Lee Sun-kyun
Born
March 2, 1975
Died
December 27, 2023 (48 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
韩国,首尔
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.

Land of Happiness
Park Tae-joo
2024

Project Silence
Cha Jeong-won
2024

Sleep
Hyun-su
2023

Killing Romance
Jonathan Na
2023

The Most Private Asia
Self · (10 episodes)
2023

Payback: Money and Power
Eun Yong · (12 episodes)
2023

Kingmaker
Seo Chang-dae
2022

Dr. Brain
Koh Se-won · (6 episodes)
2021

Next Entertainment, Visionary
Self · (1 episode)
2021

My Dear Youth - Coffee Prince
Self · (2 episodes)
2020

Our Little Summer Vacation
Self · (3 episodes)
2020

Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
Black goat (voice)
2020

Diary of a Prosecutor
Lee Sun-Woong · (16 episodes)
2019

Trans-Siberian Pathfinders
Self · (9 episodes)
2019

Parasite
Park Dong-ik
2019

Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
Jo Pil-ho
2019

Take Point
Yoon Ji-eui
2018

Movie Room
Self · (1 episode)
2018

My Mister
Park Dong-hoon · (16 episodes)
2018

A Special Lady
Sang-hoon
2017

Man of Will
King Gojong
2017

The King's Case Note
King Yejong of Joseon
2017

My Wife's Having an Affair This Week
Do Hyun-Woo · (12 episodes)
2016

Let's Eat Dinner Together
Himself · (1 episode)
2016

The Advocate: A Missing Body
Byeong Ho-sung
2015

Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village
Self · (2 episodes)
2014

A Hard Day
Go Gun-su
2014

Miss Korea
Kim Hyung-joon · (20 episodes)
2013

Our Sunhi
Kim Mun-su
2013

Nobody’s Daughter Haewon
Seong-jun
2013

Golden Time
Lee Min-woo · (23 episodes)
2012

All About My Wife
Lee Du-hyeon
2012

Baeksang Arts Awards
Self · (1 episode)
2012

Helpless
Jang Moon-ho
2012

Officer of the Year
Jeong Eui-chan
2011

Petty Romance
Jeong-bae
2010

Oki's Movie
Jin-gu
2010

Running Man
(1 episode)
2010

Our Slightly Risque Relationship
Gi Dong Chan
2010

Pasta
Choi Hyun-wook · (20 episodes)
2010

Visitors
2009

Paju
Kim Joong-sik
2009

Lost in the Mountains
Myeong-woo
2009

Triple
Jo Hae-yoon · (16 episodes)
2009

You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
Self · (1 episode)
2009

Romantic Island
Kang Jae-hyuk
2008

Sorry Apple
Min-suk
2008

My Sweet City
Kim Yeong-Su · (16 episodes)
2008

On Air
himself · (1 episode)
2008

Night and Day
Yoon Kyung-soo
2008

Our Town
Jae-sin
2007

Coffee Prince
Choi Han-sung · (17 episodes)
2007

Behind the White Tower
Choi Do-young · (20 episodes)
2007

A Cruel Attendance
Min-ho
2006
도망자 이두용
노철기 · (1 episode)
2006

The Customer Is Always Right
Lee Jang-gil
2006

The Path to Glory
(4 episodes)
2005
Loveholic
Kim Tae-hyun · (16 episodes)
2005

R-Point
Sergeant Park
2004

Love, So Divine
Man in love dovey couple (cameo)
2004

My Mother the Mermaid
Do-hyeon
2004

Thousand Years of Love
Pil-ga · (20 episodes)
2003

Show Show Show
Sang-cheol
2003

Scent of Love
Doctor Shin
2003

Boss X File
2002

A Perfect Match
Doctor
2002

Surprise Party
Kim Jung-woo
2002

Make It Big
Woo Jung-chul
2002

A Single Spark
Newspaper Reader
1995

The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953