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.
Series | No Way Out | Baek Joong-sik | 2025 |
Movie | The Cross | Unknown | 2025 |
Movie | The Land of Happiness | Park Tae-Joo | 2025 |
Series | Payback: Money and Power | Eun Yong | 2023-01-06 |
Series | The Most Private Asia | Self | 2023-03-27 |
Movie | Killing Romance | Jonathan Na | 2023-04-14 |
Movie | Project Silence | Cha Jung-won | 2023-05-21 |
Movie | Sleep | Hyun-su | 2023-09-06 |
Movie | Kingmaker | Seo Chang-dae | 2022-01-26 |
Series | Next Entertainment, Visionary | Self | 2021-01-18 |
Series | Dr. Brain | Koh Se-won | 2021-11-04 |
Series | My Dear Youth - Coffee Prince | Self | 2020-09-24 |
Movie | Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP | Black goat (voice) | 2020-01-22 |
Series | Our Little Summer Vacation | Self | 2020-07-17 |
Movie | Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage | Jo Pil-ho | 2019-03-20 |
Series | Trans-Siberian Pathfinders | Self | 2019-09-26 |
Movie | Parasite | Park Dong-ik | 2019-05-30 |
Series | Diary of a Prosecutor | Lee Sun-Woong | 2019-12-16 |
Series | My Mister | Park Dong-hoon | 2018-03-21 |
Movie | Take Point | Yoon Ji-eui | 2018-12-26 |
Series | Movie Room | Self | 2018-05-04 |
Movie | A Special Lady | Sang-hoon | 2017-11-09 |
Movie | Man of Will | King Gojong | 2017-10-19 |
Movie | The King's Case Note | King Yejong of Joseon | 2017-04-26 |
Series | My Wife's Having an Affair This Week | Do Hyun-Woo | 2016-10-28 |
Series | Dining Together | Himself | 2016-10-19 |
Movie | The Advocate: A Missing Body | Byeong Ho-sung | 2015-10-08 |
Movie | A Hard Day | Go Gun-su | 2014-05-29 |
Series | Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village | himself | 2014-10-17 |
Series | Miss Korea | Kim Hyung-joon | 2013-12-18 |
Movie | Nobody's Daughter Haewon | Seong-jun | 2013-02-28 |
Movie | Our Sunhi | Kim Mun-su | 2013-09-12 |
Movie | Helpless | Jang Moon-ho | 2012-03-08 |
Series | Golden Time | Lee Min-woo | 2012-07-09 |
Movie | All About My Wife | Lee Du-hyeon | 2012-05-17 |
Series | Baeksang Arts Awards | Self | 2012-04-26 |
Movie | Officer of the Year | Jeong Eui-chan | 2011-05-04 |
Movie | Petty Romance | Jeong-bae | 2010-12-01 |
Movie | Oki's Movie | Jin-gu | 2010-09-16 |
Series | Pasta | Choi Hyun Wook | 2010-01-04 |
Series | Running Man | Self | 2010-07-11 |
Movie | Our Slightly Risque Relationship | Gi Dong Chan | 2010-06-05 |
Series | You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook | Self | 2009-04-24 |
Series | Triple | Jo Hae-yoon | 2009-06-11 |
Movie | Paju | Kim Joong-sik | 2009-10-28 |
Movie | Visitors | Unknown | 2009-11-12 |
Movie | Lost in the Mountains | Myeong-woo | 2009-07-31 |
Movie | Night and Day | Yoon Kyung-soo | 2008-02-28 |
Series | On Air | himself | 2008-03-05 |
Movie | Romantic Island | Kang Jae-hyuk | 2008-12-24 |
Series | My Sweet City | Kim Yeong-Su | 2008-06-06 |
Movie | Sorry Apple | Min-suk | 2008-10-16 |
Series | Behind the White Tower | Choi Do-young | 2007-01-06 |
Series | Coffee Prince | Choi Han-sun | 2007-07-02 |
Movie | Our Town | Jae-sin | 2007-11-29 |
Movie | The Customer Is Always Right | Lee Jang-gil | 2006-02-23 |
Movie | A Cruel Attendance | Min-ho | 2006-11-02 |
Series | 도망자 이두용 | 노철기 | 2006-09-27 |
Series | The Path to Glory | Unknown | 2005-10-29 |
Series | Loveholic | Kim Tae-hyun | 2005-05-02 |
Movie | My Mother the Mermaid | Do-hyeon | 2004-06-30 |
Movie | R-Point | Sergeant Park | 2004-08-13 |
Movie | Love, So Divine | Man in love dovey couple (cameo) | 2004-08-05 |
Movie | Scent of Love | Doctor Shin | 2003-02-28 |
Movie | Show Show Show | Sang-cheol | 2003-02-28 |
Series | Thousand Years of Love | Pil-ga | 2003-03-22 |
Movie | Make It Big | Woo Jung-chul | 2002-05-10 |
Movie | Surprise Party | Kim Jung-woo | 2002-07-05 |
Movie | A Perfect Match | Doctor | 2002-08-08 |
Movie | Boss X File | Unknown | 2002-09-06 |
Movie | A Single Spark | Newspaper Reader | 1995-11-18 |
Series | The Oscars | Self (archive footage) | 1953-03-19 |