Moon Chae-won
| Moon Chae-won | |
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Moon in January 2015
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| Born |
November 13, 1986 Daegu, South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Agent | MSTeam Entertainment (2010-2016) Namoo Actors (2016-present) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 문채원 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Moon Chae-won |
| McCune–Reischauer | Moon Ch'aewŏn |
Moon Chae-won (born November 13, 1986) is a South Korean actress. Moon first attracted attention in 2008 in her supporting role as a gisaeng in Painter of the Wind. She was next cast in Brilliant Legacy, one of the top-rated Korean dramas of 2009. 2011 marked Moon's career breakthrough, with leading roles in the television period drama The Princess' Man and the action blockbuster War of the Arrows; both were critical and commercial hits, with Arrows as the highest grossing Korean film of the year. For her performance in the latter, Moon won Best New Actress at the Grand Bell Awards and the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Moon's other notable television series include the revenge melodrama The Innocent Man (2012) and the humanistic medical drama Good Doctor (2013).
Moon Chae-won was born in Daegu, South Korea. When she was in sixth grade, her family moved to Seoul. She studied Western Painting at the Chugye University for the Arts, but dropped out in 2006 to pursue acting.
Moon made her acting debut in 2007 in Mackerel Run, alongside fellow newcomer Lee Min-ho; they were among 60 actors who auditioned for the teen sitcom. Moon and Lee also appeared in the 2008 comedy film Our School's E.T..
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