Shin Hyun-soo (; born July 8, 1989) is a South Korean actor. He began his career in acting through musicals before starring in television series.
Biography
Shin was born in Incheon, South Korea and is an only child.
Career Shin graduated from Dong Seoul University's Department of Acting and made his debut in 2013 with the short film Department Store, and has built up solid acting skills through numerous performances, including the play Scarred Places and the musical Mr. Show.
In 2020, Shin had signed an exclusive contract with King Kong by Starship.
In April 2024, Shin formed the band, Kongaltan through a 12-episode YouTube show, along with fellow actors from King Kong by Starship, Shin Seung-ho, Son Woo-hyun, Han Min, and You Hyun-soo. The group held a two-day mini concert on December 7–8 at Shinhan Card SOL Pay Square, where Shin performed as the keyboardist. They released their debut single, "Snow Duck" on December 15.
In 2025, Shin appeared in the movie Pretty Crazy and JTBC variety show, The Gentlemen’s League as a regular member, joining Park Hang-seo team.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2013 Department Store Short Film 2021 Unframed – Findy Won-seok Short Film Watcha 2025 Pretty Crazy Young-sik 2026 Underground Kwon Seung-hyun Veranda Feature Film
Television series
Year Title Role Notes 2015 My Beautiful Bride Remember: War of the Son Bae Chul-joo 2016 Marrying My Daughter Twice Thumping Spike Lee Han-sol Hello, My Twenties! Yoon Jong-yeol Thumping Spike 2 Lee Han-sol 2017 Three Color Fantasy:"The Universe's Star" Koo Se-joo The Emperor: Owner of the Mask Lee Chung-woon Hello, My Twenties! 2 Yoon Jong-yeol My Golden Life Seo Ji-ho 2018 Welcome to Waikiki Phillip Cameo (Episode 16) Twelve Nights Hyun Oh KBS Drama Special'''Episode: "The Expiration Date of You and Me" |Lee Hyun-soo |One-act drama |style="text-align:center" | |- ! scope="row"| 2019 | Welcome to Waikiki 2 | Guk Ki-bong | | style="text-align:center" | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2020 | Mystic Pop-up Bar | Kim Do-young | Cameo (Episode 8) | style="text-align:center" | |- | KBS Drama SpecialEpisode: "The Reason Why I Can't Tell You" | Kim Ji-hoo | One-act drama | style="text-align:center" | |- ! scope="row"| 2021 | Bossam: Steal the Fate | Lee Dae-yeob | | style="text-align:center" | |- ! scope="row"| 2023 |O'PENing:"Don't Press the Peach" |young Kim Kang-soo |One-act drama |style="text-align:center" | |- ! scope="row"| 2024 |O'PENing:"Our Beautiful Summer" |Coach |Special Appearance |style="text-align:center" | |- ! scope="row"| 2025 | My Dearest Nemesis| Seo Ha-jin's ex-husband | Cameo (Episode 10) | style="text-align:center" | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2026 | Filing for Love| Kwon Hyun-woo | Special Appearance |style="text-align:center" | |- | A Bona Fide Killer'' Seul-gi (Sergey) Kang Hee-soo
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2022 X of Crisis Andy Jung 2023 Duty After School Lee Chun-ho 2024Branding in Seongsu Kim Jin-seok Special appearance (Episode 1-4) 2025 One: High School Heroes Kim Su-gyeom
Television shows YearTitleRoleNotes 2025 The Gentlemen's League 4 Regular Member
Stage +Musical play performancesYearTitleRoleTheaterDateEnglishKorean2014Hoy Style Magazine Show호이 스타일 매거진 쇼Daehakro TOM 1November 24, 2014 2015Wedding Fantasy웨딩 판타지Kim Cheol-suJizzel Small TheaterDecember 19, 2015 - December 30, 20152016Daehakro Star City Casino Hall (Former Tiny Alley)January 2, 2016 - January 31, 2016Yundang Art Hall 2February 12, 2016 - April 30, 20162017Daehakro Art Space HyehwaDecember 2, 2016 - January 1, 2017 Theater +Theater play performancesYearTitleRoleTheaterDateEnglishKorean2013 Sunset Theater 노을소극장 Ogi 오기Dongsoo Small Theater Catholic Youth Center/Dari CY Theater 카톨릭청년회관/다리CY씨어터 2014 Wounded Places 상처 난 자리들 Jung-wooMr. Show미스터쇼JustinShinhan Card SOL Pay SquareMarch 27, 2014 - July 26, 2014Busan Cinema Center Sky TheaterAugust 15, 2014 - August 17, 2014EXCO West Wing 5th Floor AuditoriumAugust 22, 2014 - August 24, 2014CJB Media Center Art HallAugust 30, 2014 - August 31, 2014CMB Expo Art HallSeptember 12, 2014 - September 14, 2014Suwon SK Artrium Grand TheaterSeptember 19, 2014 - September 21, 2014Seongnam Arts Center Opera HouseOctober 4, 2014 - October 5, 20142024 Me and My Grandfather나와 할아버지Jun-heethe Scone 2nd Hall of the Seokyeong University Performing Arts CenterSeptember 24, 2024 – November 24, 2024 2026Yes24 Art One Hall September 11, 2026 – November 2, 2026
Discography Singles Title Year Peak chartpositions Album KOR HotPeak chart positions on Billboards K-pop Hot 100: "Waikiki (Actors Ver.)" 2019 — Welcome to Waikiki 2 OST "Snow Duck" () 2024 — Snow Duck Singles
Awards and nominations +Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, recipient of the award and the result of the nomination Award Year Category Recipient Result Asia Artist Awards 2016 Rising Star Award Shin Hyun-soo 2017 New Wave Award 2018 Focus Award
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