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Moon Sung-keun
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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, pβ¦
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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).
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BODY OF WORK
Moon Sung-keun's Filmography
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Virus
as Professor Seong
Project Silence
as Byeong-hak
Let's be Together
as Self
Lee Chang-dong: The Art of Irony
as Self
Blooming over the line
as Self
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as Self
Black Money
as Kang Ki-chun
The Cross of North Gando
as Narrator
Roh Moo-hyun and the Fools
as Self
Burning
as Lawyer
1987: When the Day Comes
as Jang Se-dong
Forgotten
as Jin-seok's Father / Mr. Park
Our President
as Self
The Tooth and the Nail
as Yun Young-hwan
On the Beach at Night Alone
as Sangwon
Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet
as Jung Ji-yong
Memories of the Sword
as Lee Eui-myeong
Sea Fog
as Wan-ho
A Girl at My Door
as Chief Nam Kyeong-dae
Hwayi: A Monster Boy
as CEO Jeon
National Security
as President Yoon
In Another Country
as Moonsoo
Unbowed
as Shin Jae-yeol
Oki's Movie
as Professor Song
A Little Pond
as Mr. Moon
Lost in the Mountains
as Jeon Sang-ok
A Brand New Life
as Doctor
If You Were Me 4
as Vice Principal (segment "Relay")
Missing
as Pan-gon
Public Enemy Returns
as Tae-san
Soo
as Gu Yang-Won
Puzzle
as Hwan
Woman on the Beach
as CEO Jeong (voice)
Hanbando
as Kwon Yong-hwan
Princess Aurora
as Oh Sung-ho
Jealousy Is My Middle Name
as Han Yun-sik
The Jang Sun-woo Variations
as Self
Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors
as Young-soo
No Poster
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Bedroom And Courtroom
as Choo Hyung-Do
A Killing Story
Green Fish
as Bae Tae-gon
A Petal
as Mr. Jang
A Single Spark
as Young-soo
No Exit
Sunset on the Neon Lights
as Kim Kyoo-hwan
Bitter and Sweet
To You, from Me
as Me
Out to the World
as Joo-dong
To the Starry Island
as Moon Dok-bae / Moon Chae-ku
The 101st Proposition
as Young-sub
Marriage Story
as Narrator (voice)
I Want to Live Just Until I'm 20 Years Old
as Choi Hyeon-jun
The Road to the Racetrack
as R
Berlin Report
as Young-cheol
Black Republic
as Kim Ki-young
