Shim Hyung-tak

In this Korean name, the family name is Shim.

Shim Hyung-tak (Korean: 심형탁, born January 12, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He starred in Korean dramas such as The Road Home (2009), Three Sisters (2010), Welcome Rain to My Life (2012), You Are the Boss! (2013), Let's Eat (2014), Miss Mamma Mia (2015), and Touch Your Heart (2019).^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]} He is famous for Doraemon Mania.^[9]

Shim Hyung-tak
Sim Hyung-tak in 2017
Born	(1978-01-12) January 12, 1978 (age 47) Seoul, South Korea
Education	Sangji Youngseo College University of Suwon
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–present
Agent	Humane Entertainment[1]
Spouse	Saya Hirai ​ (m. 2023)​
Children	1
Korean name
Hangul	심형탁
Hanja	沈亨倬
Revised Romanization	Sim Hyeong-tak
McCune–Reischauer	Sim Hyŏngt'ak

Personal life

On April 3, 2023, Shim confirmed he would marry his non-celebrity girlfriend, who is 18 years younger than him, in July after dating for four years.^[10] They registered their marriage on June 5, 2023.^[11] On July 8, 2023, the couple held a private wedding ceremony near Mount Fuji in Japan.^[12]

On July 17, 2024, it was announced that Shim's wife was pregnant.^[13] Their first child, a son, was born on January 15, 2025.^[14]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network
2002	Reservation for Love	Shin Jae-won	MBC
	To Be With You	Park Joon-ho	KBS1
	Rustic Period	Jung Woon-kyung	SBS
	Lunch Lovers	Jung-hoo	MBC
2003	Drama City: "Terrible Love"	Lee Kyu	KBS2
	Escape from Unemployment	Namgoong Hyuk	SBS
2004	Snow White: Taste Sweet Love	CEO Joo	KBS2
	Drama City: "Storm"	Do-il
2007	Drama City: "Watch for the Angel!"	Oh Ryu
	Even So Love	Yoon Seok-bin	MBC
2008	The Secret of Coocoo Island	Shim Hyung-tak
	Love is Delicious	Kim Jong-hyun	OCN
2009	The Road Home	Yoo Min-soo	KBS1
	Hometown Legends: "The Masked Ghost"	Ah-saeng	KBS2
2010	Master of Study[15]	Jang Young-sik
	Three Sisters	Park Woo-chan	SBS
2011	I Trusted Him	Lee Sun-woo	MBC
	A Thousand Kisses	Park Tae-kyung
	Brain[16]	Jo Dae-sik	KBS2
2012	Welcome Rain to My Life	Lee Seung-joo	SBS
	Seoyoung, My Daughter[17]	Choi Kyung-ho	KBS2
2013	Ad Genius Lee Tae-baek	Representative Ahn (cameo)
	You Are the Boss!	Lee Seon-nam	MBC
	Let's Eat[18]	Kim Hak-moon	tvN
2014	Can We Fall in Love, Again?	Han Joon-mo	jTBC
	KBS Drama Special: "Bomi's Room"[19]	Kim Heung-sik	KBS2
	High School King of Savvy[20]	Jung Soo-young's friend (cameo, episode 16)	tvN
	Apgujeong Midnight Sun	Baek Young-joon	MBC
2015	Persevere, Gu Hae-ra[21]	Tae-poong/Go Oh-hwan	Mnet
	Miss Mamma Mia	Na Woo-jin/Kevin Edwards	KBS Drama
	4 Legendary Witches	young Ma Tae-san (cameo)	MBC
	Divorce Lawyer in Love	Bong Min-gyu	SBS
2016	Five Enough	Lee Ho-tae	KBS2
	Bring It On, Ghost	Professor (cameo)	tvN
2017	My Sassy Girl	Choon-poong/Prince Eun-sung	SBS
	Man in the Kitchen	Go Jung-do	MBC
	Children of the 20th Century	Terius/Jung Chang-hoon (cameo)
2018	Nice Witch	Chae Kang-min	SBS
2019	Touch Your Heart	Choi Yoon-hyuk	tvN
	Welcome to Waikiki 2	Gi-bong's senior (cameo, ep. 6-7)	JTBC
	Melting Me Softly	Hwang Byeong-shim (old)	tvN
2021	Times	Han Do-kyung	OCN
	Undercover	Lee Min-yool (ep.3-4)	JTBC

Film

Year	Title	Role
2004	Doll Master	Tae-seong
2005	Love in Magic	(cameo)

Variety shows

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2009	My Daughter's Man	MBC
2010	Star Golden Bell	KBS2
	Flower Bouquet	MBC
	Let's Go! Dream Team	KBS2
2012	Star Love Village[22]	SBS	Cast member
2015	Some Guys, Some Girls[23]	SBS	Cast member
	Turn to the King	OGN
	Law of the Jungle	SBS	Cast Member
	Mari and I	JTBC	Cast Member
	Infinite Challenge	MBC	Episode 449-451
2016	Battle Trip	KBS2	Contestant with Lee Jae-hoon, Episodes 2-3
2018	Omniscient Interfering View	MBC	Episodes 23-25
	My Money Partner : CEOs from Next Doors	MBC	Episodes 1-15
2020	Wannabe Ryan	KakaoTV	Homeroom

Music video

Year	Song Title	Artist
2001	"You're Welcome"	As One
2005	"여기까진가요"	Flower
	"Goodbye My Love"	Lee Soo-young
2015	"Team Never Stop"	One Candle feat. Shim Hyung-tak
2020	"Shut up & Squat" (닥치고 스쿼트)	Lee Seung Yoon

Musical theatre

Year	Title	Role
2010-2011	Music in My Heart	Jang Jae-hyuk

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2015	9th Cable TV Broadcasting Awards	Star Award - Best Actor	Miss Mamma Mia	Won
2016	KBS Drama Awards	Best Male Artist Award in the full-length drama part	Five Enough [24]	Nominated
2019	27th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards [ko]	Excellence Award, Actor in a Drama[25]	Touch Your Heart	Won

References

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External links

• Shim Hyung-tak at GnG Production
• Shim Hyung-tak at HanCinema
• Shim Hyung-tak at the Korean Movie Database
• Shim Hyung-tak at IMDb