Moon Sung-keun
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Moon Sung-keun (Korean: 문성근; born May 28, 1953) is a South Korean actor and politician. He has won three Blue Dragon Film Awards, two Baeksang Arts Awards, and two Chunsa Film Art Awards for Best Actor. Moon was born in Tokyo, Japan. His father was Rev. Moon Ik-hwan, who fought for democracy alongside Kim Dae-jung under the military regime led by Park Chung Hee in 1970s, and was a well-known pro-unification activist. After graduation from Sogang University with a bachelor's degree in International Business, Moon worked as a salaryman for eight years. In 1985, he began acting in theater, and became a key figure in the beginning of the renaissance of Daehangno stage plays in the mid-1980s, playing the leading role in such mega-hits as Chilsu and Mansu and Till the End of Time. Moon made his film debut in 1990 with Black Republic directed by Park Kwang-su. During his acting career, Moon has won Best Actor award at the Blue Dragon Film Awards thrice, Baeksang Arts Awards twice, Chunsa Film Art Awards twice, and other accolades. Moon started his political activities in 2009, becoming the Democratic United Party's temporary chairman in 2012. Since then, he has mostly made special appearances in movies. In 2017, Moon and a group of South Korean artists filed complaints against two former presidents, Lee Myung-bak, Park Geun-hye, and other six senior officials, asking for a prosecution investigation over the allegation of an "artist blacklist." Moon is a frequent collaborator of director Lee Chang-dong. He has starred in four of Lee's films, including critically acclaimed Burning (2018).
Known for
Credits
Project Silence (2024)
as Byeong-hak
Burning (2018)
as Lawyer
Forgotten (2017)
as Jin-seok's Father / Mr. Park
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
as Jang Se-dong
On the Beach at Night Alone (2017)
as Sangwon
Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013)
as CEO Jeon
Green Fish (1997)
as Bae Tae-gon
Memories of the Sword (2015)
as Lee Eui-myeong
A Girl at My Door (2014)
as Chief Nam Kyeong-dae
Sea Fog (2014)
as Wan-ho
The Jang Sun-woo Variations (2001)
as Self
Virus (2025)
as Professor Seong
Princess Aurora (2005)
as Oh Sung-ho
Black Money (2019)
as Kang Ki-chun
Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000)
as Young-soo
In Another Country (2012)
as Moonsoo
A Single Spark (1995)
as Young-soo
Public Enemy Returns (2008)
as Tae-san
Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony (2023)
as Self
A Little Pond (2010)
as Mr. Moon
Missing (2009)
as Pan-gon
National Security (2012)
as President Yoon
Out to the World (1994)
as Joo-dong
The Tooth and the Nail (2017)
as Yun Young-hwan
A Brand New Life (2009)
as Doctor
Unbowed (2011)
as Shin Jae-yeol
Jealousy Is My Middle Name (2003)
as Han Yun-sik
Hanbando (2006)
as Kwon Yong-hwan
If You Were Me 4 (2009)
as Vice Principal (segment "Relay")
Woman on the Beach (2006)
as CEO Jeong (voice)
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016)
as Jung Ji-yong
Lost in the Mountains (2009)
as Jeon Sang-ok
Bitter and Sweet (1995)
Actor
A Petal (1996)
as Mr. Jang
No Exit (1995)
Actor
Oki's Movie (2010)
as Professor Song
The Road to the Racetrack (1991)
as R
I Want to Live Just Until I'm 20 Years Old (1992)
as Choi Hyeon-jun
Sunset on the Neon Lights (1995)
as Kim Kyoo-hwan
Soo (2007)
as Gu Yang-Won
A Killing Story (1998)
Actor
Our President (2017)
as Self
To You, from Me (1994)
as Me
Marriage Story (1992)
as Narrator (voice)
Blooming over the line (2022)
as Self
www.whitelover.com (2000)
Actor
Black Republic (1990)
as Kim Ki-young
To the Starry Island (1993)
as Moon Dok-bae / Moon Chae-ku
Puzzle (2006)
as Hwan
Berlin Report (1991)
as Young-cheol
The 101st Proposition (1993)
as Young-sub
Roh Moo-hyun and the Fools (2019)
as Self
Let's be Together (2024)
as Self
존경하고 사랑하는 국민여러분 (2022)
as Self
Bedroom And Courtroom (1998)
as Choo Hyung-Do
Our Class Accepts Anyone Regardless of Grade (1990)
Actor
The Cross of North Gando (2019)
as Narrator