
Lee Sun-kyun
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1975-03-02
Day of Death
2023-12-27 (48 years old)
Place of Birth
韩国,首尔
Lee Sun-kyun
Biography
Lee Sun-kyun (March 2, 1975 – December 27, 2023) was a South Korean actor. He was best known for his roles in the films, Helpless (2012), romantic comedy All About My Wife (2012), and crime/black comedy A Hard Day (2014). He was also known for his role in the Bong Joon-ho's Academy Award-winning black comedy film Parasite for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award along with his castmates. He received several other awards including nomination for an International Emmy Award.
After beginning his career in musical theatre, for many years Lee was relegated to minor and supporting roles onscreen, only getting to play lead characters in one-act dramas on KBS Drama City and MBC Best Theater. In one such Best Theater project, he worked with TV director Lee Yoon-jung on Taereung National Village (2005), which led to him being cast in her later series Coffee Prince in 2007. Coffee Prince, along with medical drama White Tower brought Lee mainstream popularity, which he followed with Pasta (2010), Golden Time (2012) and My Mister (2018).
Meanwhile, on the big screen, he received a Best Actor award from the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival for his role in Paju (2009), followed by critical acclaim for mystery thriller Helpless (2012), romantic comedy All About My Wife (2012), and crime/black comedy A Hard Day (2014). Lee also continues to collaborate with auteur Hong Sang-soo, and his arthouse films with Hong include Night and Day (2008), Oki's Movie (2010), and Nobody's Daughter Haewon (2013). In 2019, he starred in Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning black comedy film Parasite.
Acting
(2024)
Project Silence
as Cha Jeong-won
(2024)
Land of Happiness
as Park Tae-joo
(2023)
Sleep
as Hyun-su
(2023)
Killing Romance
as Jonathan Na
(2022)
Kingmaker
as Seo Chang-dae
(2020)
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
as Black goat (voice)
(2019)
Parasite
as Park Dong-ik
(2019)
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
as Jo Pil-ho
(2018)
Take Point
as Yoon Ji-eui
(2017)
A Special Lady
as Sang-hoon
(2017)
Man of Will
as King Gojong
(2017)
The King's Case Note
as King Yejong of Joseon
(2015)
The Advocate: A Missing Body
as Byeong Ho-sung
(2014)
A Hard Day
as Go Gun-su
(2013)
Nobody’s Daughter Haewon
as Seong-jun
(2013)
Our Sunhi
as Kim Mun-su
(2012)
Helpless
as Jang Moon-ho
(2012)
All About My Wife
as Lee Du-hyeon
(2011)
Officer of the Year
as Jeong Eui-chan
(2010)
Petty Romance
as Jeong-bae
(2010)
Oki's Movie
as Jin-gu
(2010)
Our Slightly Risque Relationship
as Gi Dong Chan
(2009)
Paju
as Kim Joong-sik
(2009)
(2009)
Lost in the Mountains
as Myeong-woo
(2008)
Night and Day
as Yoon Kyung-soo
(2008)
Romantic Island
as Kang Jae-hyuk
(2008)
Sorry Apple
as Min-suk
(2007)
Our Town
as Jae-sin
(2006)
The Customer Is Always Right
as Lee Jang-gil
(2006)
A Cruel Attendance
as Min-ho
(2004)
R-Point
as Sergeant Park
(2004)
My Mother the Mermaid
as Do-hyeon
(2004)
Love, So Divine
as Man in love dovey couple (cameo)
(2003)
Scent of Love
as Doctor Shin
(2003)
Show Show Show
as Sang-cheol
(2002)
Make It Big
as Woo Jung-chul
(2002)
A Perfect Match
as Doctor
(2002)
Surprise Party
as Kim Jung-woo
(2002)
(1995)
A Single Spark
as Newspaper Reader
Crew
(2022)
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