Lee Sun-kyun
Known for Acting · 70 credits
- Born
- 1975-03-02
- Died
- 2023-12-27
- Place of birth
- 韩国,首尔
- Also known as
- Lee Seon-gyun · Ли Сон Гюн · Seon-gyun Lee · 이선균 · Lee Sun Gyun · 李善均
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
TV Shows (30)
Running Man
2010
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
2009
as Self
Chef & My Fridge
2014
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village
2014
as Self
Let's Eat Dinner Together
2016
as Self
Movie Room
2018
as Self
My Mister
2018
as Park Dong-hoon
My Wife's Having an Affair This Week
2016
as Do Hyun-woo
Dr. Brain
2021
as Koh Se-won
Baeksang Arts Awards
2012
as Self
Coffee Prince
2007
as Choi Han-sung
On Air
2008
as Self
Golden Time
2012
as Lee Min-woo
Diary of a Prosecutor
2019
as Lee Sun-Woong
Behind the White Tower
2007
as Choi Do-young
Pasta
2010
as Choi Hyun-wook
Miss Korea
2013
as Kim Hyung-joon
Payback: Money and Power
2023
as Eun Yong
Triple
2009
as Jo Hae-yoon
Thousand Years of Love
2003
as Pil-ga
My Sweet City
2008
as Kim Yeong-Su
Next Entertainment, Visionary
2021
as Self
Loveholic
2005
as Kim Tae-hyun
Our Little Summer Vacation
2020
as Self
Trans-Siberian Pathfinders
2019
as Self
The Most Private Asia
2023
as Self
My Dear Youth - Coffee Prince
2020
as Self
도망자 이두용
2006
as 노철기
The Path to Glory
2005
Movies (40)
Parasite
2019
as Park Dong-ik
Romantic Island
2008
as Kang Jae-hyuk
A Hard Day
2014
as Go Gun-su
Our Slightly Risque Relationship
2010
as Gi Dong Chan
Helpless
2012
as Jang Moon-ho
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
2019
as Jo Pil-ho
Project Silence
2024
as Cha Jeong-won
All About My Wife
2012
as Lee Du-hyeon
A Special Lady
2017
as Sang-hoon
Take Point
2018
as Yoon Ji-eui
Nobody's Daughter Haewon
2013
as Seongjun
Kingmaker
2022
as Seo Chang-dae
R-Point
2004
as Sergeant Park
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
2020
as Black goat (voice)
Sleep
2023
as Hyun-su
My Mother the Mermaid
2004
as Do-hyeon
Man of Will
2017
as King Gojong
Land of Happiness
2024
as Park Tae-joo
The King's Case Note
2017
as King Yejong of Joseon
The Customer Is Always Right
2006
as Lee Jang-gil
Oki's Movie
2010
as Jingu
Night and Day
2008
as Yoon Kyungsoo
Officer of the Year
2011
as Jeong Eui-chan
Sakwa
2008
as Min-suk
Love, So Divine
2004
as Man in Love Dovey Couple
Petty Romance
2010
as Jeong-bae
Our Sunhi
2013
as Munsu
Our Town
2007
as Jae-sin
Lost in the Mountains
2009
as Myeong-woo
Scent of Love
2003
as Doctor Shin
A Single Spark
1995
as Newspaper Reader
Make It Big
2002
as Woo Jung-chul
The Advocate: A Missing Body
2015
as Byeong Ho-sung
Paju
2009
as Kim Joong-sik
A Cruel Attendance
2006
as Min-ho
Killing Romance
2023
as Jonathan Na
Show Show Show
2003
as Sang-cheol
Boss X File
2002
Surprise Party
2002
as Kim Jung-woo
A Perfect Match
2002
as Doctor
About Lee Sun-kyun
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 w… With 70 credits spanning from 1953 to 2024, Lee Sun-kyun has appeared in 40 films and 30 TV shows.
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- Parasite (2019) — as Park Dong-ik
- Romantic Island (2008) — as Kang Jae-hyuk
- A Hard Day (2014) — as Go Gun-su
- Our Slightly Risque Relationship (2010) — as Gi Dong Chan
- Helpless (2012) — as Jang Moon-ho
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