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

Running Man

You Quiz on the Block

Just an Excuse

Baeksang Arts Awards

Fifties Professionals

Beyond Evil

Fix You

Salon Drip

All Movies (42)

• Wild Sing2026 · as YGP
• The Anchor2022 · as Choi In-ho
• Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP2020 · as Ali (voice)
• The Present2019 · as Kang Sang-Gu
• Inseparable Bros2019 · as Se-ha
• Extreme Job2019 · as Lee Moo-bae
• What a Man Wants2018 · as Bong-soo
• Room No.72017 · as Doo-sik
• The Villainess2017 · as Joong-sang
• Decades Apart2017 · as Jeong Woo-jin
• Detour2016 · as Joong-pil
• Empire of Lust2015 · as Kim Min-jae
• Big Match2014 · as Ace
• Running Man2013 · as Cha Jong-woo
• The Thieves2012 · as Art Curator
• The Front Line2011 · as Kang Eun-pyo
• Café Noir2010 · as Young-soo
• Foxy Festival2010 · as Jang-bae
• The Quiz Show Scandal2010 · as Doctor of Engineering
• Making of Thirst2010
• Thirst2009 · as Kang-woo
• The Devil's Game2008 · as Min Hee-do
• My Son2007 · as Uncle Wild Goose (voice) (uncredited)
• No Mercy for the Rude2006 · as Killa
• The Process of Mr. Vengeance2005 · as Self
• Murder, Take One2005 · as Kim Young-hun
• Welcome to Dongmakgol2005 · as 2nd Lt. Pyo Hyun-chul
• Lady Vengeance2005 · as Assassin 2
• Hair2004 · as Kang Woon-do
• My Brother2004 · as Kim Seong-hyeon
• A Letter From Mars2003 · as Seung-jae
• Save the Green Planet!2003 · as Lee Byeong-gu
• Surprise Party2002 · as Kim Jung-woo
• No Comment2002
• Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance2002 · as Ryu
• Guns & Talks2001 · as Jung-woo
• Coming Out2001 · as Song Jae-min
• Joint Security Area2000 · as Pvt. Jeong Woo-jin
• The Foul King2000 · as Bully 1
• The Spy1999 · as Woo-yeol
• The Happenings1998 · as Kim Chu-rak
• The Tomb of Fog—

All TV Shows (22)

• Fifties Professionals2026 · as Jeong Ho-myeong
• The Korean Chef2026 · as 내레이션
• New Old Boy : Dir. Park2025 · as Self
• Yoobari Talkbari2025 · as Self
• The Auditors2024 · as Shin Cha-il
• Evilive2023 · as Han Dong-soo
• Salon Drip2023 · as Self
• Just an Excuse2022 · as Self
• Yonder2022 · as Jae-hyeon
• Unicorn2022 · as Steve
• Beyond Evil2021 · as Lee Dong-sik
• Fix You2020 · as Lee Shi-joon
• Less than Evil2018 · as Woo Tae-suk
• You Quiz on the Block2018 · as Self
• Pied Piper2016 · as Joo Sung-Chan
• Mr. Baek2014 · as Chairman Choi Go Bong / Choi Shin Hyung
• All About My Romance2013 · as Kim Soo Young
• Baeksang Arts Awards2012 · as Self
• Brain2011 · as Lee Kang-hoon
• Running Man2010 · as Self
• Harvest Villa2010
• Good Person2003 · as Park jun pil