Eddie Shin
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Eddie Shin is a Korean-American actor.
He was born and raised in Chicago, in the neighborhood of Rogers Park.
From a young age, Shin was heavily involved in academics and extracurriculars, and would go on to become student body president at both his grade school, Saint Jerome, and his high school, Loyola Academy. He was also involved in his Church youth club, where he would also become president in his junior and senior years of high school. After graduating from high school, he attended Williams College and seriously considered a career in medicine. Instead, he discovered and became passionate about acting after getting involved with a student run theatre project in his first year. Before his second year of college, he transferred to the University of Chicago, where he would become a mainstay of the University Theatre.
During his undergraduate years, he interned at the famed Steppenwolf Theatre under the mentorship of Curt Columbus, where he would eventually help lead various workshops and have his professional debut in the world premier of Chuck Mee's "The Berlin Circle", directed by Tina Landau. Shin has performed throughout Chicago at theatres such as the Goodman, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Court Theatre, and Appletree Theatre.
While working in Chicago, Shin garnered interest from LA. After playing recurring roles as Henry Cho on Gilmore Girls
, and Stanley Mao on ER
, he landed the role of Roger Park on That '80s Show. He also continued his theatre roots by performing in various productions with East West Players and Lodestone Theatre Ensemble. In NY, he originated the role of Felix in the Ensemble Studio Theatre's premier of Sasha No Home. Shin would further his television career with roles in Spike Lee’s Sucker Free City
, David E. Kelley's Girls Club
, Malcolm in the Middle
, Pushing Daisies
, NYPD Blue
, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and various other television programs.
In 2008 Shin relocated to the UK to play Terry Phoo in Phoo Action, the BBC adaptation of the cult comic-strip, Get The Freebies. The show would go on to win a BAFTA for best New Drama series.
In 2009, Shin came back to the States after landing the role of Martin Hu in the Showtime series, End of Steve. Since then, he has also held guest spots on shows such as Castle
, Ghost Whisperer
, NCIS
, Royal Pains
, and CHAOS
, among others. Most recently, he has been added as Carl, a recurring character on Men of a Certain Age
, which stars Ray Romano
, Andre Braugher
, and Scott Bakula
.
Shin continues to reside in Los Angeles and Chicago.
He was born and raised in Chicago, in the neighborhood of Rogers Park.
From a young age, Shin was heavily involved in academics and extracurriculars, and would go on to become student body president at both his grade school, Saint Jerome, and his high school, Loyola Academy. He was also involved in his Church youth club, where he would also become president in his junior and senior years of high school. After graduating from high school, he attended Williams College and seriously considered a career in medicine. Instead, he discovered and became passionate about acting after getting involved with a student run theatre project in his first year. Before his second year of college, he transferred to the University of Chicago, where he would become a mainstay of the University Theatre.
During his undergraduate years, he interned at the famed Steppenwolf Theatre under the mentorship of Curt Columbus, where he would eventually help lead various workshops and have his professional debut in the world premier of Chuck Mee's "The Berlin Circle", directed by Tina Landau. Shin has performed throughout Chicago at theatres such as the Goodman, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Court Theatre, and Appletree Theatre.
While working in Chicago, Shin garnered interest from LA. After playing recurring roles as Henry Cho on Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...
, and Stanley Mao on ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
, he landed the role of Roger Park on That '80s Show. He also continued his theatre roots by performing in various productions with East West Players and Lodestone Theatre Ensemble. In NY, he originated the role of Felix in the Ensemble Studio Theatre's premier of Sasha No Home. Shin would further his television career with roles in Spike Lee’s Sucker Free City
Sucker Free City
Sucker Free City is a 2004 film directed by Spike Lee. The film examines white, black, and Chinese characters in San Francisco and the conflicts they encounter with each other. The film was intended to be the pilot for a Showtime television series. Showtime declined to pick up the series...
, David E. Kelley's Girls Club
Girls Club
girls club is an American television series created by David E. Kelley that was shown on Fox in the United States in October 2002. It is often compared to Ally McBeal, another series created by Kelley, which ended in May 2002.-Plot:...
, Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
, Pushing Daisies
Pushing Daisies
Pushing Daisies is an American comedy-drama television series created by Bryan Fuller that aired on ABC from October 3, 2007 to June 13, 2009. The series stars Lee Pace as Ned, a pie-maker with the ability to bring dead things back to life with his touch, an ability that comes with stipulations...
, NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...
, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and various other television programs.
In 2008 Shin relocated to the UK to play Terry Phoo in Phoo Action, the BBC adaptation of the cult comic-strip, Get The Freebies. The show would go on to win a BAFTA for best New Drama series.
In 2009, Shin came back to the States after landing the role of Martin Hu in the Showtime series, End of Steve. Since then, he has also held guest spots on shows such as Castle
Castle (TV series)
Castle is an American comedy-drama television series, which premiered on ABC on March 9, 2009. The series is produced by Beacon Pictures and ABC Studios. On January 10, 2011, Castle was renewed for a fourth season...
, Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts...
, NCIS
NCIS (TV series)
NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
, Royal Pains
Royal Pains
Royal Pains is a USA Network television series that premiered on June 4, 2009, starring Mark Feuerstein, Paulo Costanzo, Jill Flint and Reshma Shetty. The series is based in part on actual concierge medicine practices of independent doctors and companies...
, and CHAOS
Chaos (TV series)
CHAOS is an American television series for the CBS network. The one-hour comedic drama premiered on April 1, 2011, as a midseason replacement for The Defenders.-Premise:...
, among others. Most recently, he has been added as Carl, a recurring character on Men of a Certain Age
Men of a Certain Age
Men of a Certain Age is an American comedy-drama television series, which premiered on TNT on December 7, 2009. The hour-long program stars Ray Romano, Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula as three best friends in their late forties dealing with the realities of middle age. The show ran for two years,...
, which stars Ray Romano
Ray Romano
Raymond Albert "Ray" Romano is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian, best known for his roles on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and in the Ice Age film series. He recently starred in the TNT comedy-drama Men of a Certain Age.-Early life:Romano was born in Queens, New York to Italian...
, Andre Braugher
Andre Braugher
Andre Braugher is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Thomas Searles in the film Glory, as the fiery detective Frank Pembleton on Homicide: Life on the Street from 1993 to 1998 and again in the 2000 made-for-TV film Homicide: Life on the Street, and as Owen Thoreau Jr...
, and Scott Bakula
Scott Bakula
Scott Stewart Bakula is an American actor, known for his role as Sam Beckett in the television series Quantum Leap, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 1991 and was nominated for four Emmy Awards. He also had a prominent role as Captain Jonathan...
.
Shin continues to reside in Los Angeles and Chicago.