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Lee Sun-kyun

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Known For

48 Years Old

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.

Born

韩国,首尔 on 2nd March 1975

Died

27th December 2023

All Credits

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