Acting · 韩国,首尔 · Born March 2, 1975
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.
MovieLand of Happiness
2024
as Park Tae-joo
MovieProject Silence
2024
as Cha Jeong-won
MovieSleep
2023
as Hyun-su
MovieKilling Romance
2023
as Jonathan Na
TVThe Most Private Asia
2023
as Self
TVPayback: Money and Power
2023
as Eun Yong
MovieKingmaker
2022
as Seo Chang-dae
TVDr. Brain
2021
as Koh Se-won
TVNext Entertainment, Visionary
2021
as Self
TVMy Dear Youth - Coffee Prince
2020
as Self
TVOur Little Summer Vacation
2020
as Self
MovieMr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
2020
as Black goat (voice)
TVDiary of a Prosecutor
2019
as Lee Sun-Woong
TVTrans-Siberian Pathfinders
2019
as Self
MovieParasite
2019
as Park Dong-ik
MovieJo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
2019
as Jo Pil-ho
MovieTake Point
2018
as Yoon Ji-eui
TVMovie Room
2018
as Self
TVMy Mister
2018
as Park Dong-hoon
MovieA Special Lady
2017
as Sang-hoon
MovieMan of Will
2017
as King Gojong
MovieThe King's Case Note
2017
as King Yejong of Joseon
TVMy Wife's Having an Affair This Week
2016
as Do Hyun-woo
TVLet's Eat Dinner Together
2016
as Self
MovieThe Advocate: A Missing Body
2015
as Byeong Ho-sung
TVChef & My Fridge
2014
as Self
TVThree Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village
2014
as Self
MovieA Hard Day
2014
as Go Gun-su
TVMiss Korea
2013
as Kim Hyung-joon
MovieOur Sunhi
2013
as Munsu
MovieNobody's Daughter Haewon
2013
as Seongjun
TVGolden Time
2012
as Lee Min-woo
MovieAll About My Wife
2012
as Lee Du-hyeon
TVBaeksang Arts Awards
2012
as Self
MovieHelpless
2012
as Jang Moon-ho
MovieOfficer of the Year
2011
as Jeong Eui-chan
MoviePetty Romance
2010
as Jeong-bae
MovieOki's Movie
2010
as Jingu
TVRunning Man
2010
MovieOur Slightly Risque Relationship
2010
as Gi Dong Chan
TVPasta
2010
as Choi Hyun-wook
MovieLost in the Mountains
2009
as Myeong-woo
MoviePaju
2009
as Kim Joong-sik
TVTriple
2009
as Jo Hae-yoon
TVYou Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
2009
as Self
MovieRomantic Island
2008
as Kang Jae-hyuk
MovieSakwa
2008
as Min-suk
TVMy Sweet City
2008
as Kim Yeong-Su
TVOn Air
2008
as Self
MovieNight and Day
2008
as Yoon Kyungsoo
MovieOur Town
2007
as Jae-sin
TVCoffee Prince
2007
as Choi Han-sung
TVBehind the White Tower
2007
as Choi Do-young
MovieA Cruel Attendance
2006
as Min-ho
도망자 이두용
2006
as 노철기
MovieThe Customer Is Always Right
2006
as Lee Jang-gil
TVThe Path to Glory
2005
TVLoveholic
2005
as Kim Tae-hyun
MovieR-Point
2004
as Sergeant Park
MovieLove, So Divine
2004
as Man in Love Dovey Couple
MovieMy Mother the Mermaid
2004
as Do-hyeon
TVThousand Years of Love
2003
as Pil-ga
MovieShow Show Show
2003
as Sang-cheol
MovieScent of Love
2003
as Doctor Shin
MovieBoss X File
2002
MovieA Perfect Match
2002
as Doctor
MovieSurprise Party
2002
as Kim Jung-woo
MovieMake It Big
2002
as Woo Jung-chul
MovieA Single Spark
1995
as Newspaper Reader
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
