
Lee Sun-kyun
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.
Acting (41 movies)

A Single Spark
1995

Paju
2009

Petty Romance
2010

R-Point
2004

Oki's Movie
2010

Helpless
2012

All About My Wife
2012

Our Slightly Risque Relationship
2010

Sleep
2023

Our Sunhi
2013

Officer of the Year
2011

A Hard Day
2014

Nobody's Daughter Haewon
2013

Night and Day
2008

Sorry Apple
2008

Surprise Party
2002

Romantic Island
2008

Lost in the Mountains
2009

The Advocate: A Missing Body
2015

Show Show Show
2003

Scent of Love
2003

A Special Lady
2017

The King's Case Note
2017

A Cruel Attendance
2006

The Customer Is Always Right
2006

My Mother the Mermaid
2004

Take Point
2018

Parasite
2019

Our Town
2007

Kingmaker
2022

Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
2019

Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
2020

Project Silence
2024

Killing Romance
2023

Man of Will
2017

Love, So Divine
2004

Make It Big
2002

Boss X File
2002

Visitors
2009

A Perfect Match
2002

Land of Happiness
2024
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