ACTOR
Lee Sun-kyun
1975 - 2023

Lee Sun-kyun
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. Lee debuted as an actor in 2000 and starred in TV dramas and musical theatre. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Sun-kyun is the 1,507th most popular actor (down from 980th in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 78th in 2019) and the 11th most popular South Korean Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Lee Sun-kyun ranks 1,507 out of 13,578. Before him are Una O'Connor, Lara Dutta, David Soul, Karen Gillan, Lauren Hutton, and Antonella Lualdi. After him are Teri Garr, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Marisa Pavan, Eleonora Giorgi, Kurtwood Smith, and Charles Durning.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsUna O'Connor
1880 - 1959
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 1,501
Lara Dutta
1978 - Present
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 1,502
David Soul
1943 - 2024
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 1,503
Karen Gillan
1987 - Present
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 1,504
Lauren Hutton
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 1,505
Antonella Lualdi
1931 - 2023
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 1,506
Lee Sun-kyun
1975 - 2023
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 1,507
Teri Garr
1944 - 2024
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 1,508
Jean-Pierre Aumont
1911 - 2001
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 1,509
Marisa Pavan
1932 - 2023
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 1,510
Eleonora Giorgi
1953 - 2025
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 1,511
Kurtwood Smith
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 1,512
Charles Durning
1923 - 2012
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 1,513
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1975, Lee Sun-kyun ranks 35. Before him are Eiichiro Oda, Eva Longoria, John Higgins, Juan Sebastián Verón, Ralf Schumacher, and Casey Affleck. After him are Ana Brnabić, Roy Makaay, Nikol Pashinyan, Sara Ramirez, Matteo Renzi, and Drew Barrymore. Among people deceased in 2023, Lee Sun-kyun ranks 116. Before him are Menahem Pressler, Petar Zhekov, Ruslan Khasbulatov, Matteo Messina Denaro, Roger Whittaker, and Antonella Lualdi. After him are Marisa Pavan, A. S. Byatt, Tim Keller, Ian Wilmut, Gaston Glock, and Kevin Mitnick.
Others Born in 1975
Go to all RankingsEiichiro Oda
COMIC ARTIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 29
Eva Longoria
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 30
John Higgins
SNOOKER
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 31
Juan Sebastián Verón
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 32
Ralf Schumacher
RACING DRIVER
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 33
Casey Affleck
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 34
Lee Sun-kyun
ACTOR
1975 - 2023
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 35
Ana Brnabić
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 36
Roy Makaay
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 37
Nikol Pashinyan
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 38
Sara Ramirez
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 39
Matteo Renzi
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 40
Drew Barrymore
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 41
Others Deceased in 2023
Go to all RankingsMenahem Pressler
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2023
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 110
Petar Zhekov
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 111
Ruslan Khasbulatov
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 112
Matteo Messina Denaro
EXTREMIST
1962 - 2023
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 113
Roger Whittaker
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 114
Antonella Lualdi
ACTOR
1931 - 2023
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 115
Lee Sun-kyun
ACTOR
1975 - 2023
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 116
Marisa Pavan
ACTOR
1932 - 2023
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 117
A. S. Byatt
WRITER
1936 - 2023
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 118
Tim Keller
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - 2023
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 119
Ian Wilmut
BIOLOGIST
1944 - 2023
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 120
Gaston Glock
INVENTOR
1929 - 2023
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 121
Kevin Mitnick
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1963 - 2023
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 122
In South Korea
Among people born in South Korea, Lee Sun-kyun ranks 118 out of 1,128. Before him are Gong Yoo (1979), Kim Soo-hyun (1988), Jeong Mong-ju (1337), Andrew Yeom Soo-jung (1943), V (1995), and Jungkook (1997). After him are Kim Seong-su (1891), Pak Song-chol (1913), Bak Jungyang (1872), Jang Yeong-sil (1400), David Yonggi Cho (1936), and Uhwudong (1430).
Others born in South Korea
Go to all RankingsGong Yoo
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 112
Kim Soo-hyun
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 113
Jeong Mong-ju
POLITICIAN
1337 - 1392
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 114
Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 115
V
SINGER
1995 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 116
Jungkook
SINGER
1997 - Present
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 117
Lee Sun-kyun
ACTOR
1975 - 2023
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 118
Kim Seong-su
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1955
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 119
Pak Song-chol
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2008
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 120
Bak Jungyang
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1959
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 121
Jang Yeong-sil
INVENTOR
1400 - Present
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 122
David Yonggi Cho
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1936 - 2021
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 123
Uhwudong
WRITER
1430 - 1480
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 124
Among ACTORS In South Korea
Among actors born in South Korea, Lee Sun-kyun ranks 11. Before him are Kim Hye-ja (1941), T.O.P (1987), Song Joong-ki (1985), Song Hye-rim (1937), Gong Yoo (1979), and Kim Soo-hyun (1988). After him are Soon-Tek Oh (1932), HoYeon Jung (1994), Hyun Bin (1982), Song Hye-kyo (1981), Kim Hae-sook (1955), and Lee Young-ae (1971).
Kim Hye-ja
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 5
T.O.P
1987 - Present
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 6
Song Joong-ki
1985 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 7
Song Hye-rim
1937 - 2002
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 8
Gong Yoo
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 9
Kim Soo-hyun
1988 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 10
Lee Sun-kyun
1975 - 2023
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 11
Soon-Tek Oh
1932 - 2018
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 12
HoYeon Jung
1994 - Present
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 13
Hyun Bin
1982 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 14
Song Hye-kyo
1981 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 15
Kim Hae-sook
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 16
Lee Young-ae
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 17