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Shin Ha-kyun

Name in Native Language: "신하균" (Korean/KO)
Actor | * 05/30/1974 (49) | Seoul (South Korea)
Shin Ha-kyun (born May 30, 1974) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in television series Brain (2011), Soul Mechanic (2020), Beyond Evil (2021), and films Joint Security Area (2000), Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Save the Green Planet! (2003), Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005), Empire of Lust (2015), and Less Than Evil (2019). ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

A young man believes that his country's leaders are actually toxic reptilian aliens sent down to launch a takeover of his beloved Earth. So he decides to abduct them and force the truth out on camera ...

Save the Green Planet!

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2003 | 3.5/5 | 1h 58min
Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama
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A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. Things go horribly wrong, and the situation spirals rapidly into a cycle of violence and ...

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

R

2002 | 3.7/5 | 2h 9min
Action, Drama, Thriller
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Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Kor ...

Joint Security Area

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2000 | 3.9/5 | 1h 50min
War, Drama, Thriller, Action
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A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfusion of unknown origin brings him back to life. No ...

Thirst

R

2009 | 3.6/5 | 2h 13min
Drama, Horror, Thriller
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Lee Gang Hun is a brilliant brain surgeon who will do anything for success. Haunted by the hardships he had growing up including his father’s death, he’s filled with ambition and hopes to prove hi ...

Brain

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2011 | 3.8/5 | 1h per episode
Drama, Romance / Love
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Movies with Shin Ha-kyun as Actor(36)

as Choi In-ho2022 The Anchor
as Ali (voice)2020 Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
as Lee Moo-bae2019 Extreme Job
as Se-ha2019 Inseparable Bros
as Kang Sang-Gu2019 The Present
as Bong-soo2018 What a Man Wants
as Joong-sang2017 The Villainess
as Doo-sik2017 Room No.7
as Joong-Pil2016 Detour
as Kim Min-jae2015 Empire of Lust
as Ace2014 Big Match
as Cha Jong-woo2013 Running Man
as Art Curator2012 The Thieves
as Kang Eun-pyo2011 The Front Line
as Doctor of Engineering2010 The Quiz Show Scandal
as Jang-bae2010 Foxy Festival
as Young-soo2009 Cafe Noir
as Kang-woo2009 Thirst
as Min Hee-do2008 The Devil's Game
as Uncle Wild Goose (voice) (uncredited)2007 My Son
as Killa2006 No Mercy for the Rude
as 2nd Lt. Pyo Hyun-Chul2005 Welcome to Dongmakgol
as Kim Young-hun2005 Murder, Take One
as Assassin 22005 Lady Vengeance
as Kim Seong-hyeon2004 My Brother
as Seung-jae2003 A Letter From Mars
as Lee Byeong-gu2003 Save the Green Planet!
as Ryu2002 Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 No Comment
as Kim Jung Woo2002 Surprise Party
as Jung-woo2001 Guns & Talks
as Song Jae-min2001 Coming Out
as Bully 12000 The Foul King
as Jeong Woo-jin2000 Joint Security Area
as Woo-yeol1999 The Spy
as Kim Chu-rak1998 The Happenings

TV Shows/Series with Shin Ha-kyun as Actor(12)

as Han Dong-soo2023 Evilive
as Jae-hyeon2022 Yonder
as Lee Dong-sik2021 Beyond Evil
as Lee Shi Joon2020 Fix You
as Woo Tae-suk2018 Less than Evil
as himself2018 You Quiz On The Block
as Joo Sung-Chan2016 Pied Piper
as Choi Go-bong / Choi Shin-hyun2014 Mr. Back
as Kim Soo-young2013 All About My Romance
as Lee Kang-hoon2011 Brain
2010 Harvest Villa
2010 Running Man

Full Name: Ha-gyun Shin
Citizenship: South Korea
Born: Thursday, 05/30 1974 (May) in Seoul (South Korea) (current age: 49 years + 331 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: Korean (KO, native language)
Educated at: Seoul Institute of the Arts
Other names for Shin Ha-kyun (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ha-kyun Shin"
"신하균"
"Shin Ha Kyun"
"Shin Ha-gyun"
"Ha-gyun Shin"
"申河均"
"Sin Hakyun" (McCune-Reischauer Romanization)
"Sin Ha-gyun" (Revised Romanization)
Shin Ha-kyun frequently works together with these people:
Jang Jin (17x, Crew)
Park Chan-wook (12x, Crew)
Jung Jae-young (9x, Actor)
Kim Sang-bum (9x, Crew)
Kim Suk-won (7x, Crew)
Song Jong-hee (7x, Crew)
Kim Jae-beom (6x, Crew)
Im Won-hee (6x, Actor)
Kim Chang-sub (6x, Crew)
Chang-sub Kim (6x, Crew)
Lee In-Seop (6x, Crew)
Park Hee-soon (3x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:8183, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024