Moon Sung-keun
Known for Acting · 74 credits
- Born
- 1953-05-28 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Seong-kun Mun · Moon Seong-geun · Mun Seong-kun · Moon Sung Geun · SeongGeun Mun · 문성근
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.
Known For
TV Shows (17)
Unanswered Questions
1992
as Self
Moving
2023
as Min Yong-jun
Marry My Husband
2024
as Yoo Han-il
Vagabond
2019
as Hong Sun-jo
Connection
2024
as Won Chang-ho
Encounter
2018
as Congressman Cha Jong-hyeon
Insider
2022
as Do Won Bong [Seongju Prison inmate]
Spotlight
2015
as Self
Dr. Brain
2021
as Dr. Myung
Princess Ja Myung
2009
as King Daemusin
Ms. Incognito
2025
as Ga Seong-ho
Distorted
2017
as Koo Tae-Won
Life
2018
as Kim Tae-Sang
Nobody Knows
2020
as Hwang In-bum
The Great Shaman Ga Doo-shim
2021
as Kyung Pil
Crime
2007
신의 길 인간의 길
2008
Movies (57)
Forgotten
2017
as Jin-seok's Father / Mr. Park
Burning
2018
as Lawyer
Out to the World
1994
as Joo-dong
www.whitelover.com
2000
Project Silence
2024
as Byeong-hak
The Jang Sun-woo Variations
2001
as Self
1987: When the Day Comes
2017
as Jang Se-dong
No Exit
1995
On the Beach at Night Alone
2017
as Sangwon
A Girl at My Door
2014
as Chief Nam Kyeong-dae
Hwayi: A Monster Boy
2013
as CEO Jeon
Green Fish
1997
as Bae Tae-gon
I Want to Live Just Until I'm 20 Years Old
1992
as Choi Hyeon-jun
Memories of the Sword
2015
as Lee Eui-myeong
Sea Fog
2014
as Wan-ho
Missing
2009
as Pan-gon
Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors
2000
as Young-soo
To the Starry Island
1993
as Moon Dok-bae / Moon Chae-ku
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet
2016
as Jung Ji-yong
In Another Country
2012
as Moonsoo
A Petal
1996
as Mr. Jang
Unbowed
2011
as Shin Jae-yeol
The Tooth and the Nail
2017
as Yun Young-hwan
National Security
2012
as President Yoon
Public Enemy Returns
2008
as Tae-san
Black Money
2019
as Kang Ki-chun
To You, from Me
1994
as Me
A Single Spark
1995
as Young-soo
Oki's Movie
2010
as Professor Song
The Road to the Racetrack
1991
as R
A Brand New Life
2009
as Doctor
Virus
2025
as Professor Seong
Lost in the Mountains
2009
as Jeon Sang-ok
Black Republic
1990
as Kim Ki-young
A Little Pond
2010
as Mr. Moon
If You Were Me 4
2009
as Vice Principal (Relay)
Woman on the Beach
2006
as CEO Jeong (voice)
Soo
2007
as Gu Yang-Won
Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony
2023
as Self
존경하고 사랑하는 국민여러분
2022
as Self
Marriage Story
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Puzzle
2006
as Hwan
Sunset on the Neon Lights
1995
as Kim Kyoo-hwan
Princess Aurora
2005
as Oh Sung-ho
A Killing Story
1998
Hanbando
2006
as Kwon Yong-hwan
The Cross of North Gando
2019
as Narrator
Our President
2017
as Self
Berlin Report
1991
as Young-cheol
Jealousy Is My Middle Name
2003
as Han Yun-sik
Bedroom And Courtroom
1998
as Choo Hyung-Do
Bitter and Sweet
1995
Let's be Together
2024
as Self
Our Class Accepts Anyone Regardless of Grade
1990
Blooming over the line
2022
as Self
Roh Moo-hyun and the Fools
2019
as Self
The 101st Proposition
1993
as Young-sub
About Moon Sung-keun
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… With 74 credits spanning from 1990 to 2025, Moon Sung-keun has appeared in 57 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Moon Sung-keun Movies
- Forgotten (2017) — as Jin-seok's Father / Mr. Park
- Burning (2018) — as Lawyer
- Out to the World (1994) — as Joo-dong
- www.whitelover.com (2000)
- Project Silence (2024) — as Byeong-hak
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