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.

Known For

Pvt. Jeong Woo-jin

공동경비구역 JSA

Ryu

복수는 나의 것

Lee Byeong-gu

지구를 지켜라!

Kang-woo

박쥐

Jung-woo

킬러들의 수다

2nd Lt. Pyo Hyun-chul

웰컴 투 동막골

Killa

예의없는 것들

Kim Seong-hyeon

우리 형

Seung-jae

화성으로 간 사나이

Young-soo

카페 느와르

Uncle Wild Goose (voice) (uncredited)

아들

Doctor of Engineering

퀴즈왕

안개무덤

Min Hee-do

더 게임

Kim Jung-woo

서프라이즈

Ace

빅매치

Kim Min-jae

순수의 시대

Cha Jong-woo

런닝맨

Kim Young-hun

박수칠 때 떠나라

Kang Eun-pyo

고지전

Assassin 2

친절한 금자씨

Woo-yeol

간첩 리철진

Joong-Pil

올레

Joong-sang

악녀

Doo-sik

7호실

Kang Woon-do

털

Song Jae-min

커밍 아웃

묻지마 패밀리

Jang-bae

페스티발

Bong-soo

바람 바람 바람

Jeong Woo-jin

격세지감

Art Curator

도둑들

Bully 1

반칙왕

Lee Moo-bae

극한직업

Kim Chu-rak

기막힌 사내들

Se-ha

나의 특별한 형제

Choi In-ho

앵커

Kang Sang-Gu

선물

Ali (voice)

미스터 주: 사라진 VIP

Making of Thirst

Self

The Process of Mr. Vengeance