Actor
Lee Sun-kyun
Born 2 March 1975 · Seoul, South Korea — died 27 December 2023
Lee Sun-kyun (1975–2023) was a South Korean actor who moved from musical theatre to television and film. He became widely known through TV dramas like Coffee Prince and My Mister, and films such as A Hard Day and Parasite. He also appeared in several Hong Sang-soo films.
Key films
Parasite (2019)
Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning black comedy brought him international recognition as part of its ensemble cast.
A Hard Day (2014)
Acclaimed crime black comedy in which he played a lead role.
Helpless (2012)
Critically praised mystery thriller that established his film standing.
All About My Wife (2012)
Romantic comedy that showed his range and was among his best-known film roles.
Paju (2009)
Role that earned him a Best Actor prize at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria festival.
Key awards
- 2020 Screen Actors Guild Award, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (Parasite)
- Best Actor, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival (for Paju)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 40
- 1995A Single Spark · as Newspaper ReaderActor
- 2002A Perfect Match · as DoctorActor
- 2002Make It Big · as Woo Jung-chulActor
- 2002Surprise Party · as Kim Jung-wooActor
- 2002Boss X FileActor
- 2003Scent of Love · as Doctor ShinActor
- 2003Show Show Show · as Sang-cheolActor
- 2004R-Point · as Sergeant ParkActor
- 2004Love, So Divine · as Man in Love Dovey CoupleActor
- 2004My Mother the Mermaid · as Do-hyeonActor
- 2006The Customer Is Always Right · as Lee Jang-gilActor
- 2006A Cruel Attendance · as Min-hoActor
- 2007Our Town · as Jae-sinActor
- 2008Night and Day · as Yoon KyungsooActor
- 2008Sakwa · as Min-sukActor
- 2008Romantic Island · as Kang Jae-hyukActor
- 2009Paju · as Kim Joong-sikActor
- 2009Lost in the Mountains · as Myeong-wooActor
- 2010Oki's Movie · as JinguActor
- 2010Petty Romance · as Jeong-baeActor
- 2010Our Slightly Risque Relationship · as Gi Dong ChanActor
- 2011Officer of the Year · as Jeong Eui-chanActor
- 2012Helpless · as Jang Moon-hoActor
- 2012All About My Wife · as Lee Du-hyeonActor
- 2013Nobody's Daughter Haewon · as SeongjunActor
- 2013Our Sunhi · as MunsuActor
- 2014A Hard Day · as Go Gun-suActor
- 2015The Advocate: A Missing Body · as Byeong Ho-sungActor
- 2017A Special Lady · as Sang-hoonActor
- 2017The King's Case Note · as King Yejong of JoseonActor
- 2017Man of Will · as King GojongActor
- 2018Take Point · as Yoon Ji-euiActor
- 2019Parasite · as Park Dong-ikActor
- 2019Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage · as Jo Pil-hoActor
- 2020Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP · as Black goat (voice)Actor
- 2022Kingmaker · as Seo Chang-daeActor
- 2023Sleep · as Hyun-suActor
- 2023Killing Romance · as Jonathan NaActor
- 2024Project Silence · as Cha Jeong-wonActor
- 2024Land of Happiness · as Park Tae-jooActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.