Lee Sun Kyun was a South Korean actor under HODU&U Entertainment. In 2001, he debuted in the musical The Rocky Horror Show. Relegated to supporting roles for many years, he finally achieved his breakthrough in 2007 with the romantic drama "Coffee Prince" and the critically acclaimed medical drama "White Tower"; both ratings were a hit.In 2010, 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 his role in Paju, portraying the anguish he felt for loving his wife's younger sister. This is the first acclaim that Lee has received at a film festival since his debut. In 2019, he acted in the 4 Oscar-winning movie 'Parasite', the first non-English language film to obtain an Oscar for Best Picture.Lee married his girlfriend of seven years, actress Jeon Hye Jin, on May 23, 2009. Their sons were born on November 25, 2009, and August 9, 2011.On October 24, 2023, he was booked for internal investigation over suspected drug use and was charged on suspicion of using marijuana and psychoactive drugs by the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency. He vehemently denied the charges, and initial test results of hair samples were negative. However, on December 27, he passed away after being found unconscious in a vehicle near Waryong Park in Seoul.Source: Wikipedia

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