Lee Sun-kyun
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 2, 1975
- Died
- December 27, 2023 (aged 48)
- Birthplace
- Seoul, South Korea
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.
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Filmography
Project Silence
Movie · as Cha Jeong-won
Land of Happiness
Movie · as Park Tae-joo
Sleep
Movie · as Hyun-su
Killing Romance
Movie · as Jonathan Na
The Most Private Asia
TV · as Self · 10 eps
Payback: Money and Power
TV · as Eun Yong · 12 eps
Kingmaker
Movie · as Seo Chang-dae
Dr. Brain
TV · as Koh Se-won · 6 eps
Next Entertainment, Visionary
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
Movie · as Black goat (voice)
Our Little Summer Vacation
TV · as Self · 3 eps
My Dear Youth - Coffee Prince
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Parasite
Movie · as Park Dong-ik
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
Movie · as Jo Pil-ho
Diary of a Prosecutor
TV · as Lee Sun-Woong · 16 eps
Trans-Siberian Pathfinders
TV · as Self · 9 eps
Take Point
Movie · as Yoon Ji-eui
My Mister
TV · as Park Dong-hoon · 16 eps
Movie Room
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Special Lady
Movie · as Sang-hoon
The King's Case Note
Movie · as King Yejong of Joseon
Man of Will
Movie · as King Gojong
My Wife's Having an Affair This Week
TV · as Do Hyun-woo · 12 eps
Let's Eat Dinner Together
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Advocate: A Missing Body
Movie · as Byeong Ho-sung
A Hard Day
Movie · as Go Gun-su
Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Chef & My Fridge
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Our Sunhi
Movie · as Munsu
Nobody's Daughter Haewon
Movie · as Seongjun
Miss Korea
TV · as Kim Hyung-joon · 20 eps
Helpless
Movie · as Jang Moon-ho
All About My Wife
Movie · as Lee Du-hyeon
Golden Time
TV · as Lee Min-woo · 23 eps
Baeksang Arts Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Officer of the Year
Movie · as Jeong Eui-chan
Petty Romance
Movie · as Jeong-bae
Oki's Movie
Movie · as Jingu
Our Slightly Risque Relationship
Movie · as Gi Dong Chan
Pasta
TV · as Choi Hyun-wook · 20 eps
Running Man
TV · 1 ep
KBS Drama Special
TV · as Ki Dong-chan · 1 ep
Paju
Movie · as Kim Joong-sik
Lost in the Mountains
Movie · as Myeong-woo
Triple
TV · as Jo Hae-yoon · 16 eps
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Night and Day
Movie · as Yoon Kyungsoo
Sakwa
Movie · as Min-suk
Romantic Island
Movie · as Kang Jae-hyuk
My Sweet City
TV · as Kim Yeong-Su · 16 eps
On Air
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Our Town
Movie · as Jae-sin
Coffee Prince
TV · as Choi Han-sung · 17 eps
Behind the White Tower
TV · as Choi Do-young · 20 eps
A Cruel Attendance
Movie · as Min-ho
The Customer Is Always Right
Movie · as Lee Jang-gil
도망자 이두용
TV · as 노철기 · 1 ep
The Path to Glory
TV · 4 eps
Loveholic
TV · as Kim Tae-hyun · 16 eps
R-Point
Movie · as Sergeant Park
My Mother the Mermaid
Movie · as Do-hyeon
Love, So Divine
Movie · as Man in Love Dovey Couple
Show Show Show
Movie · as Sang-cheol
Scent of Love
Movie · as Doctor Shin
Thousand Years of Love
TV · as Pil-ga · 20 eps
Surprise Party
Movie · as Kim Jung-woo
Make It Big
Movie · as Woo Jung-chul
Boss X File
Movie
A Perfect Match
Movie · as Doctor
A Single Spark
Movie · as Newspaper Reader
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep