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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 ''The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince'' in 2007. ''Coffee Prince'', along with medical drama ''White Tower'' brought Lee mainstream popularity, which he followed with ''Pasta'' (2010) and ''Golden Time'' (2012). 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). == Career == 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''.〔 Relegated to small supporting roles for many years, he achieved his breakthrough in 2007 with the critically lauded medical drama ''White Tower'' and the highly popular romantic series ''The 1st Shop of 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. Despite his burgeoning fame, Lee then turned to low-budget arthouse films to polish his acting caliber. ''Night and Day'', ''Lost in the Mountains'', ''Oki's Movie'', ''Nobody's Daughter Haewon'' and ''Our Sunhi'' were all directed by Hong Sang-soo, an auteur renowned for his realistic portrayal of ordinary lives.〔("LEE Sun-kyun" ). Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2012-09-01.〕 Lee also headlined ''Paju'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://english.kbs.co.kr/news/entertainment_news_view.html?No=7180 )〕 for which 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 portraying the anguish his character felt for loving his wife's younger sister.〔Hong, Lucia (30 March 2010). ("Lee Sun-kyun wins best male actor at Las Palmas film fest" ). 10Asia.〕 With ''Pasta'', in which he played a brilliant-but-abrasive chef, Lee successfully shook off his "gentle" TV drama image,〔Choi, Ji-eun (29 December 2009). ("Lee Sun-kyun says not pressured by new image in ''Pasta''" ). 10Asia.〕 and the series' popularity made him a bankable romantic leading man.〔Beck, Una (7 April 2010). ("Interview: Actor Lee Sun-kyun - Part 1" ). 10Asia.〕〔Beck, Una (7 April 2010). ("Interview: Actor Lee Sun-kyun - Part 2" ). 10Asia.〕〔Beck, Una (7 April 2010). ("Interview: Actor Lee Sun-kyun - Part 3" ). 10Asia.〕 ''Petty Romance'' reunited him with his ''My Sweet Seoul'' co-star Choi Kang-hee,〔Wee, Geun-woo (9 December 2010). ("Interview: Actor Lee Sun-kyun - Part 1" ). 10Asia.〕〔Wee, Geun-woo (9 December 2010). ("Interview: Actor Lee Sun-kyun - Part 2" ). 10Asia.〕 and one-upmanship action comedy ''Officer of the Year'' (also known as ''Arrest King'') soon followed.〔Lee, Hyo-won (28 April 2011). ("''Arrest'' gives '90s comedy zesty spin" ). The Korea Times.〕〔(Park Joong Hoon: "Playing Detective Is Both Easy and Difficult" ). KBS Global. 8 April 2011.〕 Lee showed his support for the revival of Drama Special (formerly Drama City) by starring in ''Our Slightly Risque Relationship'' (his acting was later recognized at the KBS Drama Awards). He has continually defended the importance of the short drama format as a training ground for young talent, acknowledging its contribution to his own career.〔Chae, Ki-won (1 June 2010). ("Lee Sun-gyun says single-episode dramas "got me where I am"" ). 10Asia.〕 In 2012, he starred in two consecutive well-reviewed big-screen hits—mystery thriller ''Helpless'' and romantic comedy ''All About My Wife''.〔Suk, Monica (15 March 2012). ("Lee Sun-kyun, Lim Soo-jung film to be released May 17" ). 10Asia.〕 Reuniting with ''Pasta'' director Kwon Seok-jang, Lee played a trauma doctor in ''Golden Time''.〔Suk, Monica (20 June 2012). ("Lee Sun-kyun to play doctor in new TV series to mark ''Golden Time'' of his life" ). 10Asia.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://content.mbc.co.kr/english/interview/2057519_56322.html )〕 His third collaboration with Kwon was ''Miss Korea'' set amidst the IMF crisis in the 1990s. Lee returned to the theater opposite wife Jeon Hye-jin in Mike Bartlett's stage play ''Love, Love, Love'' in 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.k-popculture.com/?p=2077 )〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dramabeans.com/2014/06/a-hard-day-racks-up-ticket-sales-lee-seon-kyun-reflects-on-its-success/ )〕 In 2015, Lee starred in courtroom drama film ''The Advocate: A Missing Body''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lee Sun-kyun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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