Lee Sun-kyun
Born: 1975-03-02 in 韩国,首尔
Died: 2023-12-27
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2024
- Project Silence as Cha Jeong-won
- Land of Happiness as Park Tae-joo
2023
- Payback: Money and Power as Eun Yong
- Sleep as Hyun-su
- The Most Private Asia as Self
- Killing Romance as Jonathan Na
2021
- Dr. Brain as Koh Se-won
- Next Entertainment, Visionary as Self
2020
- Our Little Summer Vacation as Self
- My Dear Youth - Coffee Prince as Self
- Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP as Black goat (voice)
2019
- Parasite as Park Dong-ik
- Diary of a Prosecutor as Lee Sun-Woong
- Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage as Jo Pil-ho
- Trans-Siberian Pathfinders as Self
2018
- Movie Room as Self
- My Mister as Park Dong-hoon
- Take Point as Yoon Ji-eui
2017
- A Special Lady as Sang-hoon
- Man of Will as King Gojong
- The King's Case Note as King Yejong of Joseon
2016
- Let's Eat Dinner Together as Self
- My Wife's Having an Affair This Week as Do Hyun-woo
2015
- The Advocate: A Missing Body as Byeong Ho-sung
2014
- Chef & My Fridge as Self
- Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village as Self
- A Hard Day as Go Gun-su
2013
- Miss Korea as Kim Hyung-joon
- Nobody's Daughter Haewon as Seongjun
- Our Sunhi as Munsu
2012
- Baeksang Arts Awards as Self
- Golden Time as Lee Min-woo
- All About My Wife as Lee Du-hyeon
- Helpless as Jang Moon-ho
2011
- Officer of the Year as Jeong Eui-chan
2010
- Running Man
- Pasta as Choi Hyun-wook
- Our Slightly Risque Relationship as Gi Dong Chan
- Oki's Movie as Jingu
- Petty Romance as Jeong-bae
2009
- You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook as Self
- Triple as Jo Hae-yoon
- Paju as Kim Joong-sik
- Lost in the Mountains as Myeong-woo
2008
- On Air as Self
- My Sweet City as Kim Yeong-Su
- Sakwa as Min-suk
- Night and Day as Yoon Kyungsoo
- Romantic Island as Kang Jae-hyuk
2007
- Coffee Prince as Choi Han-sung
- Behind the White Tower as Choi Do-young
- Our Town as Jae-sin
2006
- 도망자 이두용 as 노철기
- A Cruel Attendance as Min-ho
- The Customer Is Always Right as Lee Jang-gil
2005
- Loveholic as Kim Tae-hyun
- The Path to Glory
2004
- R-Point as Sergeant Park
- Love, So Divine as Man in Love Dovey Couple
- My Mother the Mermaid as Do-hyeon
2003
- Thousand Years of Love as Pil-ga
- Scent of Love as Doctor Shin
- Show Show Show as Sang-cheol
2002
- A Perfect Match as Doctor
- Boss X File
- Surprise Party as Kim Jung-woo
- Make It Big as Woo Jung-chul
1995
- A Single Spark as Newspaper Reader
1953
- The Oscars as Self