Lee Sun-Kyun, a South Korean actor of the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite”, was discovered lifeless, Yonhap news company reported on Wednesday.
Lee had been beneath investigation over unlawful drug use allegations amid an ongoing authorities crackdown on unlawful medicine.
Lee was discovered unconscious subsequent to briquettes inside a automotive at a park in Seoul on Wednesday morning, after his spouse reported to police that Lee had left house and she or he had discovered what gave the impression to be a suicide observe, Yonhap stated, citing police.
South Korea has robust drug legal guidelines, and drug crimes are usually punishable by a minimum of six months in jail or as much as 14 years for repeat offenders and sellers.
Born in 1975, Lee starred as a wealthy household’s father in “Parasite”, and in addition performed main roles in South Korean motion pictures together with the 2012 thriller “Helpless” and 2014’s “All About My Wife”, amongst others.
Lee had the lead position in Apple TV+’s first Korean-language authentic collection, which rolled out in 2021. “Dr. Brain”, a six-episode sci-fi thriller, was a few cold-hearted neurologist, Koh Se-won, who tries to seek out clues to a mysterious household accident by means of mind experiments.