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Shin Sung-rok
File:20201229 shinsungrok.jpg
Born (1982-11-23) November 23, 1982 (age 41)
South Korea
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
AgentHB Entertainment [ko][1]
Spousem. 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 and active in musical theatre.

Career

Shin Sung-rok had wanted to become an actor since high school, so when an injury cut short his career as an amateur basketball player (his brother is Shin Je-rok, formerly of the Anyang KT&G Kites),[2] he decided to major in Theater and Film at Suwon University, though he later dropped out.[3][4] 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.[5][6]

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.[4]

While doing the musical Dracula, Shin was cast in his first substantial onscreen role, in the risqué cable drama Hyena (2006).[5] 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.[3] He later received a Best New Actor nomination from the Korea Musical Awards.[7]

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.[8] He is now considered a top musical star, even drawing fans from outside Korea to his shows.[9]

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.[5][10] His most popular drama yet was the romantic comedy My Love from the Star (2013), in which he appeared as a villainous businessman.[11][12] 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).[13][14][15]

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).[3] "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)[4]

Personal life

Shin has a younger brother; Shin Jae-rok who is a chef by profession. Both of them appeared on July 30, 2015 KBS talk show Happy Together.

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.[16] The pair broke up after four years of dating in August 2015.[17]

In June 2016 Shin married a non-celebrity office worker in Hawaii.[18][19][20] In November the same year, Shin became a father to a daughter.[21]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Network Ref.
2002 Shoot for the Stars SBS
2003 A Problem at My Younger Brother's House SBS
2006 Hyena Lee Seok-jin tvN
2007 Thank You Choi Seok-hyun MBC
Drama City "I'm a Very Special Lover" Lee Jin-ho KBS2
2008 The Art of Seduction Hyun-soo OCN
One Mom and Three Dads Na Hwang Kyung-tae KBS2 [22]
My Life's Golden Age Go Kyung-woo MBC
2010 Definitely Neighbors Jang Gun-hee SBS
2013 My Love from the Star Lee Jae-kyung SBS
2014 Trot Lovers Jo Geun-woo KBS2
Liar Game Kang Do-young tvN
The King's Face Kim Do-chi KBS2
2016 On the Way to the Airport Park Jin-suk KBS2 [23]
2017 Man Who Dies to Live Kang Ho-rim MBC [24]
2018 Return Oh Tae-seok SBS [25]
The Last Empress Lee Hyuk [26]
2019 Vagabond Gi Tae-woong [27]
Perfume Seo Yi-do KBS2 [28]
2020 Kairos Kim Seo-jin MBC [29]

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 [30]
2017 The Prison Chang-gil [31]

Variety show

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2009 We Got Married Season 1 MBC Cast With Kim Shin-young (Ep. 42, 45-54)
2014 Happy Together KBS Guest Ep. 374 (The King's Face Special)
2015 With younger brother, Shin Je-rok (Ep. 408)
2020 Double Casting tvN Host [32]
2017 Running Man SBS Guest Ep. 372
2020–present Master in the House SBS Cast Ep. 102–present [33]

Theater

Year Title Role Ref
2004 Moskito [34][35]
Singin' in the Rain Dong-hyun
2006 Dracula Dracula
Finding Kim Jong-wook Kim Jong-wook [36]
Passion of the Rain
2007 Dancing Shadows Solomon [3]
Hamlet Prince Hamlet [37]
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 [38][39]
2009 My Scary Girl Hwang Dae-woo [4]
Roméo et Juliette Romeo [8]
2009-2010 Jack the Ripper Daniel
2010 Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès [40][41]
The Story of My Life Thomas Weaver [42][43]
Tick, Tick... Boom! Jon [44]
2010-2011 Hero An Jung-geun [45]
2011 Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès [46]
2013 Closer Dan
Carmen Don José
2014 Le Roi Soleil Louis XIV [47]
2015 Elisabeth Death
2016 Daddy Long Legs Jervis [48]
Mata Hari Ladoux [49] [50] [51]
Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès [52] [53] [54]
2017 Daddy Long Legs Jervis Pendleton [55]
2017-2018 Hourglass Park Tae Soo [56] [57] [58]
2019 Daddy Long Legs Jervis Pendleton [59]
2019-2020 Rebecca Maxim de Winter [60] [61]
2020-2021 Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès [62] [63]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2007 13th Korea Musical Awards Best New Actor Dancing Shadows Nominated [7]
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 [10]
2014 7th Korea Drama Awards Hot Star Award My Love from the Star Won [64]
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 [65]
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
2018 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama The Last Empress Won [66]
Best Character Return Won
2019 12th Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor Perfume Nominated [67]
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 [citation needed]
2020 SBS Entertainment Awards Best Entertainer Award Master in the House Won [68]
MBC Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries Kairos Won [69]
Best Couple Award with Lee Se-young Nominated

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