Lee Sun-kyun

Lee Sunkyun 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 crimeblack comedy A Hard Day 2014 He was also known for his role in the Bong Joonhos Academy Awardwinning 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 oneact dramas on KBS Drama City and MBC Best Theater In one such Best Theater project he worked with TV director Lee Yoonjung 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 crimeblack comedy A Hard Day 2014 Lee also continues to collaborate with auteur Hong Sangsoo and his arthouse films with Hong include Night and Day 2008 Okis Movie 2010 and Nobodys Daughter Haewon 2013 In 2019 he starred in Bong Joonhos Oscarwinning black comedy film Parasite