Shin Ha-kyun
Acting
1974-05-30 · 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
Wild Sing
2026 · Movie
Fifties Professionals
2026 · Series
The Korean Chef
2026 · Series
New Old Boy : Dir. Park
2025 · Series
Yoobari Talkbari
2025 · Series
Shaman
2024 · Series
The Auditors
2024 · Series
Evilive
2023 · Series
Salon Drip
2023 · Series
Just an Excuse
2022 · Series
Yonder
2022 · Series
Unicorn
2022 · Series
The Anchor
2022 · Movie
Beyond Evil
2021 · Series
Fix You
2020 · Series
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
2020 · Movie
The Present
2019 · Movie
Inseparable Bros
2019 · Movie
Extreme Job
2019 · Movie
Less than Evil
2018 · Series
You Quiz on the Block
2018 · Series
What a Man Wants
2018 · Movie
Room No. 7
2017 · Movie
The Villainess
2017 · Movie
Decades Apart
2017 · Movie
Detour
2016 · Movie
Pied Piper
2016 · Series
Empire of Lust
2015 · Movie
Big Match
2014 · Movie
Mr. Back
2014 · Series
All About My Romance
2013 · Series
Running Man
2013 · Movie
The Thieves
2012 · Movie
Baeksang Arts Awards
2012 · Series
Brain
2011 · Series
The Front Line
2011 · Movie
Café Noir
2010 · Movie
Foxy Festival
2010 · Movie
The Quiz Show Scandal
2010 · Movie
Making of Thirst
2010 · Movie
Running Man
2010 · Series
Harvest Villa
2010 · Series
Thirst
2009 · Movie
The Devil's Game
2008 · Movie
My Son
2007 · Movie
No Mercy for the Rude
2006 · Movie
The Process of Mr. Vengeance
2005 · Movie
Murder, Take One
2005 · Movie
Welcome to Dongmakgol
2005 · Movie
Lady Vengeance
2005 · Movie
Hair
2004 · Movie
My Brother
2004 · Movie
Good Person
2003 · Series
A Letter From Mars
2003 · Movie
Save the Green Planet!
2003 · Movie
Surprise Party
2002 · Movie
No Comment
2002 · Movie
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · Movie
Guns & Talks
2001 · Movie
Coming Out
2001 · Movie
Joint Security Area
2000 · Movie
The Foul King
2000 · Movie
The Spy
1999 · Movie
The Happenings
1998 · Movie
The Tomb of Fog
Movie