Lee Sun-kyun, the South Korean actor who played Park Dong-ik in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” died Wednesday at the age of 48. The South Korean emergency office confirmed to the Associated Press that Lee was found unconscious in a car in a Seoul park.
According to South Korean news outlet Yonhap, the actor had gone missing earlier Wednesday after leaving what appeared to be a suicide note at his home. Lee had been under investigation for drug use and had gone through three rounds of police questioning over using marijuana and other illegal drugs, Yonhap reported. The actor maintained his innocence throughout the government’s drug crackdown.