Lee Sun Kyun (1975-2023) was a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in the South Korean dramas and films Coffee Prince (2007), Pasta (2010), Golden Time (2012), My Mister (2018) and Parasite (2019). In December 2023, Lee Sun Kyun was found dead in his car in a park in Seoul, South Korea.
Wiki/Biography
Lee Sun Kyun was born on Sunday, March 2, 1975 (48 years old at the time of his death) in Seoul, South Korea. His zodiac sign is Pisces. He graduated from the Korea University of Arts in Seoul, South Korea with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting (Bachelor of Fine Arts).
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 11″
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black
Family and Race
He had been in a relationship with actress Tian Huizhen for seven years and they got married on May 23, 2009.
Lee Sun Kyun and Jeon Hye Jin wedding photos
They later had two sons, Lee Rook (born November 25, 2009) and Lee Roon (born August 9, 2011).
Lee Sun-kyun’s son
Profession
Agency: Hodu & U Entertainment
Drama and Korean drama
Lee Sun Kyun made his debut in 2001 as Brad in the musical The Rocky Horror Show. He starred in many popular musicals, including Grease (2003), Indian Love Song (2005), and Love, Love, Love (2013). He made his television debut in the 2002 MBC Korean drama Lovers, playing a very small supporting role. He played supporting roles in many popular Korean dramas and TV series, such as Thousand Years of Love (2003), Chahandangshin Love Crazy (2003), Transparent (2004), Pure Love (2005), Love Crazy (2005), Taereung National Village (2005), and Fugitive Lee Doo-yong (2006). Lee Sun Kyun rose to fame with the 2007 medical Korean drama White Tower.
He went on to star in notable Korean dramas such as The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince (2007), Triple (2009), Pasta (2010), Golden Time (2012), Miss Korea (2013), Listen to Love (2016), My Mister (2018), and Prosecutor Civil War (2019).
Movie
In 2000, he made his debut as Park Dong-woo in the short film “Psychological Drama”. He then appeared in many short films such as “Goodbye Day” (2003), “Survival Encounter Game” (2003), “Hitchhiker” (2004), “Curry Rice Story” (2005), and “Lost in the Mountains” (2009). In 2002, he made his debut as “Woo Jung-chul” in “Big Plans”. He then played supporting roles in many films such as “Perfect Match” (2002), “Scent of Love” (2003), “Survival Encounter Game” (2003), “My Mother is a Mermaid” (2004), “Such a God” (2004), “Our Town” (2007), and “Day and Night” (2008). In 2008, he made his debut in the film industry with the movie “Sex Man”.
He has also acted in many other films such as Paju (2009), A Film in Oki (2010), Helpless (2012), Nameless Woman Haewon (2012), A Hard Day (2014), The King’s Case Notes (2017), Action Point (2018), and Parasite (2019).
Awards and Honors
- 2020 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Parasite)
Lee Sun Kyun attends the Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 2018 Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards Prime Minister’s Commendation
Lee Sun-kyun receives Prime Minister’s Commendation
- APAN Star Award – 2018 “My Uncle” Award
- 2018 Seoul Film Festival Best Actor Award (Korean Drama) “My Mister”
- In 2014, he won the Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actor for the movie “A Hard Day”
- In 2014, he won the Best Actor Award at the Buil Film Awards for his role in the film A Hard Day
- Las Palmas Gran Canaria International Film Festival – Best Actor Award for the film “Paju” 2010
- In 2010, he won the KBS Drama Awards Best Actor in One-Act Play/Special Drama for his role in the Korean drama “Our Indiscreet Relationship”
Baeksang Arts Awards
- 2007 Best New Actor (TV) for the Korean drama “White Tower”
- 2015 Best Actor (Movie) for A Hard Day
- 2019 Best Actor in Korean Drama My Mister (TV)
MBC Drama Awards
- In 2007, he won the Golden Acting Award (Mini Series Actor) for his role in the Korean drama “White Tower”
- 2007 Korean drama “The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince” Outstanding Acting Award (Actor)
- 2010 Best Acting Award for Korean Drama “Pasta”
- In 2010, he co-starred with Kong Hyo-jin in the Korean drama “Pasta” and won the Best Couple Award
- 2012 Best Acting Award (Korean Drama Miniseries Male) “Golden Time”
- 2014 Korean Drama “Miss Korea” Outstanding Acting Award (Mini Series Actor)
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die
On December 27, 2023, Lee Sun-kyun was found dead in a parked car in Wolyong Park in Seoul, South Korea. According to his family, he left home earlier that day and left a suicide note.
Favorite things
Facts/Trivia
- Lee Sun Kyun likes listening to music and watching movies.
- Li loved basketball very much when he was in high school. He played basketball almost twelve hours a day.
- In high school, he also liked music and advertising and wanted to be a radio program producer.
- Lee Sun-kyun was a member of the lighting team of the university drama club. During a drama performance, one of his seniors ran away from home and Sun-kyun was chosen as a replacement. While performing on stage, Sun-kyun developed a sense of belonging to the stage and decided to become an actor. He decided to drop out of school and enroll in the Korea National University of Arts in Seoul to pursue a bachelor’s degree in acting.
- His signature role is that of an “impatient perfectionist” type character. This character trait became apparent after Bruce Lee’s hit series Pasta (2010). According to netizens, it would be strange if he didn’t show frustration.
- In 2007, he was named Brand Ambassador for Health Insurance Review and Assessment Services.
- He played the role of “Park Dong-ik” in the movie “Parasite” (2019), which won the Palme d’Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival and four major awards at the 2020 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Film.
Lee Sun-kyun in a scene from Parasite (2019)
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