Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 02, 1975
Died
Dec 27, 2023
Place of Birth
韩国,首尔
Credits
71 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Land of Happiness
Park Tae-joo
Project Silence
Cha Jeong-won
Sleep
Hyun-su
Killing Romance
Jonathan Na
The Most Private Asia
Self
Payback: Money and Power
Eun Yong
Hunt
Thanks
Kingmaker
Seo Chang-dae
Dr. Brain
Koh Se-won
Next Entertainment, Visionary
Self
My Dear Youth - Coffee Prince
Self
Our Little Summer Vacation
Self
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
Black goat (voice)
Diary of a Prosecutor
Lee Sun-Woong
Trans-Siberian Pathfinders
Self
Parasite
Park Dong-ik
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
Jo Pil-ho
Take Point
Yoon Ji-eui
Movie Room
Self
My Mister
Park Dong-hoon
A Special Lady
Sang-hoon
Man of Will
King Gojong
The King's Case Note
King Yejong of Joseon
My Wife's Having an Affair This Week
Do Hyun-woo
Let's Eat Dinner Together
Self
The Advocate: A Missing Body
Byeong Ho-sung
Chef & My Fridge
Self
Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village
Self
A Hard Day
Go Gun-su
Miss Korea
Kim Hyung-joon
Our Sunhi
Munsu
Nobody's Daughter Haewon
Seongjun
Golden Time
Lee Min-woo
All About My Wife
Lee Du-hyeon
Baeksang Arts Awards
Self
Helpless
Jang Moon-ho
Officer of the Year
Jeong Eui-chan
Petty Romance
Jeong-bae
Oki's Movie
Jingu
Running Man
Our Slightly Risque Relationship
Gi Dong Chan
Pasta
Choi Hyun-wook
Lost in the Mountains
Myeong-woo
Paju
Kim Joong-sik
Triple
Jo Hae-yoon
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
Self
Romantic Island
Kang Jae-hyuk
Sakwa
Min-suk
My Sweet City
Kim Yeong-Su
On Air
Self