Lee Sun-kyun
Acting • Born 1975-03-02 – Died 2023-12-27
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
69 credits
A Single Spark
Movie • 1995
Newspaper Reader
Paju
Movie • 2009
Kim Joong-sik
Petty Romance
Movie • 2010
Jeong-bae
R-Point
Movie • 2004
Sergeant Park
Oki's Movie
Movie • 2010
Jingu
Helpless
Movie • 2012
Jang Moon-ho
All About My Wife
Movie • 2012
Lee Du-hyeon
Our Slightly Risque Relationship
Movie • 2010
Gi Dong Chan
Sleep
Movie • 2023
Hyun-su
Our Sunhi
Movie • 2013
Munsu
Officer of the Year
Movie • 2011
Jeong Eui-chan
Nobody's Daughter Haewon
Movie • 2013
Seongjun
A Hard Day
Movie • 2014
Go Gun-su
Night and Day
Movie • 2008
Yoon Kyungsoo
Sakwa
Movie • 2008
Min-suk
Surprise Party
Movie • 2002
Kim Jung-woo
Romantic Island
Movie • 2008
Kang Jae-hyuk
Lost in the Mountains
Movie • 2009
Myeong-woo
The Advocate: A Missing Body
Movie • 2015
Byeong Ho-sung
Show Show Show
Movie • 2003
Sang-cheol
Scent of Love
Movie • 2003
Doctor Shin
A Special Lady
Movie • 2017
Sang-hoon
The King's Case Note
Movie • 2017
King Yejong of Joseon
A Cruel Attendance
Movie • 2006
Min-ho
The Customer Is Always Right
Movie • 2006
Lee Jang-gil
My Mother the Mermaid
Movie • 2004
Do-hyeon
Take Point
Movie • 2018
Yoon Ji-eui
Parasite
Movie • 2019
Park Dong-ik
Our Town
Movie • 2007
Jae-sin
Kingmaker
Movie • 2022
Seo Chang-dae
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
Movie • 2019
Jo Pil-ho
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
Movie • 2020
Black goat (voice)
Project Silence
Movie • 2024
Cha Jeong-won
Killing Romance
Movie • 2023
Jonathan Na
Man of Will
Movie • 2017
King Gojong
A Perfect Match
Movie • 2002
Doctor
Love, So Divine
Movie • 2004
Man in Love Dovey Couple
Make It Big
Movie • 2002
Woo Jung-chul
Boss X File
Movie • 2002
Land of Happiness
Movie • 2024
Park Tae-joo
Coffee Prince
TV • 2007
Choi Han-sung
Dr. Brain
TV • 2021
Koh Se-won
The Path to Glory
TV • 2005
Loveholic
TV • 2005
Kim Tae-hyun
The Most Private Asia
TV • 2023
Self
My Sweet City
TV • 2008
Kim Yeong-Su
Golden Time
TV • 2012
Lee Min-woo
Pasta
TV • 2010
Choi Hyun-wook
Triple
TV • 2009
Jo Hae-yoon
Miss Korea
TV • 2013
Kim Hyung-joon
Thousand Years of Love
TV • 2003
Pil-ga
On Air
TV • 2008
Self
Running Man
TV • 2010
My Wife's Having an Affair This Week
TV • 2016
Do Hyun-woo
Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village
TV • 2014
Self
My Mister
TV • 2018
Park Dong-hoon
Next Entertainment, Visionary
TV • 2021
Self
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
TV • 2009
Self
Payback: Money and Power
TV • 2023
Eun Yong
Let's Eat Dinner Together
TV • 2016
Self
도망자 이두용
TV • 2006
노철기
Diary of a Prosecutor
TV • 2019
Lee Sun-Woong
Trans-Siberian Pathfinders
TV • 2019
Self
Baeksang Arts Awards
TV • 2012
Self
Movie Room
TV • 2018
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Behind the White Tower
TV • 2007
Choi Do-young
Our Little Summer Vacation
TV • 2020
Self
My Dear Youth - Coffee Prince
TV • 2020
Self