Shin Hyun-been

Acting

Shin Hyun-been

Born 1986-04-10 · South Korea

Shin Hyun-been (신현빈) is a South Korean actress born on April 10, 1986. A graduate of the Korea National University of Arts with a degree in Art Theory, she made her acting debut in the feature film He's on Duty (2010), earning Best New Actress at the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards. She achieved breakout success as Dr. Jang Gyeo-ul in Hospital Playlist (2020–2021). Her lead drama credits include Reflection of You (2021), Monstrous (2022), Reborn Rich (2022), Tell Me That You Love Me (2023–2024), and Cinderella at 2 AM (2024). Film credits include Confidential Assignment (2017) and Beasts Clawing at Straws (2020).

Acting credits

Colony poster
8.1

Professor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations.

Colony

2026

Revelations poster
6.4

A pastor who believes in divine revelation and a detective haunted by visions pursue a missing person case — exposing their own demons in the process.

Revelations

2025

Confidential Assignment poster
6.8

When a crime organization from North Korea crosses borders and enters South Korean soil, a South Korean detective must cooperate with a North Korean detective to investigate their whereabouts.

Confidential Assignment

2017

The Closet poster
7.1

After moving into a new house, a young girl begins displaying strange and disturbing behavior until, one day, she disappears behind a closet. While the devastated father is left with no clue about his daughter's disappearance, an exorcist shows up to help.

The Closet

2020

Take Point poster
6.9

On the day of the U.S. presidential election in 2024, a team of elite mercenaries embark on a secret CIA mission to abduct North Korea's politician in an underground bunker below the Korean Demilitarized Zone. However, they get caught in the crossfire which causes tensions to escalate to the brink of World War III.

Take Point

2018

Beasts Clawing at Straws poster
7.1

A struggling restaurant owner, caring for his sick mom, finds a bag of cash in a sauna locker, while a customs officer gets into trouble when his girlfriend runs off with money he borrowed from a loan shark.

Beasts Clawing at Straws

2020

The Ugly poster
6.9

One day while overseeing a documentary crew filming his blind father at work, Im Dong-hwan gets a phone call that his missing mother’s remains have been found after forty years. Determined to find the truth of her disappearance, Dong-hwan embarks on a twisted odyssey through his family’s traumatic past, uncovering dark secrets along the way.

The Ugly

2025

Cheer Up, Mr. Lee poster
8.0

Chul-soo is a man with an intellectual disability. One day, Chul-soo finds out that a young girl, Saet-byul, who is in hospital is his daughter. And soon, Saet-byul sneaks out of the hospital and travels by herself to a faraway city for her friend's birthday. As Chul-soo accompanies Saet-byul's journey, friendship develops between the two.

Cheer Up, Mr. Lee

2019

The Assassin(s) poster
NR

In 1974, a shooting shocks South Korea. Detective Cheol-gu, who witnesses the attack, Jae-hwan, the city desk editor whose coverage is suppressed, and Young-il, a rookie reporter, begin to dig beneath the cover-up. As their pursuit of the truth deepens, they come to confront forces meant to remain unseen.

The Assassin(s)

2026

Sunset in My Hometown poster
7.2

On the day that underground rapper Hak-soo fails his 7th audition, he receives a call from his hometown that his father is in the hospital. But he finds out that it was his father's plot to bring him to Byeon-san. To top it all, he is suspected as a phishing scam criminal and locked up in this small, boring suburb.

Sunset in My Hometown

2018

The Lost Choices poster
6.6

A young women is raped while on her way home. When she is rejected by the police, because they don't believe her, she sets out revenge. But not only on her rapist, but also the police and everybody who did not believe her.

The Lost Choices

2015

Gardeners poster
NR

A story about a public servant whose only hobby is growing plants, and due to a sudden massive debt, teams up with the neighborhood troublemaker to dive into a unique gardening business, causing the quiet town to spiral into unimaginable chaos.

Gardeners

He's on Duty poster
5.4

A South Korean man named Bang Tae-Sik looks more like someone from Southeast Asia and has difficulties finding employment. One day, Bang Tae-Sik disguises himself as a man from the country of Bhutan named ?Bangga? and succeeds in finding a job. Bang Tae-Sik then witnesses racism that migrant workers face in Korea

He's on Duty

2010

Almost Che poster
6.6

This hateful world only allows handsome guys to date! 'Below average guy' and Chinese restaurant delivery guy Kang Dae-oh was born single and solo until now. He has a crush on college girl Ye-rin whom he fell in love with at first sight but is blocked by her spec and hasn't been able to tell her his feelings yet.

Almost Che

2012