Moon Sung-keun
Acting
Born: May 28, 1953 (age 73) · Tokyo, Japan
Highest Rated
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
Burning
2018
Forgotten
2017
Marry My Husband
2024
Vagabond
2019
Project Silence
2024
Moving
2023
Hwayi: A Monster Boy
2013
A Girl at My Door
2014
Sea Fog
2014
1987: When the Day Comes
2017
Dr. Brain
2021
On the Beach at Night Alone
2017
Photos (1)
Movies (49)
Burning
Lawyer
Forgotten
Jin-seok's Father / Mr. Park
Project Silence
Byeong-hak
Sea Fog
Wan-ho
Hwayi: A Monster Boy
CEO Jeon
Memories of the Sword
Lee Eui-myeong
1987: When the Day Comes
Jang Se-dong
On the Beach at Night Alone
Sangwon
Green Fish
Bae Tae-gon
A Girl at My Door
Chief Nam Kyeong-dae
Black Money
Kang Ki-chun
In Another Country
Moonsoo
Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors
Young-soo
Princess Aurora
Oh Sung-ho
Woman on the Beach
CEO Jeong (voice)
Virus
Professor Seong
A Little Pond
Mr. Moon
Public Enemy Returns
Tae-san
Oki's Movie
Professor Song
Missing
Pan-gon
If You Were Me 4
Vice Principal (segment "Relay")
A Single Spark
Young-soo
Hanbando
Kwon Yong-hwan
Lost in the Mountains
Jeon Sang-ok
Soo
Gu Yang-Won
The Tooth and the Nail
Yun Young-hwan
A Petal
Mr. Jang
A Brand New Life
Doctor
National Security
President Yoon
To the Starry Island
Moon Dok-bae / Moon Chae-ku
The Road to the Racetrack
R
Puzzle
Hwan
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet
Jung Ji-yong
Jealousy Is My Middle Name
Han Yun-sik
To You, from Me
Me
Unbowed
Shin Jae-yeol
Out to the World
Joo-dong
I Want to Live Just Until I'm 20 Years Old
Choi Hyeon-jun
Bitter and Sweet
1995
Marriage Story
Narrator (voice)
Bedroom And Courtroom
Choo Hyung-Do
Black Republic
Kim Ki-young
The 101st Proposition
Young-sub
No Exit
1995
A Killing Story
1998
Sunset on the Neon Lights
Kim Kyoo-hwan
The Cross of North Gando
Narrator
Berlin Report
Young-cheol
Our Class Accepts Anyone Regardless of Grade
1990
TV Shows (15)
Moving
Min Yong-jun · 21 eps
Marry My Husband
Yoo Han-il · 16 eps
Vagabond
Hong Sun-jo · 16 eps
Insider
Do Won Bong [Seongju Prison inmate] · 16 eps
Dr. Brain
Dr. Myung · 1 eps
Encounter
Congressman Cha Jong-hyeon · 16 eps
Connection
Won Chang-ho · 14 eps
Ms. Incognito
Ga Seong-ho · 12 eps
Princess Ja Myung
King Daemusin · 39 eps
Nobody Knows
Hwang In-bum · 16 eps
Distorted
Koo Tae-Won · 32 eps
Life
Kim Tae-Sang · 16 eps
The Great Shaman Ga Doo-shim
Kyung Pil · 12 eps
Crime
1 eps
신의 길 인간의 길
4 eps
Self / Appearances (9)
Unanswered Questions
Self
Spotlight
Self · 1 eps
Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony
Self
The Jang Sun-woo Variations
Self
Our President
Self
Roh Moo-hyun and the Fools
Self
Blooming over the line
Self
존경하고 사랑하는 국민여러분
Self
Let's be Together
Self