Shin Dong-wook
{{Short description|South Korean actor (born 1982)}}
{{family name hatnote|Shin||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shin Dong-wook
| image = Shin Dong-wook in 2022.png
| image_size =
| caption = Shin in 2022
| birth_name = Shin Hwa-shik
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|9|14}}
| 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)
| module = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes|headercolor=transparent
| hangul = 신동욱
| hanja =
| rr = Sin Dong-wuk
| mr = Sin Tŏng-uk
| hangulborn = 신화식
| hanjaborn =
| rrborn = Sin Hwa-sik
| mrborn = Sin Hwa-sik
}}
}}
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).{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Hyo-won|title=Actor Shin Stars in Japanese TV Drama|url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2008/02/178_18333.html|work=The Korea Times|access-date=2014-02-13|date=31 January 2008}}{{cite web|title=Shin Dong-wook Plays Detective in Japanese TV Drama|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=608|work=KBS Global|accessdate=2014-02-13|date=1 February 2008}}
Career
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.{{cite web|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|script-title=ko:‘투병중’ 신동욱 측 “11월 장편소설 출간, 연예계 복귀 계획은 아직”|url=http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=201610281213140410|work=Newsen|language=ko|date=2016-10-28}} Soon after that, he appeared on TV for the first time in 6 years in a short video.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/11/shin-dong-wook-makes-appearance-for-the-first-time-in-6-years-after-suffering-a-rare-illness|title=Shin Dong Wook makes appearance for the first time in 6 years after suffering a rare illness|website=allkpop|access-date=2020-02-10}}
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.{{cite web|script-title=ko:‘투병중’ 신동욱 측 “11월 장편소설 출간, 연예계 복귀 계획은 아직”|url=http://www.xportsnews.com/?ac=article_view&entry_id=845140|work=Xport News|language=ko|date=25 April 2017}}{{cite web|script-title=ko:[인터뷰] 7년만에 복귀 신동욱 "다시 연기할 수 있어 매순간 기뻐요"|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110680375|work=OSEN|language=ko|date=4 July 2017}} Later that year he was cast in the police procedural drama Live as a policeman.{{cite web|url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1ONKBNJPTG|trans-title=Shin Dong-wook to star in Noh Hee-kyeong's "Live"|title=신동욱 측 "노희경 신작 '라이브' 출연 확정" (공식입장)|date=November 13, 2017|website=SE Daily}}
In 2018, Shin took a main role in the romance drama Dae Jang Geum Is Watching alongside Kwon Yu-ri.{{cite news|last=Sung|first=Ji-eun|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3050983|title=Yu-ri, Shin Dong-wook to star in MBC drama|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|publisher=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=July 30, 2018}}{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Hye-rang|url=http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201807231202537563442_1|title=유리X신동욱, 선혜윤PD 신작 '대장금이 보고있다' 출연 확정(공식)|publisher=Herald Pop|date=23 July 2018|language=ko}}
Personal life
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.{{cite web|last=Ho|first=Stewart|title=Kim Ki Bum's Cousin, Actor Shin Dong Wook, Suffering From Serious Disease, CRPS|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/26170/shin-dong-wook-diagnosed-with-crps|work=enewsWorld|accessdate=2014-02-13|date=11 January 2013}}{{cite web|last=Ho|first=Stewart|title=Shin Dong Wook is Continuing to Positively Battle His CRPS|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/26744/shin-dong-wook-gives-an-update-to-fans|work=enewsWorld|accessdate=2014-02-13|date=17 January 2014}}
On May 24, 2017, Shin appeared as a guest in the Radio Star Episode 528 and assured his illness is under control.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2017/05/actor-shin-dong-wook-opens-up-about-his-rare-incurable-illness|title=Actor Shin Dong Wook opens up about his rare, incurable illness|website=allkpop|access-date=2020-02-10}}
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.{{cite web|script-title=ko:[공식입장] 신동욱 측 "9살 연하 한의사 여자친구와 열애 맞다" 인정 |url=http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1110953868|work=OSEN|author=Ha Jeong|language=ko|date=26 July 2017}}
Filmography
=Television series=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Original Title !Role !Notes |
| rowspan="3" |2004
|미안하다, 사랑한다 | |Cameo (episode 1) |
| If You Only Knew
| | | |
| Oh Feel Young
|오!필승 봉순영 | | |
| rowspan="2" |2005
|홍콩 익스프레스 |Joo Young-yuk |Credited as Shin Hwa-Shik |
| Goodbye To Sadness
|슬픔이여안녕 | | |
| rowspan="2" |2006
|Soulmate |소울메이트 |Dong Wook | |
| Cloud Stairs
|구름계단 |Choi Jong-soo | |
| 2007
|쩐의 전쟁 |Ha Woo-Sung | |
| rowspan="3" |2008
|온에어 |Drama Actor |Cameo (episode 14) |
| Keitai Deka Zenigata Kai (The Cellphone Detective)
| | |guest appearance - season 2, ep 12 |
| Lottery Trio
|복권3인조 | | |
| 2010
|별을 따다줘 |Won Joon-ha | |
| 2017
|파수꾼 |Lee Gwan-woo | |
| rowspan="2" |2018
|Live |라이브 |Choi Myung-ho | |
| Dae Jang Geum Is Watching
|대장금이 보고 있다 |Han San-hae | |
| 2020–2023
|낭만닥터 김사부 |Bae Moon-jeong |
| 2020
|(아는 건 별로 없지만) 가족입니다 |Im Gun-joo | |
| 2021
| 너를 닮은 사람 | Jung Seon-woo |
| 2021–2022
| 지금, 헤어지는 중입니다 | Yoon Soo-wan |
| 2022
| 오늘부터 우리는 | Lee Kang-jae |
=Film=
- Yellow Hair 2 (2001)
=Variety show=
- Kko Kko Tours Single♥Single (KBS2, 2008){{cite web|title=New Couples Segment Added to Happy Sunday|url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/hallyu/entertainment_news_view.html?No=1703|work=KBS Global|accessdate=2014-02-13|date=12 September 2008}}
- Tracking! X-Boyfriend (Mnet, 2007-2008)
- King of Mask Singer (MBC, 2017){{Cite news|author=Yoo Ji-hye|script-title=ko:'복면' 김효진·예지·신동욱·정혜성, 편견 넘은 '반전' [종합]|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110644686|work=OSEN|date=May 14, 2017|accessdate=May 14, 2017|language=ko}}
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination ! scope="col" | Award ceremony ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominee / Work ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row"| Andre Kim Best Star Awards
| style="text-align:center" | 2007 | New Star Award | Shin Dong-wook | {{won}} |style="text-align:center" |{{cite web|last=Garcia|first=Cathy Rose A.|title=Top Stars Win Andre Kim Awards|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/01/199_2139.html|work=The Korea Times|access-date=2014-02-13|date=1 May 2007}} |
|---|
| scope="row" rowspan="3" | SBS Drama Awards
|style="text-align:center" | 2007 | New Star Award | {{won}} | |
| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" | 2022
| Best Couple Award | Shin Dong-wook with Sung Hoon and Im Soo-hyang | {{nom}} |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Romance/Comedy Drama
| {{nom}} |
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://cafe.daum.net/tlsghktlr Shin Dong-wook Fan Cafe] at Daum {{in lang|ko}}
- {{HanCinema person}}
- {{IMDb name|2928445|Shin Dong-wook}}
{{SBS Drama Awards for Best New Actor}}
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Category:21st-century South Korean male actors
Category:South Korean male film actors