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Lee Sun-kyun

Acting

Lee Sun-kyun

Lee Sun-kyun is an actor born on March 2, 1975 in Seoul, South Korea. He died on December 27, 2023, aged 48. He is known for Parasite, A Hard Day and Project Silence. GloboWatch shows where to watch 2 of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
March 2, 1975
Place of birth
Seoul, South Korea
Died
December 27, 2023
Also known as
Lee Seon-gyun · Seon-gyun Lee · Lee Sun Gyun

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

  1. 2024Land of Happinessas Park Tae-joo
  2. 2024Project Silenceas Cha Jeong-won
  3. 2023Sleepas Hyun-su
  4. 2023Killing Romanceas Jonathan Na
  5. 2023Payback: Money and Poweras Eun Yong · 12 episodes
  6. 2022Kingmakeras Seo Chang-dae
  7. 2021Dr. Brainas Koh Se-won · 6 episodes
  8. 2020My Dear Youth - Coffee Princeas Self · 2 episodes
  9. 2020Our Little Summer Vacationas Self · 3 episodes
  10. 2020Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIPas Black goat (voice)
  11. 2019Diary of a Prosecutoras Lee Sun-Woong · 16 episodes
  12. 2019Trans-Siberian Pathfindersas Self · 9 episodes
  13. 2019Parasiteas Park Dong-ik
  14. 2019Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rageas Jo Pil-ho
  15. 2018Take Pointas Yoon Ji-eui
  16. 2018My Misteras Park Dong-hoon · 16 episodes
  17. 2017A Special Ladyas Sang-hoon
  18. 2017Man of Willas King Gojong
  19. 2017The King's Case Noteas King Yejong of Joseon
  20. 2016My Wife's Having an Affair This Weekas Do Hyun-woo · 12 episodes
  21. 2016Let's Eat Dinner Togetheras Self · 1 episode
  22. 2015The Advocate: A Missing Bodyas Byeong Ho-sung
  23. 2014Chef & My Fridgeas Self · 2 episodes
  24. 2014Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Villageas Self · 2 episodes
  25. 2014A Hard Dayas Go Gun-su
  26. 2013Miss Koreaas Kim Hyung-joon · 20 episodes
  27. 2013Our Sunhias Munsu
  28. 2013Nobody's Daughter Haewonas Seongjun
  29. 2012Golden Timeas Lee Min-woo · 23 episodes
  30. 2012All About My Wifeas Lee Du-hyeon
  31. 2012Helplessas Jang Moon-ho
  32. 2011Officer of the Yearas Jeong Eui-chan
  33. 2010Petty Romanceas Jeong-bae
  34. 2010Oki's Movieas Jingu
  35. 2010Running Man1 episode
  36. 2010Pastaas Choi Hyun-wook · 20 episodes
  37. 2009Lost in the Mountainsas Myeong-woo
  38. 2009Pajuas Kim Joong-sik
  39. 2008Romantic Islandas Kang Jae-hyuk
  40. 2008Sakwaas Min-suk
  41. 2008My Sweet Cityas Kim Yeong-Su · 16 episodes
  42. 2008On Airas Self · 1 episode
  43. 2008Night and Dayas Yoon Kyungsoo
  44. 2007Our Townas Jae-sin
  45. 2007Coffee Princeas Choi Han-sung · 17 episodes
  46. 2007Behind the White Toweras Choi Do-young · 20 episodes
  47. 2006A Cruel Attendanceas Min-ho
  48. 2006The Customer Is Always Rightas Lee Jang-gil
  49. 2005Loveholicas Kim Tae-hyun · 16 episodes
  50. 2004R-Pointas Sergeant Park
  51. 2004Love, So Divineas Man in Love Dovey Couple
  52. 2004My Mother the Mermaidas Do-hyeon
  53. 2003Thousand Years of Loveas Pil-ga · 20 episodes
  54. 2003Scent of Loveas Doctor Shin
  55. 2002Boss X File
  56. 2002A Perfect Matchas Doctor
  57. 2002Surprise Partyas Kim Jung-woo
  58. 2002Make It Bigas Woo Jung-chul
  59. 1995A Single Sparkas Newspaper Reader
  60. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 1 episode