Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1974-05-30 (Age: 52)
Place of Birth
Seoul, South Korea
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.
Filmography (41)
Wild Sing
2026
The Anchor
2022
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
2020
The Present
2019
Inseparable Bros
2019
Extreme Job
2019
What a Man Wants
2018
Room No.7
2017
The Villainess
2017
Decades Apart
2017
Detour
2016
Empire of Lust
2015
Big Match
2014
Running Man
2013
