Lee Sun-kyun
Acting
Born: Mar 02, 1975 — Died: Dec 27, 2023
From: 韩国,首尔
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep | Hyun-su | 2023 | 6.64 |
| Kingmaker | Seo Chang-dae | 2022 | 7.1 |
| Parasite | Park Dong-ik | 2019 | 8.5 |
| Take Point | Yoon Ji-eui | 2018 | 6.9 |
| A Special Lady | Sang-hoon | 2017 | 6.0 |
| The King's Case Note | King Yejong of Joseon | 2017 | 6.8 |
| The Advocate: A Missing Body | Byeong Ho-sung | 2015 | 7.2 |
| A Hard Day | Go Gun-su | 2014 | 7.077 |
| Our Sunhi | Munsu | 2013 | 6.5 |
| Nobody's Daughter Haewon | Seongjun | 2013 | 6.5 |
| Helpless | Jang Moon-ho | 2012 | 7.045 |
| All About My Wife | Lee Du-hyeon | 2012 | 6.6 |
| Officer of the Year | Jeong Eui-chan | 2011 | 6.6 |
| Petty Romance | Jeong-bae | 2010 | 6.2 |
| Oki's Movie | Jingu | 2010 | 6.7 |
| Our Slightly Risque Relationship | Gi Dong Chan | 2010 | 4.0 |
| Paju | Kim Joong-sik | 2009 | 5.8 |
| Lost in the Mountains | Myeong-woo | 2009 | 6.441 |
| Night and Day | Yoon Kyungsoo | 2008 | 7.0 |
| Sakwa | Min-suk | 2008 | 7.0 |
| Romantic Island | Kang Jae-hyuk | 2008 | 6.4 |
| Our Town | Jae-sin | 2007 | 5.6 |
| A Cruel Attendance | Min-ho | 2006 | 5.7 |
| The Customer Is Always Right | Lee Jang-gil | 2006 | 5.2 |
| R-Point | Sergeant Park | 2004 | 6.637 |
| My Mother the Mermaid | Do-hyeon | 2004 | 6.667 |
| Show Show Show | Sang-cheol | 2003 | 8.0 |
| Scent of Love | Doctor Shin | 2003 | 6.636 |
| Surprise Party | Kim Jung-woo | 2002 | 6.857 |
| A Single Spark | Newspaper Reader | 1995 | 7.118 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1975 |
| From | 韩国,首尔 |