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