Lee Sun-kyun’s entertainment journey dates back to the early 2000s when he got his start in film and television. He built his name at the movies in productions such as “Scent of Love” and “Sa-kwa” and sharpened his TV acting skills via the likes of “Loveholic” and “Behind the White Tower.” As the 2000s turned to the 2010s, he continued to add titles to his filmography, with the end of the decade bringing his biggest — “Parasite,” the class drama that took the film world by storm in 2019...READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Sun-kyun turned in a memorable performance in “Parasite” as the well-to-do patriarch of the Park family, Park Dong-ik, contributing greatly to the movie’s overall incredible success. From the Cannes Film Festival to the Oscars, where the film won best picture honors at the 92nd Academy Awards, director Bong Joon-ho’s masterpiece picked up accolades and praise left and right. Naturally, this boosted Sun-kyun’s stock in the entertainment world significantly, bringing him to such efforts as “Diary of a Prosecutor,” “Dr. Brain,” and “Payback” in the years that followed.
In his career as an actor, Lee Sun-kyun utilized his acting skills in a range of projects and mediums while entertaining a wide swath of audiences. The impact of his work will be felt on a global level for years to come. May he rest in peace.
