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    Lee Sun-kyun

    1975-03-02 (49 years old) in 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), 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.

    Movies

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    Land of Happiness
    68 %|Aug 14, 2024
    Drama
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    Project Silence
    70 %|Jul 11, 2024
    Action, Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction
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    Sleep
    67 %|Sep 6, 2023
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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    Killing Romance
    64 %|Apr 14, 2023
    Thriller, Comedy
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    Kingmaker
    72 %|Jan 26, 2022
    Drama, History
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    Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
    68 %|Jan 22, 2020
    Comedy, Action, Fantasy
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    Parasite
    85 %|May 30, 2019
    Comedy, Thriller, Drama
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    Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage
    61 %|Mar 20, 2019
    Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Take Point
    69.33 %|Dec 26, 2018
    Action, Thriller
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    A Special Lady
    60.67999999999999 %|Nov 9, 2017
    Action, Crime
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    Man of Will
    75 %|Oct 19, 2017
    Drama, History, Action
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    The King's Case Note
    71 %|Apr 26, 2017
    Adventure, Action, Comedy
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    The Advocate: A Missing Body
    72 %|Oct 8, 2015
    Thriller, Action
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    A Hard Day
    71 %|May 29, 2014
    Crime, Thriller, Mystery
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    Our Sunhi
    65 %|Sep 12, 2013
    Romance, Drama
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    Nobody's Daughter Haewon
    63 %|Feb 28, 2013
    Drama
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    All About My Wife
    67 %|May 17, 2012
    Comedy, Romance
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    Helpless
    71 %|Mar 8, 2012
    Mystery, Thriller
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    Officer of the Year
    68 %|May 4, 2011
    Action, Comedy
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    Petty Romance
    64 %|Dec 1, 2010
    Comedy, Romance, Drama
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    Oki's Movie
    67 %|Sep 16, 2010
    Comedy, Drama
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    Our Slightly Risque Relationship
    40 %|Jun 5, 2010
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
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    Visitors
    49 %|Nov 12, 2009
    Drama
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    Paju
    60 %|Oct 28, 2009
    Drama, Romance
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    Lost in the Mountains
    64 %|Jul 31, 2009
    Drama
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    Romantic Island
    64 %|Dec 24, 2008
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
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    Sorry Apple
    70 %|Oct 16, 2008
    Drama, Romance
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    Night and Day
    69 %|Feb 28, 2008
    Drama
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    Our Town
    56.75 %|Nov 29, 2007
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    A Cruel Attendance
    56 %|Nov 2, 2006
    Crime
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    The Customer Is Always Right
    55 %|Feb 23, 2006
    Thriller
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    R-Point
    68 %|Aug 13, 2004
    Action, History, Horror
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    Love, So Divine
    66 %|Aug 5, 2004
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
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    My Mother the Mermaid
    65 %|Jun 30, 2004
    Romance, Fantasy
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    Show Show Show
    0 %|Feb 28, 2003
    Drama, Comedy
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    Scent of Love
    64 %|Feb 28, 2003
    Drama, Romance
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    Boss X File
    40 %|Sep 6, 2002
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    A Perfect Match
    59 %|Aug 8, 2002
    Comedy, Romance
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    Surprise Party
    67 %|Jul 5, 2002
    Romance, Comedy
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    Make It Big
    66 %|May 10, 2002
    Comedy, Action
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    A Single Spark
    72 %|Nov 18, 1995
    Drama

    Series

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    The Most Private Asia
    0 %|Mar 27, 2023
    Reality
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    Payback: Money and Power
    62 %|Jan 6, 2023
    Drama, Mystery
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    Dr. Brain
    73 %|Nov 4, 2021
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
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    Next Entertainment, Visionary
    0 %|Jan 18, 2021
    Documentary
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    My Dear Youth - Coffee Prince
    60 %|Sep 24, 2020
    Documentary
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    Our Little Summer Vacation
    82 %|Jul 17, 2020
    Reality
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    Diary of a Prosecutor
    65 %|Dec 16, 2019
    Drama
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    Trans-Siberian Pathfinders
    80 %|Sep 26, 2019
    Reality
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    Movie Room
    84 %|May 4, 2018
    Talk
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    My Mister
    85 %|Mar 21, 2018
    Drama
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    My Wife's Having an Affair This Week
    70 %|Oct 28, 2016
    Drama, Comedy
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    Dining Together
    56.67 %|Oct 19, 2016
    Reality
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    Three Meals a Day: Jeongseon Village
    66 %|Oct 17, 2014
    Reality
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    Miss Korea
    90 %|Dec 18, 2013
    Drama, Comedy
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    Golden Time
    65 %|Jul 9, 2012
    Drama, Comedy
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    Baeksang Arts Awards
    0 %|Apr 26, 2012
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    Running Man
    83.65 %|Jul 11, 2010
    Comedy, Reality
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    Pasta
    83 %|Jan 4, 2010
    Comedy, Drama
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    Triple
    50 %|Jun 11, 2009
    Drama, Comedy
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    You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
    67.78 %|Apr 24, 2009
    Talk
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    My Sweet City
    30 %|Jun 6, 2008
    Drama, Comedy
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    On Air
    70 %|Mar 5, 2008
    Drama
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    Coffee Prince
    81 %|Jul 2, 2007
    Comedy, Drama
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    Behind the White Tower
    80 %|Jan 6, 2007
    Drama
    actor
    도망자 이두용
    0 %|Sep 27, 2006
    Drama
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    The Path to Glory
    40 %|Oct 29, 2005
    Drama
    actor
    Loveholic
    55 %|May 2, 2005
    Drama
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    Thousand Years of Love
    26 %|Mar 22, 2003
    Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    The Oscars
    70 %|Mar 19, 1953