Lee Sun-kyun

Lee Sun-kyun (Hangul: 이선균; March 2, 1975 – December 27, 2023) was a South Korean actor. He played Park Dong-ik in Bong Joon-ho's Academy Award-winning movie Parasite (2019). He won a Screen Actors Guild Award for his acting in that movie. Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea.

In 2009, Lee married actress Jeon Hye-jin. They had two children.

In October 2023, it was revealed that Lee was being investigated for drug use. At the end of the month he was charged for drug use.

Lee was found dead on December 27, 2023 at the age of 48 inside his car near a park in central Seoul. In the passenger seat was a charcoal briquette, commonly used in suicides by carbon monoxide poisoning in South Korea.

References

  1. ↑ "Parasite actor, chaebol scion under police scrutiny over suspected drug abuse in South Korea". The Straits Times. Singapore. October 22, 2023. Archived from the original on October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. ↑ Choi, Seo-in; Lim, Jeong-won (October 24, 2023). "Police bring charges against Lee Sun-kyun over alleged drug use". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Parasite actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead in apparent suicide amid drug allegations". The Straits Times. Singapore. December 27, 2023. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lee Sun-kyun, South Korean actor in Oscar-winning 'Parasite,' dies at 48". The Washington Post. December 27, 2023. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Lee Sun Kyun Has Died Police Confirms on 27 December 2023". December 27, 2023. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ Choi, Young-Rim; Cha, Eun Shil; Chang, Shu-Sen; Khang, Young-Ho; Lee, Won Jin (December 27, 2014). "Suicide from carbon monoxide poisoning in South Korea: 2006-2012". Journal of Affective Disorders. 167: 322–325. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2014.06.026. PMID 25016488.