Shin Ha-kyun
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.
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Full filmography
- Running Man (2010) as Self
- You Quiz on the Block (2018) as Self
- Just an Excuse (2022) as Self
- Baeksang Arts Awards (2012) as Self
- Fifties Professionals (2026) as Jeong Ho-myeong
- Beyond Evil (2021) as Lee Dong-sik
- Salon Drip (2023) as Self
- Evilive (2023) as Han Dong-soo
- Fix You (2020) as Lee Shi-joon
- Pied Piper (2016) as Joo Sung-Chan
- Extreme Job (2019) as Lee Moo-bae
- Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) as Ryu
- All About My Romance (2013) as Kim Soo Young
- Lady Vengeance (2005) as Assassin 2
- Less than Evil (2018) as Woo Tae-suk
- The Auditors (2024) as Shin Cha-il
- Mr. Baek (2014) as Chairman Choi Go Bong / Choi Shin Hyung
- Joint Security Area (2000) as Pvt. Jeong Woo-jin
- The Thieves (2012) as Art Curator
- Thirst (2009) as Kang-woo
- Empire of Lust (2015) as Kim Min-jae
- Unicorn (2022) as Steve
- The Villainess (2017) as Joong-sang
- Yonder (2022) as Jae-hyeon