Shin Dong-wook | |||||||||||||||||
Birth Name: | Shin Hwa-shik | ||||||||||||||||
Birth Date: | 14 September 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
Birth Place: | Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
Education: | Kookmin University - Theater and Film | ||||||||||||||||
Occupation: | Actor | ||||||||||||||||
Years Active: | 2004–2010, 2017–present | ||||||||||||||||
Agent: | Snowball Entertainment | ||||||||||||||||
Family: | Kim Kibum (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||
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Shin Dong-wook (born Shin Hwa-shik on September 14, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in Soulmate and Cloud Stairs (both in 2006), and his supporting role in War of Money (2007).[1] [2]
In November 2016, Shin published his first novel, Writing, Space Journal about a man in a space elevator construction project that drifts into the galaxy, a love story between a cranky genius businessperson and a genius theoretical physicist.[3] Soon after that, he appeared on TV for the first time in 6 years in a short video.[4]
After a seven year hiatus in May 2017, Shin made his acting comeback with a supporting role in the drama The Guardians, in which he took a role of a Catholic priest.[5] [6] Later that year he was cast in the police procedural drama Live as a policeman.[7]
In 2018, Shin took a main role in the romance drama Dae Jang Geum Is Watching alongside Kwon Yu-ri.[8] [9]
Shin stayed out of the public eye for 6 years, since 2011, when he was discharged early from mandatory military service upon diagnosis of a rare condition, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), a chronic disease that causes extreme bouts of pain without a known cause or cure.[10] [11] On May 24, 2017 Shin appeared as a guest in the Radio Star Episode 528 and assured his illness is under control.[12]
In July 2018, Shin's agency confirmed that he is in a relationship with a Korean traditional medicine doctor who is nine years his junior who has been a long term fan of his.[13]
Year | Title | Original Title | Role | Notes | |
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2004 | I'm Sorry, I Love You | 미안하다, 사랑한다 | Cameo (episode 1) | ||
If You Only Knew | |||||
Oh Feel Young | 오!필승 봉순영 | ||||
2005 | Hong Kong Express | 홍콩 익스프레스 | Joo Young-yuk | Credited as Shin Hwa-Shik | |
Goodbye To Sadness | 슬픔이여안녕 | ||||
2006 | Soulmate | 소울메이트 | Dong Wook | ||
Cloud Stairs | 구름계단 | Choi Jong-soo | |||
2007 | War of Money | 쩐의 전쟁 | Ha Woo-Sung | ||
2008 | On Air | 온에어 | Drama Actor | Cameo (episode 14) | |
Keitai Deka Zenigata Kai (The Cellphone Detective) | guest appearance - season 2, ep 12 | ||||
Lottery Trio | 복권3인조 | ||||
2010 | Wish Upon a Star | 별을 따다줘 | Won Joon-ha | ||
2017 | The Guardians | 파수꾼 | Lee Gwan-woo | ||
2018 | Live | 라이브 | Choi Myung-ho | ||
Dae Jang Geum Is Watching | 대장금이 보고 있다 | Han San-hae | |||
2020–2023 | Dr. Romantic | 낭만닥터 김사부 | Bae Moon-jeong | Season 2–3[14] | |
2020 | My Unfamiliar Family | (아는 건 별로 없지만) 가족입니다 | Im Gun-joo | ||
2021 | Reflection of You | 너를 닮은 사람 | Jung Seon-woo | [15] | |
2021–2022 | Now, We Are Breaking Up | 지금, 헤어지는 중입니다 | Yoon Soo-wan | [16] | |
2022 | Woori the Virgin | 오늘부터 우리는 | Lee Kang-jae | [17] |
Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | ||
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Andre Kim Best Star Awards | 2007 | New Star Award | Shin Dong-wook | [20] | |
SBS Drama Awards | 2007 | New Star Award | War of Money | ||
2022 | Best Couple Award | Shin Dong-wook with Sung Hoon and Im Soo-hyang Woori the Virgin | [21] | ||
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama | Woori the Virgin | [22] |