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이선균

이선균

Acting1975韩国,首尔

Biography

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.

Acting History

2024
Project Silence
as Cha Jeong-won
Land of Happiness
as Park Tae-joo
2023
Sleep
as Hyun-su
Killing Romance
as Jonathan Na
The Most Private Asia
TVas Self10 eps
Payback: Money and Power
TVas Eun Yong12 eps
2022
Kingmaker
as Seo Chang-dae
Baeksang Arts Awards
TVas Self1 eps
Hunt
Thanks
2021
Dr. Brain
TVas Koh Se-won6 eps
2020
Mr. Zoo: The Missing VIP
as Black goat (voice)
The Oscars
TVas Self1 eps
Our Little Summer Vacation
TVas Self3 eps
2019
Parasite
as Park Dong-ik
Diary of a Prosecutor
TVas Lee Sun-Woong16 eps
Movie Room
TVas Self1 eps
Trans-Siberian Pathfinders
TVas Self9 eps
2018
Take Point
as Yoon Ji-eui
My Mister
TVas Park Dong-hoon16 eps
2017
Man of Will
as King Gojong
The King's Case Note
as King Yejong of Joseon
A Special Lady
as Sang-hoon
Let's Eat Dinner Together
TVas Self1 eps
2016
My Wife's Having an Affair This Week
TVas Do Hyun-woo12 eps
2014
A Hard Day
as Go Gun-su
2013
Our Sunhi
as Munsu
Miss Korea
TVas Kim Hyung-joon20 eps
2012
Helpless
as Jang Moon-ho
All About My Wife
as Lee Du-hyeon
Golden Time
TVas Lee Min-woo23 eps
2011
2010
Oki's Movie
as Jingu
Petty Romance
as Jeong-bae
Pasta
TVas Choi Hyun-wook20 eps
2009
Paju
as Kim Joong-sik
Triple
TVas Jo Hae-yoon16 eps
You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook
TVas Self1 eps
2008
Sakwa
as Min-suk
Romantic Island
as Kang Jae-hyuk
Night and Day
as Yoon Kyungsoo
On Air
TVas Self1 eps
My Sweet City
TVas Kim Yeong-Su16 eps
2007
Our Town
as Jae-sin
Coffee Prince
TVas Choi Han-sung17 eps
Behind the White Tower
TVas Choi Do-young20 eps
2006
도망자 이두용
TVas 노철기1 eps
2005
Loveholic
TVas Kim Tae-hyun16 eps
2004
R-Point
as Sergeant Park
Love, So Divine
as Man in Love Dovey Couple
2003
Scent of Love
as Doctor Shin
Show Show Show
as Sang-cheol
Thousand Years of Love
TVas Pil-ga20 eps
2002
Make It Big
as Woo Jung-chul
Surprise Party
as Kim Jung-woo
1995
A Single Spark
as Newspaper Reader

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/2/1975
Day of Death
12/27/2023
Place of Birth
韩国,首尔