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Lee Sun-kyu is a South Korean actor who has been active in the entertainment industry since 1997. He is best known for his roles in the television series "My Love from the Star" (2013), "The King in Love" (2017), and "The King: Eternal Monarch" (2020).
Lee Sun-kyu was born on 2 March 1975 in Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea. He attended the Seoul Institute of the Arts and graduated with a degree in Theater and Film.
Lee Sun-kyu made his acting debut in 1997 with a minor role in the television series "The Last Match". He has since appeared in numerous television series and films, including "My Love from the Star" (2013), "The King in Love" (2017), and "The King: Eternal Monarch" (2020).
Lee Sun-kyu has won several awards for his acting, including the MBC Drama Awards for Best New Actor in 2013 and the Baeksang Arts Awards for Best New Actor in 2014.
As of 2021, Lee Sun-kyu's net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.
Popular As |
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Occupation |
Actor |
Age |
49 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
Born |
2 March 1975 |
Birthday |
2 March |
Birthplace |
Seoul, South Korea |
Nationality |
South Korea |
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 49 years old group.
Lee Sun-kyu Height, Weight & Measurements
At 49 years old, Lee Sun-kyu height
is 1.8 m .
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Height |
1.8 m |
Weight |
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Who Is Lee Sun-kyu's Wife?
His wife is Jeon Hye-jin (m. 2009)
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
Wife |
Jeon Hye-jin (m. 2009) |
Sibling |
Not Available |
Children |
Lee Roon, Lee Rook |
Lee Sun-kyu Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Lee Sun-kyu worth at the age of 49 years old? Lee Sun-kyu’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from South Korea. We have estimated
Lee Sun-kyu's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
House |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
Source of Income |
Actor |
Lee Sun-kyu Social Network
Timeline
In 2019, Lee is set to star in the legal television series Prosecutor Civil War.
In 2018, Lee starred in the critically acclaimed television series My Mister. The same year he starred in the action thriller film Take Point.
Lee returned to the theater opposite wife Jeon Hye-jin in Mike Bartlett's stage play Love, Love, Love in 2013. 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. In 2015, Lee starred in courtroom drama film The Advocate: A Missing Body.
In 2012, he starred in two consecutive well-reviewed big-screen hits—mystery thriller Helpless and romantic comedy All About My Wife. Reuniting with Pasta director Kwon Seok-jang, Lee played a trauma doctor in Golden Time. His third collaboration with Kwon was Miss Korea, a drama set amidst the IMF crisis in the 1990s.
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.
Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea. He 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.
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. 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.
Lee was appointed as ambassador for the Health Insurance Review Agency in 2007, and won an award from the Korea Advertisers Association in 2008.
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.
Lee Sun-kyun (born March 2, 1975) 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).