Shin Sung-rok
Born (1982-11-23) November 23, 1982
Seoul, South Korea[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
AgentSangyoung ENT
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Spouse
Unknown
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(m. 2016)​
Children1
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSin Seong-rok
McCune–ReischauerSin Sŏng-rok

Shin Sung-rok (born November 23, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He frequently appears in films and television series, but is better known an active in musical theatre.

Early life

Shin had initially aspired to become a basketball player together with his brother Je-rok, who is two years younger.[2] Both brothers attended Whimoon High School, known as one of Seoul's top high school basketball programs.[3] An injury prompted Shin to reconsider another career and he transferred to Anyang Arts High School.[3] He majored in Theater and Film at the University of Suwon but subsequently dropped out after being cast in a play.[3][4][5]

Career

Shin made his acting debut in 2003, but found it difficult to find acting jobs since directors were reluctant to cast the 189 centimeter-tall aspiring actor in supporting or minor roles. Thinking he would have a better chance if he gained more acting experience and honed his craft on the stage, Shin switched gears and joined the theater company Hakchon.[6][7]

When Shin performed in his first musical Moskito, there were only 20-25 audience members in the 500-seat hall. Despite feeling depressed and frustrated, he said the experience made him strong and helped him become an actor with plenty of guts.[5]

While doing the musical Dracula, Shin was cast in his first substantial onscreen role, in the risqué cable drama Hyena (2006).[6] Supporting roles in dramas and films followed, notably in Thank You (2007) and My Life's Golden Years (also known as All About My Family, 2008). He also appeared on season 1 of the MBC dating reality show We Got Married as a "fake couple" with female comedian Kim Shin-young.

Mainstream breakthrough still eluded Shin, but in theater his star was rising. In 2007, Shin was picked from 400 auditionees for the lead role Solomon in Dancing Shadows, a musical adaptation of the realist play Forest Fire by celebrated Korean playwright Cha Beom-seok.[4] He later received a Best New Actor nomination from the Korea Musical Awards.[8]

As Shin starred in one hit musical after another, he continued to impress critics with his acting performances, his strong and powerful baritone vocals and his delicate and clear alto notes.[9] He is now considered a top musical star, even drawing fans from outside Korea to his shows.[10]

Definitely Neighbors (2010) further boosted his TV profile; for his role as a difficult chef who falls in love with an older divorcee, Shin won Best Supporting Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama at the 2010 SBS Drama Awards.[6][11] His most popular drama yet was the romantic comedy My Love from the Star (2013), in which he appeared as a villainous businessman.[12][13] This was followed by supporting roles in the 2014 series Trot Lovers (as a talent agency CEO), Liar Game (as the host of a reality show), and The King's Face (as a face reader).[14][15][16]

Despite branching out to film and television, Shin has maintained that his heart will always belong to the stage, and has stated, "I feel more affection toward the stage [rather than TV]. I think it is the stage where actors learn life and understand the meaning of acting. It is where I learned how to act and where I gained confidence. I think the core of my life will remain on the stage" (The Korea Herald, 2007).[4] "The musical is like my old home and it made me what I am now, so I can't stop performing the musicals however busy I get" (The Korea Times, 2009)[5]

In September 2021, Shin decided not to renew his contract with HB Entertainment.[17] Later on September 27, 2021, Shin signed a contract with Screening ENT.[18]

Personal life

Shin has a younger brother. Shin Jae-rok is a former professional basketball player who had short stints with Anyang KT&G Kites and Changwon LG Sakers before retiring. He became a chef and has since opened his own restaurant.[19] Both of them appeared on KBS talk show Happy Together on July 30, 2015.

Shin began dating ballerina Kim Joo-won in 2011; Kim was a principal dancer with the Korea National Ballet for 15 years from 1988 to 2003, and currently teaches at Sungshin Women's University.[20] The pair broke up after four years of dating in August 2015.[21]

In June 2016, Shin married a non-celebrity office worker in Hawaii.[22][23][24] In November the same year, Shin became a father to a daughter.[25]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Ref.
2002 Shoot for the Stars
2003 Heungbu's Good Luck
2006 Hyena Lee Seok-jin
2007 Thank You Choi Seok-hyun
Drama City "I'm a Very Special Lover" Lee Jin-ho
2008 The Art of Seduction Hyun-soo
One Mom and Three Dads Na Hwang Kyung-tae [26]
My Life's Golden Age Go Kyung-woo
2010 Definitely Neighbors Jang Gun-hee
2013 My Love from the Star Lee Jae-kyung
2014 Lovers of Music Jo Geun-woo
Liar Game Kang Do-young
The King's Face Kim Do-chi
2016 On the Way to the Airport Park Jin-suk [27]
2017 Man Who Dies to Live Kang Ho-rim [28]
2018 Return Oh Tae-seok [29]
2018–2019 The Last Empress Lee Hyuk [30]
2019 Vagabond Gi Tae-woong [31]
Perfume Seo Yi-do [32]
2020 Kairos Kim Seo-jin [33]
2022 Doctor Lawyer Jayden Lee [34]

Film

Year Title Role Ref.
2005 All for Love Basketball player
2007 The Worst Guy Ever Kwon Jae-hoon
2008 Lovers of Six Years Lee Jin-sung
2010 Bloody Innocent Dong-shik
Finding Mr. Destiny Captain Choi (cameo)
2011 The Story of My Life Sung-rok
Pitch High Kang Dae-hyun (cameo)
2016 The Age of Shadows Jo Hwe-ryung [35]
2017 The Prison Chang-gil [36]

Television show

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 We Got Married Season 1 Cast With Kim Shin-young (Ep. 42, 45-54)
2020 Double Casting Host [37]
2020–2021 Master in the House Cast Member Ep. 102–177 [38][39]
2022 OCine Host [40]

Theater

Year Title Role Ref
2004 Moskito [41][42]
Singin' in the Rain Dong-hyun
2006 Dracula Dracula
Finding Kim Jong-wook Kim Jong-wook [43]
Passion of the Rain
2007 Dancing Shadows Solomon [4]
Hamlet Prince Hamlet [44]
Separated Man and Woman Kang Yeon-oh
Finding Kim Jong-wook Kim Jong-wook/First Love
2008 Separated Man and Woman Kang Yeon-oh
Fiddler on the Roof Perchik [45][46]
2009 My Scary Girl Hwang Dae-woo [5]
Roméo et Juliette Romeo [9]
2009–2010 Jack the Ripper Daniel
2010 Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès [47][48]
The Story of My Life Thomas Weaver [49][50]
Tick, Tick... Boom! Jon [51]
2010–2011 Hero An Jung-geun [52]
2011 Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès [53]
2013 Closer Dan
Carmen Don José
2014 Le Roi Soleil Louis XIV [54]
2015 Elisabeth Death
2016 Daddy Long Legs Jervis [55]
Mata Hari Ladoux [56][57][58]
Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès [59][60][61]
2017 Daddy Long Legs Jervis Pendleton [62]
2017–2018 Sandglass Park Tae-soo [63][64][65]
2018 The Devotion of Suspect X Yukawa
Daddy Long Legs Jervis Pendleton
2019 [66]
2019–2020 Rebecca Maxim de Winter [67][68]
2020–2021 Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès [69][70]
2021 The Dracula Dracula [71]
2021–2022 Jekyll & Hyde Jekyll/Hyde [72][73]
2022 Elisabeth das Musical Death [74]
2022–2023 Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd [75]
2023 Ben-Hur Ben-Hur [76]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2007 13th Korea Musical Awards Best New Actor Dancing Shadows Nominated [8]
2008 MBC Drama Awards Best New Actor My Life's Golden Age Nominated
2010 SBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Weekend/Daily Drama Definitely Neighbors Won [11]
2014 7th Korea Drama Awards Hot Star Award My Love from the Star Won [77]
3rd APAN Star Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
22nd Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Won
SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special Won [78]
KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Trot Lovers and The King's Face Won
2017 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Man Who Dies to Live Won [79]
2018 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama The Last Empress Won [80]
Best Character Return Won
2019 12th Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor Perfume Nominated [81]
KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Nominated
Netizen Award, Actor Nominated
Best Couple Award with Ko Won-hee Nominated
SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Vagabond Nominated
2020 SBS Entertainment Awards Best Entertainer Award Master in the House Won [82]
MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Kairos Won [83]
Best Couple Award with Lee Se-young Nominated
2022 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Doctor Lawyer Nominated [84]

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