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Shin Ha-kyun

Actor

Shin Ha-kyun

Born May 30, 1974 in Seoul, South Korea40 films

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.

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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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Joint Security Area posterFirst watchJoint Security Area20007.8as Pvt. Jeong Woo-jinTwo North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Lady Vengeance poster7.5Lady Vengeance2005Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance poster7.5Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance2002Thirst poster7.1Thirst2009The Villainess poster6.9The Villainess2017Extreme Job poster7.2Extreme Job2019The Thieves poster6.8The Thieves2012Welcome to Dongmakgol poster7.4Welcome to Dongmakgol2005Save the Green Planet! poster7.0Save the Green Planet!2003

Filmography

40 films as actor
  1. TBAThe Tomb of Fog
  2. 2026Wild SingYGP / Park Yong-gu
  3. 2022The AnchorChoi In-ho
  4. 2020Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIPAli (voice)
  5. 2019The PresentKang Sang-Gu
  6. 2019Inseparable BrosSe-ha
  7. 2019Extreme JobLee Moo-bae
  8. 2018What a Man WantsBong-soo
  9. 2017Room No. 7Doo-sik
  10. 2017The VillainessJoong-sang
  11. 2017Decades ApartJeong Woo-jin
  12. 2016DetourJoong-pil
  13. 2015Empire of LustKim Min-jae
  14. 2014Big MatchAce
  15. 2013Running ManCha Jong-woo
  16. 2012The ThievesArt Curator
  17. 2011The Front LineKang Eun-pyo
  18. 2010Café NoirYoung-soo
  19. 2010Foxy FestivalJang-bae
  20. 2010The Quiz Show ScandalDoctor of Engineering
  21. 2009ThirstKang-woo
  22. 2008The Devil's GameMin Hee-do
  23. 2007My SonUncle Wild Goose (voice)
  24. 2006No Mercy for the RudeKilla
  25. 2005Murder, Take OneKim Young-hun
  26. 2005Welcome to Dongmakgol2nd Lt. Pyo Hyun-chul
  27. 2005Lady VengeanceAssassin 2
  28. 2004HairKang Woon-do
  29. 2004My BrotherKim Seong-hyeon
  30. 2003A Letter From MarsSeung-jae
  31. 2003Save the Green Planet!Lee Byeong-gu
  32. 2002Surprise PartyKim Jung-woo
  33. 2002No Comment
  34. 2002Sympathy for Mr. VengeanceRyu
  35. 2001Guns & TalksJung-woo
  36. 2001Coming OutSong Jae-min
  37. 2000Joint Security AreaPvt. Jeong Woo-jin
  38. 2000The Foul KingBully 1
  39. 1999The SpyWoo-yeol
  40. 1998The HappeningsKim Chu-rak