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Shin Ha-kyun
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 nat…
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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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2026
Wild Sing
Movie YGP / Park Yong-gu
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2026
Fifties Professionals
TV show Jeong Ho-myeong
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2026
The Korean Chef
TV show 내레이션
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2025
New Old Boy : Dir. Park
TV show Self
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2025
Yoobari Talkbari
TV show Self
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2024
Shaman
TV show Self
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2024
The Auditors
TV show Shin Cha-il
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2023
Evilive
TV show Han Dong-soo
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2023
Salon Drip
TV show Self
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2022
Just an Excuse
TV show Self
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2022
Yonder
TV show Jae-hyeon
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2022
Unicorn
TV show Steve
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2022
The Anchor
Movie Choi In-ho
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2021
Beyond Evil
TV show Lee Dong-sik
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2020
Fix You
TV show Lee Shi-joon
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2020
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
Movie Ali (voice)
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2019
The Present
Movie Kang Sang-Gu
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2019
Inseparable Bros
Movie Se-ha
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2019
Extreme Job
Movie Lee Moo-bae
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2018
Less than Evil
TV show Woo Tae-suk
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2018
You Quiz on the Block
TV show Self
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2018
What a Man Wants
Movie Bong-soo
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2017
Room No. 7
Movie Doo-sik
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2017
The Villainess
Movie Joong-sang
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2017
Decades Apart
Movie Jeong Woo-jin
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2016
Detour
Movie Joong-pil
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2016
Pied Piper
TV show Joo Sung-Chan
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2015
Empire of Lust
Movie Kim Min-jae
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2014
Big Match
Movie Ace
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2014
Mr. Back
TV show Choi Go-bong / Choi Shin-hyung
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2013
All About My Romance
TV show Kim Soo Young
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2013
Running Man
Movie Cha Jong-woo
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2012
The Thieves
Movie Art Curator
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2012
Baeksang Arts Awards
TV show Self
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2011
Brain
TV show Lee Kang-hoon
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2011
The Front Line
Movie Kang Eun-pyo
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2010
Café Noir
Movie Young-soo
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2010
Foxy Festival
Movie Jang-bae
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2010
The Quiz Show Scandal
Movie Doctor of Engineering
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2010
Making of Thirst
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