Shin Dong-wook

• Name — Shin Dong-wook • Birth Name — Shin Hwa-shik • Born — 14 September 1982 • Birthplace — Seoul, South Korea • Education — Kookmin University - Theater and Film • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2004–2010, 2017–present • Agent — Snowball Entertainment • Family — Kim Kibum (cousin) Shin Dong-wook (born September 14, 1982), birth name Shin Hwa-shik, 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).

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. Soon after that, he appeared on TV for the first time in 6 years in a short video. 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. Later that year he was cast in the police procedural drama Live as a policeman. In 2018, Shin took a main role in the romance drama Dae Jang Geum Is Watching alongside Kwon Yu-ri.

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. On May 24, 2017, Shin appeared as a guest in the Radio Star Episode 528 and assured his illness is under control. 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.

• Year — Title — Original title — Role — Notes • 2004 — I'm Sorry, I Love You — 미안하다, 사랑한다 — Cameo (episode 1) • If You Only Knew • Oh Feel Young — 오!필승 봉순영 • 2005 — Hong Kong Express — 홍콩 익스프레스 — Joo Young-yuk — Credited as Shin Hwa-Shik • Goodbye To Sadness — 슬픔이여안녕 • 2006 — Soulmate — 소울메이트 — Dong Wook • Cloud Stairs — 구름계단 — Choi Jong-soo • 2007 — War of Money — 쩐의 전쟁 — Ha Woo-Sung • 2008 — On Air — 온에어 — Drama Actor — Cameo (episode 14) • Keitai Deka Zenigata Kai (The Cellphone Detective) — guest appearance - season 2, ep 12 • Lottery Trio — 복권3인조 • 2010 — Wish Upon a Star — 별을 따다줘 — Won Joon-ha • 2017 — The Guardians — 파수꾼 — Lee Gwan-woo • 2018 — Live — 라이브 — Choi Myung-ho • Dae Jang Geum Is Watching — 대장금이 보고 있다 — Han San-hae • 2020–2023 — Dr. Romantic — 낭만닥터 김사부 — Bae Moon-jeong — Season 2–3 • 2020 — My Unfamiliar Family — (아는 건 별로 없지만) 가족입니다 — Im Gun-joo • 2021 — Reflection of You — 너를 닮은 사람 — Jung Seon-woo • 2021–2022 — Now, We Are Breaking Up — 지금, 헤어지는 중입니다 — Yoon Soo-wan • 2022 — Woori the Virgin — 오늘부터 우리는 — Lee Kang-jae

• Kko Kko Tours Single♥Single (KBS2, 2008) • Tracking! X-Boyfriend (Mnet, 2007–2008) • King of Mask Singer (MBC, 2017)