Lee Sun-kyun
Acting
Born: March 2, 1975 · Seoul, South Korea
Died: December 27, 2023 (aged 48)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Parasite
2019
A Hard Day
2014
Project Silence
2024
Coffee Prince
2007
Sleep
2023
Hunt
2022
My Mister
2018
R-Point
2004
Dr. Brain
2021
Take Point
2018
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
2019
Helpless
2012
Photos (10)
Movies (40)
Parasite
Park Dong-ik
Project Silence
Cha Jeong-won
Sleep
Hyun-su
R-Point
Sergeant Park
A Hard Day
Go Gun-su
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
Jo Pil-ho
The King's Case Note
King Yejong of Joseon
Scent of Love
Doctor Shin
Take Point
Yoon Ji-eui
Romantic Island
Kang Jae-hyuk
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
Black goat (voice)
Killing Romance
Jonathan Na
Nobody's Daughter Haewon
Seongjun
Kingmaker
Seo Chang-dae
Helpless
Jang Moon-ho
The Advocate: A Missing Body
Byeong Ho-sung
All About My Wife
Lee Du-hyeon
A Special Lady
Sang-hoon
Paju
Kim Joong-sik
Land of Happiness
Park Tae-joo
Our Sunhi
Munsu
Petty Romance
Jeong-bae
The Customer Is Always Right
Lee Jang-gil
Our Town
Jae-sin
Man of Will
King Gojong
Oki's Movie
Jingu
A Single Spark
Newspaper Reader
Night and Day
Yoon Kyungsoo
Lost in the Mountains
Myeong-woo
Love, So Divine
Man in Love Dovey Couple
Officer of the Year
Jeong Eui-chan
A Cruel Attendance
Min-ho
My Mother the Mermaid
Do-hyeon
A Perfect Match
Doctor
Sakwa
Min-suk
Boss X File
2002
Our Slightly Risque Relationship
Gi Dong Chan
Make It Big
Woo Jung-chul
Show Show Show
Sang-cheol
Surprise Party
Kim Jung-woo
TV Shows (16)
Running Man
1 eps
My Mister
Park Dong-hoon · 16 eps
Dr. Brain
Koh Se-won · 6 eps
Coffee Prince
Choi Han-sung · 17 eps
Payback: Money and Power
Eun Yong · 12 eps
Diary of a Prosecutor
Lee Sun-Woong · 16 eps
Golden Time
Lee Min-woo · 23 eps
Pasta
Choi Hyun-wook · 20 eps
Miss Korea
Kim Hyung-joon · 20 eps
My Wife's Having an Affair This Week
Do Hyun-woo · 12 eps
Loveholic
Kim Tae-hyun · 16 eps
Behind the White Tower
Choi Do-young · 20 eps
Thousand Years of Love
Pil-ga · 20 eps
Triple
Jo Hae-yoon · 16 eps
The Path to Glory
4 eps
My Sweet City
Kim Yeong-Su · 16 eps
Self / Appearances (13)
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
Self · 1 eps
Chef & My Fridge
Self · 2 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Movie Room
Self · 1 eps
Let's Eat Dinner Together
Self · 1 eps
Baeksang Arts Awards
Self · 1 eps
Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village
Self · 2 eps
Next Entertainment, Visionary
Self · 1 eps
On Air
Self · 1 eps
Our Little Summer Vacation
Self · 3 eps
The Most Private Asia
Self · 10 eps
Trans-Siberian Pathfinders
Self · 9 eps
My Dear Youth - Coffee Prince
Self · 2 eps