Lee Sun-kyun

Lee Sun-kyun

1975-03-02

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.

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Scent of Love

Scent of Love

6.4

My Mother the Mermaid

My Mother the Mermaid

6.5

Our Town

Our Town

5.7

Paju

Paju

6.0

Man of Will

Man of Will

7.5

Love, So Divine

Love, So Divine

6.6

The King’s Case Note

The King’s Case Note

7.1

Sorry Apple

Sorry Apple

7.0

A Perfect Match

A Perfect Match

5.9

A Single Spark

A Single Spark

7.2

The Customer Is Always Right

The Customer Is Always Right

5.5

Night and Day

Night and Day

6.9

Romantic Island

Romantic Island

6.4

Lost in the Mountains

Lost in the Mountains

6.4

A Cruel Attendance

A Cruel Attendance

5.6

Make It Big

Make It Big

6.6

Visitors

Visitors

4.9

Boss X File

Boss X File

4.0

Surprise Party

Surprise Party

6.7

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