Acting
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.
Filmography
Project Silence
Film · 2024
Land of Happiness
Film · 2024
Sleep
Film · 2023
Killing Romance
Film · 2023
The Most Private Asia
Series · 2023
Payback: Money and Power
Series · 2023
Kingmaker
Film · 2022
Dr. Brain
Series · 2021
Next Entertainment, Visionary
Series · 2021
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
Film · 2020
Our Little Summer Vacation
Series · 2020
My Dear Youth - Coffee Prince
Series · 2020
Parasite
Film · 2019
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
Film · 2019
Diary of a Prosecutor
Series · 2019
Trans-Siberian Pathfinders
Series · 2019
Take Point
Film · 2018
My Mister
Series · 2018
Movie Room
Series · 2018
A Special Lady
Film · 2017
The King's Case Note
Film · 2017
Man of Will
Film · 2017
My Wife's Having an Affair This Week
Series · 2016
Let's Eat Dinner Together
Series · 2016
The Advocate: A Missing Body
Film · 2015
A Hard Day
Film · 2014
Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village
Series · 2014
Chef & My Fridge
Series · 2014
Our Sunhi
Film · 2013
Nobody's Daughter Haewon
Film · 2013
Miss Korea
Series · 2013
Helpless
Film · 2012
All About My Wife
Film · 2012
Golden Time
Series · 2012
Baeksang Arts Awards
Series · 2012
Officer of the Year
Film · 2011
Petty Romance
Film · 2010
Oki's Movie
Film · 2010
Our Slightly Risque Relationship
Film · 2010
Pasta
Series · 2010
Running Man
Series · 2010
Paju
Film · 2009
Lost in the Mountains
Film · 2009
Triple
Series · 2009
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
Series · 2009
Night and Day
Film · 2008
Sakwa
Film · 2008
Romantic Island
Film · 2008
My Sweet City
Series · 2008
On Air
Series · 2008
Our Town
Film · 2007
Coffee Prince
Series · 2007
Behind the White Tower
Series · 2007
A Cruel Attendance
Film · 2006
The Customer Is Always Right
Film · 2006
도망자 이두용
Series · 2006
The Path to Glory
Series · 2005
Loveholic
Series · 2005
R-Point
Film · 2004
My Mother the Mermaid
Film · 2004
Love, So Divine
Film · 2004
Show Show Show
Film · 2003
Scent of Love
Film · 2003
Thousand Years of Love
Series · 2003
Surprise Party
Film · 2002
A Perfect Match
Film · 2002
Boss X File
Film · 2002
Make It Big
Film · 2002
A Single Spark
Film · 1995
The Oscars
Series · 1953