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
Forgotten (2017)
as Jin-seok's Father / Mr. Park
Burning (2018)
as Lawyer
Out to the World (1994)
as Joo-dong
www.whitelover.com (2000)
Actor
Project Silence (2024)
as Byeong-hak
The Jang Sun-woo Variations (2001)
as Self
I Want to Live Just Until I'm 20 Years Old (1992)
as Choi Hyeon-jun
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
as Jang Se-dong
No Exit (1995)
Actor
A Girl at My Door (2014)
as Chief Nam Kyeong-dae
Hwayi: A Monster Boy (2013)
as CEO Jeon
Green Fish (1997)
as Bae Tae-gon
On the Beach at Night Alone (2017)
as Sangwon
Sea Fog (2014)
as Wan-ho
Memories of the Sword (2015)
as Lee Eui-myeong
Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000)
as Young-soo
Missing (2009)
as Pan-gon
Unbowed (2011)
as Shin Jae-yeol
Public Enemy Returns (2008)
as Tae-san
Princess Aurora (2005)
as Oh Sung-ho
In Another Country (2012)
as Moonsoo
A Petal (1996)
as Mr. Jang
A Brand New Life (2009)
as Doctor
National Security (2012)
as President Yoon
A Little Pond (2010)
as Mr. Moon
The Tooth and the Nail (2017)
as Yun Young-hwan
To the Starry Island (1993)
as Moon Dok-bae / Moon Chae-ku
Oki's Movie (2010)
as Professor Song
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016)
as Jung Ji-yong
A Single Spark (1995)
as Young-soo
The Cross of North Gando (2019)
as Narrator
Soo (2007)
as Gu Yang-Won
Puzzle (2006)
as Hwan
Virus (2025)
as Professor Seong
Hanbando (2006)
as Kwon Yong-hwan
The Road to the Racetrack (1991)
as R
To You, from Me (1994)
as Me
Woman on the Beach (2006)
as CEO Jeong (voice)
Black Money (2019)
as Kang Ki-chun
Lost in the Mountains (2009)
as Jeon Sang-ok
Marriage Story (1992)
as Narrator (voice)
Jealousy Is My Middle Name (2003)
as Han Yun-sik
If You Were Me 4 (2009)
as Vice Principal (Relay)
Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony (2023)
as Self
Black Republic (1990)
as Kim Ki-young
존경하고 사랑하는 국민여러분 (2022)
as Self
A Killing Story (1998)
Actor
Bitter and Sweet (1995)
Actor
Our President (2017)
as Self
The 101st Proposition (1993)
as Young-sub
Sunset on the Neon Lights (1995)
as Kim Kyoo-hwan
Roh Moo-hyun and the Fools (2019)
as Self
Bedroom And Courtroom (1998)
as Choo Hyung-Do
Berlin Report (1991)
as Young-cheol
Let's be Together (2024)
as Self
Our Class Accepts Anyone Regardless of Grade (1990)
Actor
Blooming over the line (2022)
as Self