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.

Filmography

• Fifties Professionals — Jeong Ho-myeong
• The Korean Chef — 내레이션
• 2026Wild Sing — YGP / Park Yong-gu
• The Auditors — Shin Cha-il
• Evilive — Han Dong-soo
• 2022The Anchor — Choi In-ho
• Unicorn — Steve
• Yonder — Jae-hyeon
• Beyond Evil — Lee Dong-sik
• Fix You — Lee Shi-joon
• 2020Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP — Ali (voice)
• 2019Extreme Job — Lee Moo-bae
• 2019Inseparable Bros — Se-ha
• 2019The Present — Kang Sang-Gu
• Less than Evil — Woo Tae-suk
• 2018What a Man Wants — Bong-soo
• 2017Decades Apart — Jeong Woo-jin
• 2017Room No. 7 — Doo-sik
• 2017The Villainess — Joong-sang
• 2016Detour — Joong-pil
• Pied Piper — Joo Sung-Chan
• 2015Empire of Lust — Kim Min-jae
• 2014Big Match — Ace
• Mr. Back — Choi Go-bong / Choi Shin-hyung
• All About My Romance — Kim Soo Young
• 2013Running Man — Cha Jong-woo
• 2012The Thieves — Art Curator
• Brain — Lee Kang-hoon
• 2011The Front Line — Kang Eun-pyo
• 2010Café Noir — Young-soo
• 2010Foxy Festival — Jang-bae
• Harvest Villa
• 2010Making of Thirst
• 2010The Quiz Show Scandal — Doctor of Engineering
• 2009Thirst — Kang-woo
• 2008The Devil's Game — Min Hee-do
• 2007My Son — Uncle Wild Goose (voice)
• 2006No Mercy for the Rude — Killa
• 2005Lady Vengeance — Assassin 2
• 2005Murder, Take One — Kim Young-hun
• 2005Welcome to Dongmakgol — 2nd Lt. Pyo Hyun-chul
• 2004Hair — Kang Woon-do
• 2004My Brother — Kim Seong-hyeon
• 2003A Letter From Mars — Seung-jae
• Good Person — Park jun pil
• 2003Save the Green Planet! — Lee Byeong-gu
• 2002No Comment
• 2002Surprise Party — Kim Jung-woo
• 2002Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance — Ryu
• 2001Coming Out — Song Jae-min
• 2001Guns & Talks — Jung-woo
• 2000Joint Security Area — Pvt. Jeong Woo-jin
• 2000The Foul King — Bully 1
• 1999The Spy — Woo-yeol
• 1998The Happenings — Kim Chu-rak
• The Tomb of Fog

Appearances as themselves (9)

• New Old Boy : Dir. Park — Self
• Yoobari Talkbari — Self
• Shaman — Self
• Salon Drip — Self
• Just an Excuse — Self
• You Quiz on the Block — Self
• Baeksang Arts Awards — Self
• Running Man — Self
• 2005The Process of Mr. Vengeance — Self