Moon Sung-keun
Known for: Acting
Born: May 27, 1953 in Tokyo, Japan
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
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Blooming over the line
Self
Oki's Movie
Professor Song
Jealousy Is My Middle Name
Han Yun-sik
The Road to the Racetrack
R
A Girl at My Door
Chief Nam Kyeong-dae
Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony
Self
Unbowed
Shin Jae-yeol
Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors
Young-soo
National Security
President Yoon
Puzzle
Hwan
A Single Spark
Young-soo
In Another Country
Moonsoo
Black Republic
Kim Ki-young
Green Fish
Bae Tae-gon
To the Starry Island
Moon Dok-bae / Moon Chae-ku
Sea Fog
Wan-ho
I Want to Live Just Until I'm 20 Years Old
Choi Hyeon-jun
존경하고 사랑하는 국민여러분
Self
Let's be Together
Self
www.whitelover.com
Woman on the Beach
CEO Jeong (voice)
Missing
Pan-gon
Princess Aurora
Oh Sung-ho
Hanbando
Kwon Yong-hwan