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Born:
1975-03-02
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Credits:
69 Total Roles
Lee Sun-kyun
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Biography
Lee Sun-kyun (March 2, 1975 β 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.
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
Parasite
Park Dong-ik
A Hard Day
Go Gun-su
Project Silence
Cha Jeong-won
Coffee Prince
Choi Han-sung
Sleep
Hyun-su
Running Man
Self
My Mister
Park Dong-hoon
R-Point
Sergeant Park
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Land of Happiness MOVIE | Park Tae-joo |
| 2024 | Project Silence MOVIE | Cha Jeong-won |
| 2023 | Sleep MOVIE | Hyun-su |
| 2023 | Killing Romance MOVIE | Jonathan Na |
| 2023 | The Most Private Asia TV | Self |
| 2023 | Payback: Money and Power TV | Eun Yong |
| 2022 | Kingmaker MOVIE | Seo Chang-dae |
| 2021 | Dr. Brain TV | Koh Se-won |
| 2021 | Next Entertainment, Visionary TV | Self |
| 2020 | My Dear Youth - Coffee Prince TV | Self |