Moon Sung-keun

Moon Sung-keun (; 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.

Career 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

Film

Television series

Web series +Web series appearances Year Title Role Notes English Korean 2023 Moving Min Yong-joon Disney+ Original

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1986 22nd Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (Theater) Han's Chronicle 1990 1st Chunsa Film Art Awards Best New Actor Black Republic 11th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actor 1991 27th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Actor (Film) 29th Grand Bell Awards Best Actor 12th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Berlin Report 1992 3rd Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Actor The Road to the Race Track 28th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor (Film) 12th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best Actor 30th Grand Bell Awards 13th Blue Dragon Film Awards 1993 14th Blue Dragon Film Awards The 101st Proposition 1994 30th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor (Film) To the Starry Island 32nd Grand Bell Awards Best Actor The 101st Proposition Best Supporting Actor To the Starry Island 15th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actor To You from Me 1995 31st Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor (Film) 33rd Grand Bell Awards Best Actor 1996 41st Asia-Pacific Film Festival A Petal 34th Grand Bell Awards 17th Blue Dragon Film Awards 1997 33rd Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actor (Film) Green Fish 35th Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor 2003 2nd Korean Film Awards Best Actor Jealousy Is My Middle Name

Election results Year Elections Constituency Political party Votes (%) Results 2012 19th National Assembly General Election Buk-Gangseo B (Busan) DUP 44,972 (45.15%) Defeated