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Lee Sun-kyun (born March 2, 1975)[3] is a South Korean actor. 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).

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Sun-kyun
Lee in 2018
Born (1975-03-02) March 2, 1975 (age 47)
Seoul, South Korea[1]
EducationKorea National University of Arts - BFA in Acting[2]
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
AgentHodoo Entertainment
Spouse
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(m. 2009)​
Children2
Korean name
Hangul
이선균
Revised RomanizationI Seon-gyun
McCune–ReischauerI Sŏnkyun

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.


Career


Lee Sun-kyun entered the Korea National University of Arts in 1994, and graduated in the first ever batch of its School of Drama. In 2001, he made his acting debut as Brad Majors in the stage musical The Rocky Horror Show.[4]


2007–2012: Acting beginnings


Playing small supporting roles for many years, he eventually achieved his breakthrough in 2007 with the critically lauded medical drama White Tower and the highly popular romantic series Coffee Prince.[5] Besides Coffee Prince, he has worked with director Lee Yoon-jung two other times—in the sports-themed Taereung National Village in 2005, and in slice-of-life drama Triple in 2009.[6]

Lee was appointed as ambassador for the Health Insurance Review Agency in 2007, and won an award from the Korea Advertisers Association in 2008.

Despite his burgeoning fame, Lee then turned to low-budget arthouse films to polish his acting caliber. Night and Day, Lost in the Mountains, Oki's Movie, Nobody's Daughter Haewon and Our Sunhi were all directed by Hong Sang-soo, an auteur renowned for his realistic portrayal of ordinary lives.[4] Lee also headlined Paju,[7] for which he won the Best Actor award at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival held in Spain. Film distributor Myung Film quoted the judging committee as handing Lee high points for portraying the anguish his character felt for loving his wife's younger sister.[8]

With Pasta, in which he played a brilliant-but-abrasive chef, Lee successfully shook off his "gentle" TV drama image,[9] and the series' popularity made him a bankable romantic leading man.[10][11][12] Petty Romance reunited him with his My Sweet Seoul co-star Choi Kang-hee,[13][14][15] and one-upmanship action comedy Officer of the Year (also known as Arrest King) soon followed.[16][17]

Lee showed his support for the revival of Drama Special (formerly Drama City) by starring in Our Slightly Risque Relationship (his acting was later recognized at the KBS Drama Awards). He has continually defended the importance of the short drama format as a training ground for young talent, acknowledging its contribution to his own career.[18]


2012–2017: Rising success


In 2012, he starred in two consecutive well-reviewed big-screen hits—mystery thriller Helpless[19] and romantic comedy All About My Wife.[20][21] Reuniting with Pasta director Kwon Seok-jang, Lee played a trauma doctor in Golden Time.[22] His third collaboration with Kwon was Miss Korea, a drama set amidst the IMF crisis in the 1990s.[23][24]

Lee returned to the theater opposite wife Jeon Hye-jin in Mike Bartlett's stage play Love, Love, Love in 2013.[25] The following year, he headlined the film A Hard Day, which screened at the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, and became a critically acclaimed sleeper hit at the box office.[26][27][28] In 2015, Lee starred in courtroom drama film The Advocate: A Missing Body.[29][30]


2018–present: Return to television and resurgence


In 2018, Lee starred in the critically acclaimed television series My Mister.[31][32] The same year he starred in the action thriller film Take Point.[33]

In 2019, Lee is set to star in the legal television series Prosecutor Civil War.[34]

In 2021, Lee is appearing in political drama film Kingmaker as political strategist. The film is set to release in December.[35]


Personal life


Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea. He married his girlfriend of seven years, actress Jeon Hye-jin on May 23, 2009.[36][37][38]

Their sons were born on November 25, 2009, and August 9, 2011.


Filmography


Main article: Lee Sun-kyun filmography

Theater


Year Title Role
2001The Rocky Horror ShowBrad Majors
2003GreaseDanny Zuko
2005Indangsu Love Song
2013Love, Love, LoveKenneth

Discography


Title Year Album
"Ocean Voyage (Choi Han-sung version)" 2007 Coffee Prince OST
"My Sweet City" 2008 My Sweet Seoul OST
"Romantic Christmas"
(with Eugene)		 Romantic Island Christmas Story single
"Boy"
(with Yoon Sang )		 Song Book: Play With Him album
"Kangaroo"
(with Choi Kang-hee)		 2010 Petty Romance OST
"Gift For You"
(with Choi Kang-hee, Song Ji-hyo and Kim Byung-man)		 2011 Non-album single



Awards and nominations


Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2018 Grand Prize (Daesang) My Mister Nominated [39]
Baeksang Arts Awards 2007 Best New Actor – Television White Tower Nominated
2015 Best Actor – Film A Hard Day Won [40]
2019 Best Actor – Television My Mister Nominated [41]
2022 Best Actor – Film Kingmaker Nominated [42]
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2014 Best Leading Actor A Hard Day Nominated
Buil Film Awards 2014 Best Actor Nominated
CETV Awards 2010 Top 10 Asian Stars Pasta Won
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2015 Best Actor A Hard Day Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards 2020 Best Acting Ensemble Parasite Nominated [43]
Herald DongA TV Lifestyle Awards 2012 Best Dressed Lee Sun-kyun Won [44]
International Emmy Awards 2022 Best Performance by an Actor Dr. Brain Pending [45]
KBS Drama Awards 2004 Best Actor in a One-Act/Drama Special Dr. Love Nominated
2010 Our Slightly Risque Relationship Won [46]
Korea Advertisers Association 2008 Good Model Award Lee Sun-kyun Won
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival 2010 Best Actor Paju Won
MBC Drama Awards 2007 Golden Acting Award, Actor in a Miniseries White Tower Won [47]
Excellence Award, Actor Coffee Prince Nominated
2010 Top Excellence Award, Actor Pasta Nominated
Best Couple Award Lee Sun-kyun with Gong Hyo-jin
Pasta		 Won [48]
2012 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Golden Time Nominated
2014 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Miss Korea Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2020 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Parasite Won [49]
The Seoul Awards 2018 Best Actor (TV) My Mister Nominated [50]

State honors


Name of country, year given, and name of honor
Country Or Organization Year Honor Or Award Ref.
South Korea[note 1] 2018 Prime Minister's Commendation [54]

Notes


  1. Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[51][52] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.[53]

References


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  8. Hong, Lucia (30 March 2010). "Lee Sun-kyun wins best male actor at Las Palmas film fest". 10Asia.
  9. Choi, Ji-eun (29 December 2009). "Lee Sun-kyun says not pressured by new image in Pasta". 10Asia.
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  15. Wee, Geun-woo (9 December 2010). "Interview: Actor Lee Sun-kyun - Part 2". 10Asia.
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  42. Ahn Byung-gil (April 11, 2022). "58회 백상예술대상 후보 공개…영광의 주인공은?" [58th Baeksang Arts Awards nominations revealed... Who is the hero of glory?] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Naver.
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