Moon Sung-keun
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
Moving
Min Yong-jun
2023
Series
Unanswered Questions
Self
1992
Series
Marry My Husband
Yoo Han-il
2024
Series
Dr. Brain
Dr. Myung
2021
Series
Vagabond
Hong Sun-jo
2019
Series
Encounter
Congressman Cha Jong-hyeon
2018
Series
Connection
Won Chang-ho
2024
Film
Burning
Lawyer
2018
Series
Insider
Do Won Bong [Seongju Prison inmate]
2022
Film
Forgotten
Jin-seok's Father / Mr. Park
2017
Series
Ms. Incognito
Ga Seong-ho
2025
Film
Project Silence
Byeong-hak
2024
Series
Spotlight
Self
2015
Series
Princess Ja Myung
King Daemusin
2009
Series
Nobody Knows
Hwang In-bum
2020
Series
The Great Shaman Ga Doo-shim
Kyung Pil
2021
Series
Life
Kim Tae-Sang
2018
Series
Distorted
Koo Tae-Won
2017
Film
Memories of the Sword
Lee Eui-myeong
2015
Film
1987: When the Day Comes
Jang Se-dong
2017
Film
On the Beach at Night Alone
Sangwon
2017
Film
A Girl at My Door
Chief Nam Kyeong-dae
2014
Film
The Jang Sun-woo Variations
Self
2001
Film
Hwayi: A Monster Boy
CEO Jeon
2013
Film
Sea Fog
Wan-ho
2014
Film
Black Money
Kang Ki-chun
2019
Film
Missing
Pan-gon
2009
Film
A Little Pond
Mr. Moon
2010
Film
Green Fish
Bae Tae-gon
1997
Film
A Single Spark
Young-soo
1995
Film
In Another Country
Moonsoo
2012
Film
Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors
Young-soo
2000
Film
Public Enemy Returns
Tae-san
2008
Film
Out to the World
Joo-dong
1994
Film
Oki's Movie
Professor Song
2010
Film
The Tooth and the Nail
Yun Young-hwan
2017
Film
Virus
Professor Seong
2025
Film
Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony
Self
2023
Series
Crime
2007
Film
Princess Aurora
Oh Sung-ho
2005
Film
National Security
President Yoon
2012
Film
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet
Jung Ji-yong
2016
Film
No Exit
1995
Film
To the Starry Island
Moon Dok-bae / Moon Chae-ku
1993
Film
A Petal
Mr. Jang
1996
Film
Lost in the Mountains
Jeon Sang-ok
2009
Film
The Road to the Racetrack
R
1991
Film
If You Were Me 4
Vice Principal (segment "Relay")
2009
Film
Hanbando
Kwon Yong-hwan
2006
Film
Unbowed
Shin Jae-yeol
2011
Film
To You, from Me
Me
1994
Film
A Killing Story
1998
www.whitelover.com
2000
Film
Marriage Story
Narrator (voice)
1992
Film
Puzzle
Hwan
2006
Film
Soo
Gu Yang-Won
2007
Film
A Brand New Life
Doctor
2009
Film
Jealousy Is My Middle Name
Han Yun-sik
2003
Film
Woman on the Beach
CEO Jeong (voice)
2006
Film
Sunset on the Neon Lights
Kim Kyoo-hwan
1995
Film
I Want to Live Just Until I'm 20 Years Old
Choi Hyeon-jun
1992
Film
존경하고 사랑하는 국민여러분
Self
2022
Film
Black Republic
Kim Ki-young
1990
Film
Berlin Report
Young-cheol
1991
Film
Bedroom And Courtroom
Choo Hyung-Do
1998
Film
Our President
Self
2017
Film
Bitter and Sweet
1995
Film
Blooming over the line
Self
2022
Film
Let's be Together
Self
2024
Film
Roh Moo-hyun and the Fools
Self
2019
Film
Our Class Accepts Anyone Regardless of Grade
1990
Film
The Cross of North Gando
Narrator
2019
Film
The 101st Proposition
Young-sub
1993
Series
신의 길 인간의 길
2008