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Lee Sun-kyun

Name in Native Language: "이선균" (Korean/KO)
Actor | * 03/02/1975 († 48, 12/27/2023) | Seoul (South Korea)
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Lee Sun-kyun (Korean: 이선균; March 2, 1975 – December 27, 2023) was a South Korean actor. Internationally, he was best known for his role in Bong Joon-ho's Academy Award–winning film Parasite (2019), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award along with his castmates. He received several other awards, including a nomination for an International Emmy Award. Lee debuted as an actor in 2000 and performed in TV dramas and musical theatre. The dramas Coffee Prince and Behind the White Tower (both 2007) 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"> ()
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Lee Sun-kyun (이선균) is a South Korean actor. He was born on born March 2, 1975. 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) and Golden Time (2012).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).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Action

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Awards & Nominations for Lee Sun-kyun

Baeksang Arts Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards KBS Drama Awards 2x MBC Drama Awards
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Movies with Lee Sun-kyun as Actor(40)

as Jonathan Na2023 Killing Romance
as Hyun-su2023 Sleep
as Cha Jung-won2023 Project Silence
as Seo Chang-dae2022 Kingmaker
as Black goat (voice)2020 Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
as Park Dong-ik2019 Parasite
as Yoon Ji-eui2018 Take Point
as King Yejong of Joseon2017 The King's Case Note
as King Gojong2017 Man of Will
as Sang-hoon2017 A Special Lady
as Byeong Ho-sung2015 The Advocate: A Missing Body
as Go Gun-su2014 A Hard Day
as Seong-jun2013 Nobody's Daughter Haewon
as Kim Mun-su2013 Our Sunhi
as Lee Du-hyeon2012 All About My Wife
as Jang Moon-ho2012 Helpless
as Jeong Eui-chan2011 Officer of the Year
as Jin-gu2010 Oki's Movie
as Jeong-bae2010 Petty Romance
as Myeong-woo2009 Lost in the Mountains
as Kim Joong-sik2009 Paju
as Yoon Kyung-soo2008 Night and Day
as Min-suk2008 Sorry Apple
as Kang Jae-hyuk2008 Romantic Island
as Jae-sin2007 Our Town
as Min-ho2006 A Cruel Attendance
as Lee Jang-gil2006 The Customer Is Always Right
as Sergeant Park2004 R-Point
as Man in love dovey couple (cameo)2004 Love, So Divine
as Do-hyeon2004 My Mother the Mermaid
as Doctor Shin2003 Scent of Love
as Sang-cheol2003 Show Show Show
as Doctor2002 A Perfect Match
as Woo Jung-chul2002 Make It Big
as Kim Jung Woo2002 Surprise Party
as Newspaper reader1995 A Single Spark

TV Shows/Series with Lee Sun-kyun as Actor(16)

as Eun Yong2023 Payback: Money and Power
as Koh Se-won2021 Dr. Brain
as Lee Sun-Woong2019 Diary of a Prosecutor
as Park Dong-hoon2018 My Mister
as himself2016 Dining Together
as Kim Hyung-joon2013 Miss Korea
as Lee Min-woo2012 Golden Time
as Choi Hyun Wook2010 Pasta
as Jo Hae-yoon2009 Triple
as Kim Yeong-Su2008 My Sweet City
as himself2008 On Air
as Choi Han-sun2007 Coffee Prince
as Choi Do-young2007 Behind the White Tower

Movies with Lee Sun-kyun as Crew(1)

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Full Name: Seon-gyun Lee
Citizenship: South Korea
Born: Sunday, 03/02 1975 (March) in Seoul (South Korea)
Died: Wednesday, 12/27 2023 (December) in Seoul (aged: 48)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: Korean (KO, native language)
Educated at: Korea National University of Arts
Spouses (current/former): Jeon Hye-jin
Other names for Lee Sun-kyun (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Lee Seon-gyun"
"Ли Сон Гюн"
"Seon-gyun Lee"
"이선균"
"Lee Sun Gyun"
"李善均"
Lee Sun-kyun frequently works together with these people:
Hong Sang-soo (14x, Crew)
Lee Sung-min (8x, Actor)
Lee Yoo-rim (6x, Crew)
Jung Yu-mi (5x, Actress)
Jung Do-ahn (5x, Crew)
Hahm Sung-won (5x, Crew)
Won Jin (5x, Crew)
Moon Sung-keun (4x, Actor)
Lee Jung-jae (4x, Actor)
Jeong Man-sik (4x, Actor)
Kwon Seok-jang (4x, Crew)
Ryu Yeon (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:97011, Added: 05/27/2018, Last updated: 03/28/2024