Background
He was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, in the neighborhood of Rogers Park, of Korean descent.
He was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, in the neighborhood of Rogers Park, of Korean descent.
After graduating from high school, he attended Williams College and seriously considered a career in medicine. He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor in Humanities, focused on theatre and performance.
From a young age, Shin was heavily involved in academics and extracurriculars. Notably, he would go on to become student body president at both his grade school, Saint Jerome, and his high school, Loyola Academy. Throughout high school, Eddie was also involved in his Church youth club (the KCYC), where he would also become president during his junior and senior years.
Instead, he discovered the theatre and became passionate about acting after getting involved with the Student Theatre Project (STP), "Jurasian Park," 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 time at the U of Chicago, he spent three years interning at the famed Steppenwolf Theatre under the mentorship of Curt Columbus.
Eddie would help lead various theatre-related workshops and after he graduated, Eddie would have his professional acting 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.
Personal Shin continues to reside in Los Angeles and Chicago.
