Shin Hye-sun
Actor · Born August 31, 1989 (37) · Seoul, South Korea
Shin Hye-sun is a South Korean actress managed by YNK Entertainment (YNK 엔터테인먼트). Inspired by Won Bin’s performance in the drama “Autumn Tale,” Shin entered the Film Art program at Sejong University and made her acting debut in the 2012 television drama “School 2013” (학교 2013). Her accolades began to accumulate, with the 2016 Scene Stealer Festival awarding her Rookie of the Year. Subsequent years saw her triumphant at the KBS Drama Awards and SBS Drama Awards, securing Excellence and Top Excellence accolades for her performances. In 2021, she was honoured with Close-up Award at the Korean Film Producers Association Awards.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 31, 1989 (37)
- Seoul, South Korea
- Actor
- 18 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
What are Shin Hye-sun's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 8 of 12 analyzed roles.
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- Allyas Lee Yun-tae in Five Children (2016)
- Heroas Seo Ji-an in My Golden Life (2017)
- Heroas Lee Yeon-seo in Angel's Last Mission: Love (2019)
- Allyas Se-hee in Collectors (2020)
- Heroas Kim So-yong (with chef's soul) in Mr. Queen (2020)
- Heroas Ahn Jung-in in Innocence (2020)
- Heroas Cho Sam-dal in Welcome to Samdalri (2023)
- Heroas Ban Ji-eum in See You in My 19th Life (2023)
- Heroas So Si-min in Brave Citizen (2023)
- Heroas Jang Soo-hyeon in Target (2023)
- Shapeshifteras Han So-ra in Following (2024)
- Tricksteras Sarah Kim in The Art of Sarah (2026)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet10
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Shin Hye-sun's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Shin Hye-sun's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
35 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Filing for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Art of Sarah(2026)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Dear Hyeri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Following(2024)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Welcome to Samdalri(2023)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Brave Citizen(2023)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Target(2023)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
See You in My 19th Life(2023)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Nattering with Nah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Lean on Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Mr. Queen(2020)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Collectors(2020)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Innocence(2020)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Hymn of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Still 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
My Golden Life(2017)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
A Day(2017)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Stranger(2017)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Legend of the Blue Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Five Children(2016)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
A Violent Prosecutor(2016)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
She Was Pretty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Oh My Ghost(2015)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Forever Young (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The mother earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
One Summer Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Angel Eyes(2014)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
School 2013 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Running Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
SBS Drama Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
KBS Drama Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Dash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Love O’Clock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles, 33 of them dated from 1987 to 2026; peak year 2024.
Biggest box office
Collectors (2020)
Highest rated
Mr. Queen (2020)
Most popular right now
Welcome to Samdalri (2023)
Film career
Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2012Screen debut· School 2013
- 2016First film· A Violent Prosecutor
- 2020First top-billed film· Innocence
- 2023Career best· Brave Citizen
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Shin Hye-sun's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th9
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved6
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser11
Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Shin Hye-sun's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Shin Hye-sun work with?
People who share at least 2 of Shin Hye-sun's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cha Cheong-hwa shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Cha Cheong-hwaShared titles: Brave Citizen (2023), See You in My 19th Life (2023), Mr. Queen (2020)See all 3 shared titles with Cha Cheong-hwa
- Byun Yo-hanShared titles: Following (2024), A Day (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Byun Yo-han
- Lee Jae-wonShared titles: Welcome to Samdalri (2023), Mr. Queen (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Lee Jae-won
