Shin Hyun-been wanted to be an actress since high school, but she lacked the confidence to try. After she finished college, Shin decided to participate in various auditions, which landed her the roles in both 2010
black comedy film ''
He's on Duty and 2011 SBS historical action Warrior Baek Dong-soo''. With ''He's on Duty
, Shin won Best New Actress at the prestigious 47th Baeksang Arts Awards for her portrayal of a Vietnamese worker struggling with racism in South Korea. Shin got mainstream recognition with her role as a noble young woman who hides an important map tattoo on her body with the highly rated TV series Warrior Baek Dong-soo''. Shin's next breakthrough came in 2019-2020. In 2019 she was cast as the female lead of
tvN's crime mystery
Confession, followed by the 2020
ensemble cast thriller film
Beasts Clawing at Straws, for which Shin was nominated at the
41st Blue Dragon Film Awards. After her standout role as a resident and then fellow of General Surgery in the 2020–2021 medical series
Hospital Playlist, Shin accepted offers to star in several series, among them
JTBC's 2022 fantasy revenge series
Reborn Rich where she acted as an anti-corruption prosecutor and 2023 melodrama romance
Tell Me That You Love Me, a remake of the 1995 Japanese series
Aishiteiru to Itte Kure. In 2024, Shin led the
Coupang Play's workplace romantic comedy
Cinderella at 2 AM. ==Filmography==