Moon Sung-keun
Biography
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
All Movies (56)
- Virus2025 · as Professor Seong
- Project Silence2024 · as Byeong-hak
- Let's be Together2024 · as Self
- Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony2023 · as Self
- Blooming over the line2022 · as Self
- 존경하고 사랑하는 국민여러분2022 · as Self
- Black Money2019 · as Kang Ki-chun
- The Cross of North Gando2019 · as Narrator
- Roh Moo-hyun and the Fools2019 · as Self
- Burning2018 · as Lawyer
- 1987: When the Day Comes2017 · as Jang Se-dong
- Forgotten2017 · as Jin-seok's Father / Mr. Park
- Our President2017 · as Self
- The Tooth and the Nail2017 · as Yun Young-hwan
- On the Beach at Night Alone2017 · as Sangwon
- Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet2016 · as Jung Ji-yong
- Memories of the Sword2015 · as Lee Eui-myeong
- Sea Fog2014 · as Wan-ho
- A Girl at My Door2014 · as Chief Nam Kyeong-dae
- Hwayi: A Monster Boy2013 · as CEO Jeon
- National Security2012 · as President Yoon
- In Another Country2012 · as Moonsoo
- Unbowed2011 · as Shin Jae-yeol
- Oki's Movie2010 · as Professor Song
- A Little Pond2010 · as Mr. Moon
- Lost in the Mountains2009 · as Jeon Sang-ok
- A Brand New Life2009 · as Doctor
- If You Were Me 42009 · as Vice Principal (Relay)
- Missing2009 · as Pan-gon
- Soo2007 · as Gu Yang-Won
- Puzzle2006 · as Hwan
- Woman on the Beach2006 · as CEO Jeong (voice)
- Hanbando2006 · as Kwon Yong-hwan
- Princess Aurora2005 · as Oh Sung-ho
- Jealousy Is My Middle Name2003 · as Han Yun-sik
- The Jang Sun-woo Variations2001 · as Self
- Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors2000 · as Young-soo
- www.whitelover.com2000
- Bedroom And Courtroom1998 · as Choo Hyung-Do
- A Killing Story1998
- Green Fish1997 · as Bae Tae-gon
- A Petal1996 · as Mr. Jang
- A Single Spark1995 · as Young-soo
- No Exit1995
- Sunset on the Neon Lights1995 · as Kim Kyoo-hwan
- Bitter and Sweet1995
- To You, from Me1994 · as Me
- Out to the World1994 · as Joo-dong
- To the Starry Island1993 · as Moon Dok-bae / Moon Chae-ku
- The 101st Proposition1993 · as Young-sub
- Marriage Story1992 · as Narrator (voice)
- I Want to Live Just Until I'm 20 Years Old1992 · as Choi Hyeon-jun
- The Road to the Racetrack1991 · as R
- Berlin Report1991 · as Young-cheol
- Black Republic1990 · as Kim Ki-young
- Our Class Accepts Anyone Regardless of Grade1990
All TV Shows (17)
- Ms. Incognito2025 · as Ga Seong-ho
- Connection2024 · as Won Chang-ho
- Marry My Husband2024 · as Yoo Han-il
- Moving2023 · as Min Yong-jun
- Insider2022 · as Do Won Bong [Seongju Prison inmate]
- Dr. Brain2021 · as Dr. Myung
- The Great Shaman Ga Doo-shim2021 · as Kyung Pil
- Nobody Knows2020 · as Hwang In-bum
- Vagabond2019 · as Hong Sun-jo
- Encounter2018 · as Congressman Cha Jong-hyeon
- Life2018 · as Kim Tae-Sang
- Distorted2017 · as Koo Tae-Won
- Spotlight2015 · as Self
- Princess Ja Myung2009 · as King Daemusin
- 신의 길 인간의 길2008
- Crime2007
- Unanswered Questions1992 · as Self