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Lee Sun-kyun
Seoul, South Korea
Archival Overview
Acclaimed South Korean actor celebrated for his deep resonant voice, compelling television dramas like Coffee Prince and My Mister, and his leading role as the wealthy patriarch Park Dong-ik in Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning Parasite.
Biographical Record
Lee Sun-kyun was born in Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from the prestigious School of Drama at the Korea National University of Arts. Known for his distinctive deep, resonant baritone, he broke through in the hit 2007 television romance Coffee Prince and the 2010 culinary drama Pasta, establishing himself as one of South Korea's most reliable leading men.
Lee collaborated frequently with celebrated auteur Hong Sang-soo in films like Oki's Movie and Nobody's Daughter Haewon. In 2018, his poignant portrayal of a weary structural engineer in the critically revered television masterpiece My Mister won widespread acclaim across Asia. In 2019, Lee earned global cinematic immortality starring as the affluent tech CEO Park Dong-ik in Bong Joon-ho's Parasite, which won four Oscars including Best Picture and shared the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. His sudden death in December 2023 sparked global mourning and prompted Korean artists to demand police and media reforms.
Key Life Milestones
Tour-de-Force in My Mister
Starred in the critically acclaimed drama My Mister, delivering a performance considered one of Korean television's finest.
Screen Actors Guild Award for Parasite
Won the SAG Award for Outstanding Cast for Parasite, which went on to win four Academy Awards including Best Picture.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialSeoul, South Korea