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.
Acting
Movie
Parasite
as Park Dong-ik
2019
Movie
A Hard Day
as Go Gun-su
2014
Movie
Project Silence
as Cha Jeong-won
2024
TV
Coffee Prince
as Choi Han-sung
2007
Movie
Sleep
as Hyun-su
2023
TV
Running Man
2010
TV
My Mister
as Park Dong-hoon
2018
Movie
R-Point
as Sergeant Park
2004
TV
Dr. Brain
as Koh Se-won
2021
Movie
Take Point
as Yoon Ji-eui
2018
Movie
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
as Jo Pil-ho
2019
Movie
Helpless
as Jang Moon-ho
2012
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Movie
Nobody's Daughter Haewon
as Seongjun
2013
Movie
Oki's Movie
as Jingu
2010
Movie
All About My Wife
as Lee Du-hyeon
2012
Movie
Our Sunhi
as Munsu
2013
Movie
Night and Day
as Yoon Kyungsoo
2008
Movie
The Advocate: A Missing Body
as Byeong Ho-sung
2015
TV
Payback: Money and Power
as Eun Yong
2023
Movie
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
as Black goat (voice)
2020
Movie
Officer of the Year
as Jeong Eui-chan
2011
Movie
Love, So Divine
as Man in Love Dovey Couple
2004
Movie
Kingmaker
as Seo Chang-dae
2022
