My Take
Shin Se-kyung is one of those rare performers who makes the leap from child star to serious adult actress look almost effortless — though I know it never actually is. I first took notice of her in High Kick Through the Roof back in 2009, where she held her own in a packed ensemble, and by the time she showed up in the epic historical drama Deep Rooted Tree and then Six Flying Dragons, it was clear she had real range. What I find genuinely impressive is how she picks projects that challenge her rather than coast on her looks, which, let's be honest, she could easily do. She brings a quiet intensity to roles that a flashier actress might oversell, and that restraint is exactly what makes her memorable.
Overview
Shin Se-kyung (Korean: 신세경; born July 29, 1990) is a South Korean actress. She started as a child actress and had her breakthrough in the sitcom High Kick Through the Roof (2009). Since then, she starred in the films Hindsight (2011), R2B: Return to Base (2012) and Tazza: The Hidden Card (2014), as well as the television series Deep Rooted Tree (2011), A Girl Who Sees Smells (2015), Six Flying Dragons (2015–2016), Th…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shin Sae-kyeong
- Name (Japanese)
- シン・セギョン
- Reading
- しん・せぎょん
- Born
- July 29, 1990 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Horse
- Origin
- Seoul, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / child actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Chung-Ang University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.