Lee Sun-kyun
South Korean actor (1975–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lee Sun-kyun (Korean: 이선균; March 2, 1975 – December 27, 2023) was a South Korean actor. Internationally, he was best known for his role in Bong Joon-ho's Academy Award–winning film Parasite (2019), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award along with his castmates. He received several other awards, including a nomination for an International Emmy Award.[1]
Lee Sun-kyun | |
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이선균 | |
Born | (1975-03-02)March 2, 1975 Seoul, South Korea |
Died | December 27, 2023(2023-12-27) (aged 48) Seoul, South Korea |
Cause of death | Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning |
Education | Korea National University of Arts (BFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2000–2023 |
Agent | Hodu&U Entertainment [ko] |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이선균 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | I Seon(-)gyun |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Sŏn'gyun |
Signature | |
Lee debuted as an actor in 2000 and performed in TV dramas and musical theatre. The dramas Coffee Prince and Behind the White Tower (both 2007) 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 continued to collaborate with director Hong Sang-soo, and his arthouse films with Hong include Night and Day (2008), Oki's Movie (2010), and Nobody's Daughter Haewon (2013).
On December 27, 2023, Lee died from carbon monoxide poisoning at the age of 48. At the time of his death, Lee had been investigated for alleged drug consumption.[2]