

You Quiz on the Block

Self

2018

Just an Excuse Series ★ 9,7

Just an Excuse

Self

2022

Baeksang Arts Awards Series

Baeksang Arts Awards

Self

2012

Fifties Professionals Series ★ 5,8

Fifties Professionals

Jeong Ho-myeong

2026

Beyond Evil Series ★ 8,5

Beyond Evil

Lee Dong-sik

2021

Salon Drip Series ★ 4,5

Salon Drip

Self

2023

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Film ★ 7,5

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Ryu

2002

Joint Security Area Film ★ 7,8

Joint Security Area

Pvt. Jeong Woo-jin

2000

Fix You Series ★ 6,7

Fix You

Lee Shi-joon

2020

Evilive Series ★ 8,1

Evilive

Han Dong-soo

2023

Thirst Film ★ 7,1

Thirst

Kang-woo

2009

Lady Vengeance Film ★ 7,5

Lady Vengeance

Assassin 2

2005

Extreme Job Film ★ 7,2

Extreme Job

Lee Moo-bae

2019

Mr. Baek Series ★ 6,0

Mr. Baek

Chairman Choi Go Bong / Choi Shin Hyung

2014

Pied Piper Series ★ 7,0

Pied Piper

Joo Sung-Chan

2016

The Villainess Film ★ 6,9

The Villainess

Joong-sang

2017

The Thieves Film ★ 6,7

The Thieves

Art Curator

2012

All About My Romance Series ★ 7,2

All About My Romance

Kim Soo Young

2013

Empire of Lust Film ★ 6,8

Empire of Lust

Kim Min-jae

2015

Wild Sing Film ★ 4,0

Wild Sing

Park Yong-gu (YGP)

2026

Less than Evil Series ★ 7,0

Less than Evil

Woo Tae-suk

2018

Unicorn Series ★ 4,9

Unicorn

Steve

2022

The Auditors Series ★ 7,7

The Auditors

Shin Cha-il

2024

Yonder Series ★ 6,5

Yonder

Jae-hyeon

2022

Brain Series ★ 7,8

Brain

Lee Kang-hoon

2011

Harvest Villa Series ★ 7,2

Harvest Villa

2010

Good Person Series

Good Person

Park jun pil

2003

Save the Green Planet! Film ★ 7,0

Save the Green Planet!

Lee Byeong-gu

2003

Inseparable Bros Film ★ 8,2

Inseparable Bros

Se-ha

2019

Big Match Film ★ 6,9

Big Match

Ace

2014

The Anchor Film ★ 6,0

The Anchor

Choi In-ho

2022

Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP Film ★ 7,0

Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP

Ali (voice)

2020

My Brother Film ★ 7,0

My Brother

Kim Seong-hyeon

2004

Welcome to Dongmakgol Film ★ 7,5

Welcome to Dongmakgol

2nd Lt. Pyo Hyun-chul

2005

What a Man Wants Film ★ 6,7

What a Man Wants

Bong-soo

2018

The Front Line Film ★ 7,2

The Front Line

Kang Eun-pyo

2011

The Foul King Film ★ 6,9

The Foul King

Bully 1

2000

Room No.7 Film ★ 6,6

Room No.7

Doo-sik

2017

New Old Boy : Dir. Park Series ★ 8,0

New Old Boy : Dir. Park

Self

2025

Coming Out Film ★ 5,9

Coming Out

Song Jae-min

2001

Decades Apart Film

Decades Apart

Jeong Woo-jin

2017

My Son Film ★ 6,6

My Son

Uncle Wild Goose (voice) (uncredited)

2007

Guns & Talks Film ★ 6,7

Guns & Talks

Jung-woo

2001

No Mercy for the Rude Film ★ 6,4

No Mercy for the Rude

Killa

2006

Surprise Party Film ★ 6,9

Surprise Party

Kim Jung-woo

2002

Running Man Film ★ 6,4

Running Man

Cha Jong-woo

2013

Murder, Take One Film ★ 6,5

Murder, Take One

Kim Young-hun

2005

Film

The Tomb of Fog

The Spy Film ★ 6,3

The Spy

Woo-yeol

1999

The Devil's Game Film ★ 5,7

The Devil's Game

Min Hee-do

2008

Foxy Festival Film ★ 5,8

Foxy Festival

Jang-bae

2010

The Quiz Show Scandal Film ★ 5,5

The Quiz Show Scandal

Doctor of Engineering

2010

Detour Film ★ 7,0

Detour

Joong-Pil

2016

Café Noir Film ★ 7,5

Café Noir

Young-soo

2010

The Happenings Film ★ 6,7

The Happenings

Kim Chu-rak

1998

No Comment Film ★ 7,0

No Comment

2002

A Letter From Mars Film ★ 5,7

A Letter From Mars

Seung-jae

2003

The Process of Mr. Vengeance Film

The Process of Mr. Vengeance

Self

2005

The Present Film ★ 7,7

The Present

Kang Sang-Gu

2019

The Korean Chef Series

The Korean Chef

내레이션

2026

Hair Film ★ 4,5

Hair

Kang Woon-do

2004

Making of Thirst Film

Making of Thirst

2010