Shin Ha-kyun

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Shin Ha-kyun first trained as a stage actor at the Seoul Institute of the Arts before acting in a large number of plays by Jang Jin. Shin was cast in Jang's first movie, The Happenings, and he has since appeared in almost all of Jang's feature films.^[2] Impressed by his acting abilities, director Kim Jee-woon cast him in minor roles in The Foul King and his 30-minute internet film Coming Out.^[3]

Shin first became a superstar with his role as a young North Korea soldier in Park Chan-wook's smash hit Joint Security Area in late 2000. He developed a large fan following which, together with that of co-star Won Bin, helped make his next film Guns & Talks a huge commercial hit.^[4][3]

In Park Chan-wook's acclaimed 2002 film, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Shin played a deaf man with bright green dyed hair who is driven by desperation to kidnap a young girl.^[5][6] In Jang Joon-hwan's Save the Green Planet! (2003), Shin played a mentally unbalanced man who believes that aliens are plotting to invade the earth.^[3]

Also noteworthy are Shin's performances in two films set during the Korean War: Welcome to Dongmakgol, a dramedy that takes place in a small mountainous village,^[7][8][9] and The Front Line, a harrowing tale of soldiers fighting over a small, heavily-contested hill which frequently changes hands.^[10][11][12] His other film roles include: a developmentally disabled man in My Brother, a rural postman in A Letter From Mars, a suspect under interrogation in Murder, Take One,^[13][14][15] an eccentric hitman in No Mercy for the Rude,^[16] a struggling artist who makes an unwise bet in The Devil's Game,^[17] a sickly cuckolded husband in Thirst,^[18] a macho cop in Foxy Festival,^[19] and a music teacher involved in an affair in Cafe Noir.^[20]

Primarily a film actor, Shin's first TV series was 2003's Good Person on MBC. In 2010 he returned to television in Golden House.^[21] His portrayal of a cold, ambitious neurosurgeon in the 2011 medical drama Brain, brought him new levels of popularity.^{[22][23][24][25][26]} For his performance in Brain, he won the Grand Prize ("Daesang") at the KBS Drama Awards.^[27]

In 2013, Shin headlined the romantic comedy series All About My Romance about two legislators from rival political parties who fall in love,^[28] followed by the high-profile action film Running Man about an ordinary man forced to become a fugitive after he gets framed for murder.^[29][30][31]

He then played a septuagenarian whose body magically reverts to his thirties in the 2014 romantic comedy series Mr. Back.^[32] Shin’s next turn was as a villainous mastermind game planner in the action-thriller Big Match.^[33] In 2015, he headlined his first period film with Empire of Lust, playing a distinguished admiral of the recently established Joseon empire.^{[34][35][36][37]}

In 2016, Shin starred in the police procedural crime drama Piped Piper (2016), playing a negotiator.^[38] He then starred in the comedy film Detour,^[39] followed with comedy thriller Room No.7.^[40] He also played a supporting role in the action film The Villainess co-starring Kim Ok-vin.^[41]

In 2018, Shin starred in the romantic comedy What a Man Wants.^[42] The same year, he was cast in the comedy film Inseparable Bros.^[43] He returned to the small screen in the Korean remake of the British crime drama Luther.^[44]

In 2020, Shin starred in the medical drama Soul Mechanic.^[45]

In 2021, Shin starred in the psychological thriller drama Beyond Evil, directed by Shim Na-yeon, as an impulsive and eccentric police officer.^[46] His performance earned him the award for Best Actor - Television at 57th Baeksang Arts Awards.

In 2022, he appeared in the mystery-thriller film Anchor and in the Coupang Play sitcom Unicorn.^[47]

His niece, Park Eun-young, is a former member of the Korean idol group Brave Girls.^[48]

Shin and Kim Go-eun were in a relationship from 2016 to 2017.^[49]

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Film

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Year	Title		Role	Note	Ref.
	English	Korean
1998	The Happenings	기막힌 사내들	Kim Choo-rak
1999	The Spy	간첩 리철진	Oh Woo-yeol
2000	The Foul King	반칙왕	Bully	Cameo
	Coming Out	커밍 아웃	Jae-min	Short film
	Joint Security Area	공동경비구역 JSA	Jung Woo-jin
2001	Guns & Talks	킬러들의 수다	Jung-woo
2002	Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance	복수는 나의 것	Ryu
	Surprise	서프라이즈	Kim Jung-woo
2003	Save the Green Planet!	지구를 지켜라!	Lee Byung-gu
	A Man Who Went to Mars	화성으로 간 사나이	Lee Seung-jae
2004	My Brother	우리형	Kim Sung-hyun
	Hair	털	Kang Woon-do	Short film
2005	Lady Vengeance	친절한 금자씨	Hired assassin #2	Cameo
	Welcome to Dongmakgol	웰컴 투 동막골	Pyo Hyun-chul
	Murder, Take One	박수칠 때 떠나라	Kim Young-hoon
2006	No Mercy for the Rude	예의없는 것들	Killa
2007	My Son	아들	Uncle Goose	Voice cameo
2008	The Devil's Game	더 게임	Min Hee-do
2009	Thirst	박쥐	Kang-woo
2010	The Quiz Show Scandal	퀴즈왕	Ph.D.	Cameo
	Foxy Festival	페스티발	Kwak Jang-bae
	Cafe Noir	카페 느와르	Young-soo
2011	The Front Line	고지전	Kang Eun-pyo
2012	The Thieves	도둑들	Lee Ha-cheol	Cameo
2013	Running Man	런닝맨	Cha Jong-woo
2014	Big Match	빅매치	Ace
2015	Empire of Lust	순수의 시대	Kim Min-jae
2016	Detour	올레	Joong-pil
2017	The Villainess	악녀	Joong-sang
	Room No.7	7호실	Doo-shik
2018	What a Man Wants	바람 바람 바람	Bong-soo
2019	Extreme Job	극한직업	Lee Moo-bae
	Inseparable Bros	나의 특별한 형제	Kang Se-ha
	Present	선물	Sang-goo	Short film	[50]
2020	Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP	미스터 주: 사라진 VIP	Ali (voice)
2022	Anchor	앵커	In-ho		[51]
2026	Wild Sing	와일드 씽	Park Yong-gu	Special appearance	[52]

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Television series

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Year	Title		Role	Ref.
	English	Korean
2003	Good Person	좋은 사람	Park Joon-pil
2010	Golden House	위기일발 풍년빌라	Oh Bok-kyu
2011–2012	Brain	브레인	Lee Kang-hoon
2013	All About My Romance	내 연애의 모든 것	Kim Soo-young
2014	Mr. Back	미스터 백	Choi Go-bong / Choi Shin-hyung
2016	Pied Piper	피리부는 사나이	Joo Sung-chan
2018–2019	Less Than Evil	나쁜 형사	Woo Tae-seok
2020	Soul Mechanic	영혼수선공	Lee Shi-joon
2021	Beyond Evil	괴물	Lee Dong-sik
2022	Unicorn	유니콘	CEO Steve	[53]
	Yonder	욘더	Jae-hyun	[54]
2023	Evilive	악인전기	Han Dong-soo	[55]
2024	The Auditors	감사합니다	Shin Cha-il	[56]
2026	Fifties Professionals	오십프로	Jeong Heo-myung	[57]

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Music videos

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Year	Title		Artist
	English	Korean
2000	"I Love You" with Cha Seung-won		Position (포지션)
2004	"Hwi-li-li"	휠릴리	Lee Soo-young
	"Andante"	안단테
2010	"Just Laugh"	웃음만	Zia

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Theater

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List of Theater Play(s)

Year	Title		Role	Theater	Date	Ref.
	English	Korean
1993	Dropping a bomb	폭탄 투하 중
1997	Taxi Driver - Where are you going?	택시 드리벌 - 당신은 어디까지 가십니까?	Passenger one (어깨1), drunk passenger (취객), Protest student (시위학생)	Arts and Culture Center Small Theater	February 27 – March 18	[58]
1997	(21st) Seoul Theater Festival: Taxi Driver - Where are you going?	(제21회) 서울연극제: 택시 드리벌 - 당신은 어디까지 가십니까?			October 10–15	[59]
1998	Magic Time	매직타임	Ha-kyun (하균)
1999	Heotang	허탕	Yoo Dal-soo (유달수)	Academic Green Small Theater	August 7 to October 31	[60]
2000	Leave When They're Applauding	박수칠 때 떠나라	The bellboy (벨보이)	LG Arts Center	June 16–30	[61]
2002	Welcome to Dongmakgol	웰컴 투 동막골	Pyo Hyun-chul (표현철)	LG Arts Center	December 14–29	[62]

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State honors

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Name of country, year given, and name of honor

Country Or Organization	Year	Honor Or Award	Ref.
National Tax Service	2007	41st Taxpayer's Day — Exemplary Taxpayer Commendation

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