Lee Sun-kyun
Birthday: 1975-03-02 | 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Cha Jeong-won
as Park Tae-joo
as Eun Yong
as Hyun-su
as Jonathan Na
as Self
as Seo Chang-dae
as Koh Se-won
as Black goat (voice)
as Self
as Jo Pil-ho
as Lee Sun-Woong
as Park Dong-ik
as Park Dong-ik
as Self
as Park Dong-hoon
as Yoon Ji-eui
as King Yejong of Joseon
as Sang-hoon
as Do Hyun-Woo
as Go Gun-su
as Byeong Ho-sung
as Kim Hyung-joon
as Munsu
as Seongjun
as Jang Moon-ho
as Jingu
as Lee Du-hyeon
as Lee Min-woo
