Cast & creator
Lee Sun-kyun
Best known for Running Man, You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook, Parasite
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.
Also known as: Lee Seon-gyun , Seon-gyun Lee, Lee Sun Gyun, Sun-kyun Lee
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film credits
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television credits
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1953–2024 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (71)
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Running Man
2010
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
Self
2009
Parasite
Park Dong-ik
2019
Chef & My Fridge
Self
2014
The Oscars
Self
1953
Let's Eat Dinner Together
Self
2016
Movie Room
Self
2018
My Mister
Park Dong-hoon
2018
Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village
Self
2014
Baeksang Arts Awards
Self
2012
Coffee Prince
Choi Han-sung
2007
Dr. Brain
Koh Se-won
2021
Next Entertainment, Visionary
Self
2021
On Air
Self
2008
Project Silence
Cha Jeong-won
2024
Behind the White Tower
Choi Do-young
2007
Miss Korea
Kim Hyung-joon
2013
Hunt
Thanks
2022
Diary of a Prosecutor
Lee Sun-Woong
2019
Payback: Money and Power
Eun Yong
2023
Golden Time
Lee Min-woo
2012
Pasta
Choi Hyun-wook
2010
My Wife's Having an Affair This Week
Do Hyun-woo
2016
Loveholic
Kim Tae-hyun
2005
A Hard Day
Go Gun-su
2014
Sleep
Hyun-su
2023
Triple
Jo Hae-yoon
2009
R-Point
Sergeant Park
2004
Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
Jo Pil-ho
2019
Take Point
Yoon Ji-eui
2018
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
Black goat (voice)
2020
Our Little Summer Vacation
Self
2020
Kingmaker
Seo Chang-dae
2022
My Sweet City
Kim Yeong-Su
2008
Killing Romance
Jonathan Na
2023
Nobody's Daughter Haewon
Seongjun
2013
Trans-Siberian Pathfinders
Self
2019
Thousand Years of Love
Pil-ga
2003
All About My Wife
Lee Du-hyeon
2012
My Dear Youth - Coffee Prince
Self
2020
Helpless
Jang Moon-ho
2012
The Advocate: A Missing Body
Byeong Ho-sung
2015
The Most Private Asia
Self
2023
Our Sunhi
Munsu
2013
The King's Case Note
King Yejong of Joseon
2017
Scent of Love
Doctor Shin
2003
The Path to Glory
2005
A Special Lady
Sang-hoon
2017
Land of Happiness
Park Tae-joo
2024
Sakwa
Min-suk
2008
A Perfect Match
Doctor
2002
Romantic Island
Kang Jae-hyuk
2008
Love, So Divine
Man in Love Dovey Couple
2004
Petty Romance
Jeong-bae
2010
Oki's Movie
Jingu
2010
Paju
Kim Joong-sik
2009
A Single Spark
Newspaper Reader
1995도망자 이두용
노철기
2006
Officer of the Year
Jeong Eui-chan
2011
Night and Day
Yoon Kyungsoo
2008
Man of Will
King Gojong
2017
Our Slightly Risque Relationship
Gi Dong Chan
2010
Make It Big
Woo Jung-chul
2002
The Customer Is Always Right
Lee Jang-gil
2006
Our Town
Jae-sin
2007
My Mother the Mermaid
Do-hyeon
2004
Lost in the Mountains
Myeong-woo
2009
A Cruel Attendance
Min-ho
2006
Surprise Party
Kim Jung-woo
2002
Show Show Show
Sang-cheol
2003