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Lee Sun-kyun
Seoul, South Korea
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),…
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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
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2024
Land of Happiness
Movie Park Tae-joo
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2024
Project Silence
Movie Cha Jeong-won
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2023
Sleep
Movie Hyun-su
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2023
Killing Romance
Movie Jonathan Na
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2023
The Most Private Asia
TV show Self
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2023
Payback: Money and Power
TV show Eun Yong
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2022
Hunt
Movie Thanks
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2022
Kingmaker
Movie Seo Chang-dae
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2021
Dr. Brain
TV show Koh Se-won
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2021
Next Entertainment, Visionary
TV show Self
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2020
My Dear Youth - Coffee Prince
TV show Self
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2020
Our Little Summer Vacation
TV show Self
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2020
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
Movie Black goat (voice)
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2019
Diary of a Prosecutor
TV show Lee Sun-Woong
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2019
Trans-Siberian Pathfinders
TV show Self
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2019
Parasite
Movie Park Dong-ik
More credits
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2019
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
Movie Jo Pil-ho
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2018
Take Point
Movie Yoon Ji-eui
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2018
Movie Room
TV show Self
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2018
My Mister
TV show Park Dong-hoon
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2017
A Special Lady
Movie Sang-hoon
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2017
Man of Will
Movie King Gojong
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2017
The King's Case Note
Movie King Yejong of Joseon
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2016
My Wife's Having an Affair This Week
TV show Do Hyun-woo
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2016
Let's Eat Dinner Together
TV show Self
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2015
The Advocate: A Missing Body
Movie Byeong Ho-sung
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2014
Chef & My Fridge
TV show Self
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2014
Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village
TV show Self
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2014
A Hard Day
Movie Go Gun-su
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2013
Miss Korea
TV show Kim Hyung-joon
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2013
Our Sunhi
Movie Munsu
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2013
Nobody's Daughter Haewon
Movie Seongjun
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2012
Golden Time
TV show Lee Min-woo
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2012
All About My Wife
Movie Lee Du-hyeon
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2012
Baeksang Arts Awards
TV show Self
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2012
Helpless
Movie Jang Moon-ho
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2011
Officer of the Year
Movie Jeong Eui-chan
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2010
Petty Romance
Movie Jeong-bae
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2010
Oki's Movie
Movie Jingu
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2010
Running Man
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