Paul Sun-Hyung Lee

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Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee -b.jpg
Lee in 2018
Born (1972-08-16) August 16, 1972 (age 49)
Daejeon, South Korea
NationalityCanadian, South Korean
Years active2005–present
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationYi Seon-hyeong
McCune–ReischauerYi Sŏnhyŏng

Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (born August 16, 1972) is a Korean Canadian actor and television host. He is best known for his roles as Randy Ko in the soap opera Train 48 (2003–2005) and as family patriarch Appa in the 2011 play Kim's Convenience, and particularly its television adaptation.

Lee has won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series three times, for his role as Mr. Kim in Kim's Convenience (2016, 2017, and 2020), and has been nominated twice for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role, Large Theatre, for The Monster Under the Bed in 2010 and the stage version of Kim's Convenience in 2012.

Early life[]

When Lee was three months old, his parents immigrated from Daejeon, South Korea to Canada, living in London, Toronto and Calgary.[1] In 1990, he moved back to Toronto to attend the University of Toronto, where he attended but did not complete the drama program at University College.[2]

Career[]

He had a supporting role in the film Ice Princess (2005) playing Tiffany's father. Lee appeared in the horror film P2 and the thriller The Echo. In 2006, he took the role of Jung Park in the video game Rainbow Six: Vegas and its 2008 sequel Rainbow Six: Vegas 2.[3]

Lee was part of the main cast of the Global nightly improvised soap opera Train 48 in the role of Randy Ko for the entire run of the series from 2003 to 2005.[4]

In 2012, Lee won the Best Actor citation from the Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards for his portrayal of Kim Sang-il in Kim's Convenience.[5] He played the role of Appa on stage in several Toronto productions of Kim's Convenience and on a national tour with the Soulpepper theatre company, as well as at an Off Broadway staging of the play.[4] He brought the role of Appa to television in 2016 when the show was adapted as a television series.[4] In 2016, Lee played Zhang Lin in the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre/Canadian Stage production of Chimerica.[6] On January 11, 2017, he guest starred on an episode of This Hour Has 22 Minutes.

Lee has been nominated twice for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role, Large Theatre, for The Monster Under the Bed in 2010 and Kim's Convenience in 2012.[7] In the 5th, 6th, and 9th Canadian Screen Awards, he won the Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of Appa in the Kim's Convenience television series.[8] Lee was selected to host the fourth season of the reality competition show Canada's Smartest Person, entitled Canada's Smartest Person Junior and featuring children as contestants.[9]

Lee is also a playwright, with his own play Dangling premiering at Toronto's fu-GEN theatre festival in 2010.[10]

In 2021 he appeared as a panelist on Canada Reads, championing Natalie Zina Walschots's novel Hench.[11] In the same year, Lee's five seasons on Kim's Convenience came to an abrupt end when the two show runners left the project.[12]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Gene Kajikawa Television film
1996 Harriet the Spy Bruno Hung Fat
2001 Khaled Grocer
2002 Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story Doctor Television film
2003 Delivery Doctor Television film
2005 Ice Princess Tiffany Lai's Dad
2006 D.A. Lee Television film
2006 One Way Hotel Receptionist
2007 P2 Man in Elevator
2015 End of Days, Inc.[13] Mort
2020 Dr. Han

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Total Recall 2070 Waiter Episode: "Rough Whimper of Insanity"
2002 Soul Food: The Series Dan Lee Episode: "A Taste of Justice"
2002 Doc Orderly Episode: "Complicated"
2003–2005 Train 48 Randy Ko Main role, 3 seasons
2004 Kevin Hill Phil Steckler Episode: "The Good Life"
2005 This Is Wonderland Mr. Phan Episode: "Episode #2.9"
2005 1-800-Missing Dr. Winston Nakano Episode: "Fugitive"
2006 Billable Hours Paul Episode: "The Handicapped Bathroom"
2007 The Jane Show E.R. Doctor Episode: "Plastic Ono Jane"
2010–2011 Degrassi: The Next Generation Juan Tong 6 episodes
2016–2021 Kim's Convenience Appa Main role, 5 seasons
Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, 5th (2017) and 6th (2018); nominated 8th (2020)
2017 Dark Matter Dr. Borsin Episode: "It Doesn't Have to Be Like This"
2018 Canada's Smartest Person Junior Host Season 4 of Smartest Person series
2019–present Abby Hatcher Chef Jeff Voice role
2019–present The Bravest Knight The Potion Maker Voice role [14]
2020 The Mandalorian Captain Carson Teva 2 episodes[15][16][17]
2021 Private Eyes Chef Andre Episode: "The Perfect Storm"
2021 Bakugan: Geogan Rising Spartillion Voice role
2021 Captain Park Yong-Chul Mayday: Air Desaster Season 4 Episode 4

Video games[]

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Rainbow Six: Vegas Jung Park
2008 Rainbow Six: Vegas 2

References[]

  1. ^ "Calgarian is ready to commute". Calgary Herald, June 2, 2003.
  2. ^ "Hit play a homecoming for actor Sun-Hyung Lee". Calgary Herald, September 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (December 21, 2020). "The Mandalorian: Every Character and Celebrity Cameo So Far". IGN. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Actor Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, a former U of T drama student, stars in the CBC comedy 'Kim's Convenience'". U of T News, October 24, 2016.
  5. ^ Phan, Rachel (May 31, 2012). "Kim's Convenience gets five thumbs up at Toronto Theatre Critics Awards". National Post. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  6. ^ Maga, Carly (April 1, 2016). "Chimerica has stimulating ideas but underwhelming dialogue: review". Toronto Star. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Women on top; Crash, Penelopiad top Dora nominations". National Post, June 6, 2012.
  8. ^ Vlessing, Etan (March 12, 2017). "'Orphan Black' Star Tatiana Maslany Dominates Canadian Screen Awards With Two Best Actress Wins". The Hollywood Reporter.
  9. ^ Liwanag, Robert (November 12, 2018). "15 Minutes with Paul Sun-Hyung Lee". Reader's Digest. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  10. ^ "Hey, it's that guy from the IKEA ad and a TV show I never watched!". National Post. April 28, 2010.
  11. ^ "Paul Sun-Hyung Lee is looking forward to 'making reading cool' on Canada Reads". CBC Books. January 21, 2021.
  12. ^ Volmers, Eric (March 19, 2021). "'It died from within': Two actors lament the untimely demise of Kim's Convenience". Calgary Herald.
  13. ^ "End of Days, Inc". Hollywood Suite.
  14. ^ Lee, Paul Sun-Hyung [@bitterasiandude] (April 10, 2018). "Thank you for letting me play today!!! So. Much. Fun. #okseeyou #bravestknight #animation" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "'Kim's Convenience' star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee lands 'dream' role in 'The Mandalorian'". CTV News. The Canadian Press. November 9, 2020.
  16. ^ Glasner, Eli; Weaver, Jackson (November 8, 2020). "How Kim's Convenience star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee arrived in The Mandalorian". CBC News.
  17. ^ Dumaraog, Ana (November 20, 2020). "The Mandalorian Season 2, Episode 4 Cast & Cameos Guide". Screen Rant. Retrieved November 21, 2020.

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