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