Shin Sung-rok

Shin Sung-rok
Born (1982-11-23) November 23, 1982
South Korea
Occupation Actor
Years active 2003-present
Agent HB Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul 신성록
Hanja 申成祿
Revised Romanization Sin Seong-rok
McCune–Reischauer Sin 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),[1] he decided to major in Theater and Film at Suwon University, though he later dropped out.[2][3] Shin made his acting debut in 2003, but found it difficult to find acting jobs since directors were reluctant to cast the 187 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.[4][5]

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.[3]

While doing the musical Dracula, Shin was cast in his first substantial onscreen role, in the risqué cable drama Hyena (2006).[4] 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.[2] He later received a Best New Actor nomination from the Korea Musical Awards.[6]

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

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.[4][9] His most popular drama yet was the romantic comedy My Love from the Star (2013), in which he appeared as a villainous businessman.[10][11] 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).[12][13][14]

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).[2] "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)[3]

Personal life

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.[15] The pair broke up after four years of dating in August 2015.[16] In June 2016 he married a non-celebrity office worker.[17]

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Role Network Notes
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 [18]
My Life's Golden Age Go Kyung-woo MBC
2009 We Got Married Season 1 Himself with Kim Shin-young 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 [19]
2017 Man Who Dies to Live Kang Ho-rim MBC [20]
2018 Return Oh Tae-seok SBS [21]
An Empress's Dignity Lee Hyuk [22]
2019 Vagabond Ki Tae-woong [23]

Film

Year Title Role Notes
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 [24]
2017 The Prison Chang-gil [25]

Theater

Year Title Role Ref
2004 Moskito [26][27]
Singin' in the Rain Dong-hyun
2006 Dracula Dracula
Finding Kim Jong-wook Kim Jong-wook [28]
Passion of the Rain
2007 Dancing Shadows Solomon [2]
Hamlet Prince Hamlet [29]
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 [30][31]
2009 My Scary Girl Hwang Dae-woo [3]
Roméo et Juliette Romeo [7]
2009-2010 Jack the Ripper Daniel
2010 Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès [32][33]
The Story of My Life Thomas Weaver [34][35]
Tick, Tick... Boom! Jon [36]
2010-2011 Hero An Jung-geun [37]
2011 Monte Cristo Edmond Dantès [38]
2013 Closer Dan
Carmen Don José
2014 Le Roi Soleil Louis XIV [39]
2015 Elisabeth Death
2016 Daddy Long Legs Jervis [40]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2007 13th Korea Musical Awards Best New Actor Dancing Shadows Nominated [6]
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 [9]
2014 7th Korea Drama Awards Hot Star Award My Love from the Star Won [41]
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 [42]
KBS Drama Awards Best Supporting Actor Trot Lovers, The King's Face Won
2017 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Man Who Dies to Live Won

References

  1. ↑ "An Interview with Love from Star Cast Shin Sung Rok and His Chef Brother". BNTNews. April 22, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Herald Interview: 'It is heart that embraces character'". The Korea Herald. June 21, 2007.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Shin Flies High in My Scary Girl". The Korea Times. March 3, 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 "Shin Sung Rok: 'Middle Aged Women Fans Have Increased'" Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine.. KBS Global. July 28, 2010.
  5. ↑ "What's Hakchon". Hakchon.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  6. 1 2 Dancing Shadows Sweeps Musical Awards. The Korea Times. October 24, 2007.
  7. 1 2 Romeo et Juliette Back in Korean. The Korea Times. May 18, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Next Hallyu in Musicals?". The Korea Times. March 27, 2009.
  9. 1 2 "Ko Hyun-jung wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. January 3, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Watch out! They 'steal' scenes, your heart". The Korea Times. April 1, 2014.
  11. ↑ "My Love sparks hallyu sensation". The Korea Times. March 2, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Shin Sung-rok to join Lover of Trot". Korea JoongAng Daily. May 14, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Kim So Eun, Lee Sang Yoon and Shin Sung Rok Confirmed for Drama Liar Game". enewsWorld. September 12, 2014.
  14. ↑ ""The King's Face", Shin Sung-rok's first historical drama". Hancinema. October 29, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Shin and Kim are a couple". Korea JoongAng Daily. May 7, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Shin Sung Rok & Kim Joo Won broke up". Star News. September 19, 2015.
  17. ↑ http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/05/25/0200000000AEN20160525007800315.html
  18. ↑ "Eugene (Eugene) and Jo Hyun-jae cast in KBS "Three Dads, One Mom"". Hancinema. February 27, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Shin will appear in 'Airport'". Korea JoongAng Daily. July 13, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Choi Min-soo, Kang Ye-won and Shin Sung-rok in "Man Who Dies to Live"". Hancinema. May 14, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Shin Sung-rok to star in "Return" as the bad guy". Hancinema. October 15, 2017.
  22. ↑ "[단독] 신성록, 김순옥 신작 '황후의 품격' 주인공 출연 확정". My Daily (in Korean).
  23. ↑ "[단독]신성록, 250억원 대작 '배가본드' 주연". JTBC (in Korean). March 29, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Shin Sung-rok may join Song Kang-ho, Gong Yoo and Han Ji-min in 'The Age of Shadows'". Hancinema. September 7, 2015.
  25. ↑ "HAN Suk-kyu and KIM Rae-won Go to THE PRISON". Korean Film Biz Zone. February 5, 2016.
  26. ↑ "모스키토". Hakchon.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  27. ↑ "Moskito - Info". Hakchon.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  28. ↑ "From playwright to director: Bold move" Archived 2013-05-02 at WebCite. Korea JoongAng Daily. January 31, 2011.
  29. ↑ "Fall winds blow Shakespeare to Korea". Korea JoongAng Daily. October 4, 2007.
  30. ↑ Fiddler Touches Hearts of Audience. The Korea Times. November 24, 2008.
  31. ↑ "Director Portrays Fiddler in Korean Sentiment". The Korea Times. October 22, 2008.
  32. ↑ "Star-Studded Cast Shine in Monte Cristo". The Korea Times. February 10, 2010.
  33. ↑ Special effects sizzle in Monte Cristo. Korea JoongAng Daily. April 28, 2010.
  34. ↑ "Two-man Broadway musical to hit stage". The Korea Times. June 8, 2010.
  35. ↑ "Shin Chun-soo says Story goes against current musicals". 10Asia. June 3, 2010.
  36. ↑ "Cover Story: 당신의 서른 즈음에 대하여" Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine.. Chungmu Art Hall. August 24, 2010.
  37. ↑ "Chung portrays patriot Ahn's humanity on stage". The Korea Times. December 24, 2010.
  38. ↑ Monte Cristo returns with stronger revenge. The Korea Times. May 14, 2011.
  39. ↑ "Ahn, Shin to star in musical Sun King". The Korea Times. January 29, 2014.
  40. ↑ "'Daddy-Long-Legs' reborn with music". The Korea Times. August 10, 2016.
  41. ↑ "Kim Soo-hyun wins at drama festival". Korea JoongAng Daily. October 3, 2014.
  42. ↑ "Jun Ji-hyun beats Kim Soo-hyun in SAF". The Korea Herald. January 1, 2015.
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