← Back
Moon Sung-keun

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1953-05-28 (Age: 73)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

Moon Sung-keun

Biography

Moon Sung-keun (Korean: λ¬Έμ„±κ·Ό; 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 (56)

⭐ 6.9 Role: Professor Seong

Virus

2025
⭐ 6.9 Role: Byeong-hak

Project Silence

2024
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Let's be Together

2024
⭐ 7.5 Role: Self

Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony

2023
⭐ 6.0 Role: Self

Blooming over the line

2022
⭐ 0 Role: Self

μ‘΄κ²½ν•˜κ³  μ‚¬λž‘ν•˜λŠ” κ΅­λ―Όμ—¬λŸ¬λΆ„

2022
⭐ 7.1 Role: Kang Ki-chun

Black Money

2019
⭐ 0 Role: Narrator

The Cross of North Gando

2019
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self

Roh Moo-hyun and the Fools

2019
⭐ 7.4 Role: Lawyer

Burning

2018
⭐ 8.0 Role: Jang Se-dong

1987: When the Day Comes

2017
⭐ 7.9 Role: Jin-seok's Father / Mr. Park

Forgotten

2017
⭐ 7.9 Role: Self

Our President

2017
⭐ 7.1 Role: Yun Young-hwan

The Tooth and the Nail

2017
⭐ 6.6 Role: Sangwon

On the Beach at Night Alone

2017