Actor Shin Hyun-joon welcomes his first daughter

Actor Shin Hyun-joon with his newborn daughter [INSTAGRAM]

Actor Shin Hyun-joon has welcomed his third child.

The actor made the announcement on his Instagram on Thursday. “My lovely daughter was born today,” he wrote alongside a picture of him holding the baby. “My wife and daughter are both healthy. I became a father of three children at the age of 54. I cannot express in words how gratified and touched I am.”

The actor added that he will try to become a more mature father that his children could be proud of.

Shin married cellist Kim Kyung-mi in 2013. The pair already have two sons.

The actor is best recognized for his roles in “The Ginko Bed” (1996), “The Soul Guardians” (1998) and gangster comedies “Guns & Talks” (2001) and “Marrying The Mafia II” (2005).

BY LEE JAE-LIM [lee.jaelim@joongang.co.kr]