Alan Kim

American child actor (born 2012) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alan Sun Kim (born April 23, 2012) is an American child actor, widely known for his critically acclaimed role in the drama film Minari (2020), for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

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Alan Kim
Born
Alan Sun Kim

(2012-04-23) April 23, 2012 (age 12)[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2019–present
Known forMinari (2020)
IF (2024)
AwardsCritics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer (2021)
Korean name
Hangul
김선
Hanja
金善
Revised RomanizationGim Seon
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŏn
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Early life

Kim was born in Chicago but moved with his parents to Irvine, California.[2] He spoke Korean as his first language and has a first degree black belt in taekwondo.[1]

Acting career

At age 7, Kim was cast as David Yi in the 2020 film Minari,[3] for which he won the 2021 Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role,[4][5] becoming one of the category's youngest nominees.[6] Before Minari, the only "acting" he had done was in an ad for Pottery Barn Kids.[7]

In January 2021, it was announced that Kim would star in Latchkey Kids alongside Elsie Fisher.[8] And in March 2021, it was announced that Kim would star in the second season of Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens as the young version of Wally, the father of title character Awkwafina.[9]

In January 2022, Kim was cast in the film IF written and directed by John Krasinski.[10]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 Minari David
2023 Theater Camp Alan Park
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie Nano (voice)
2024 IF Benjamin [10]
TBA Latchkey Kids Shae In development[11]
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Television

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2021 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens Young Wally Episode: "Tales from the Blackout"
2022 Little America Luke Song Episode: "Mr. Song"
2023-2024 Mickey Mouse Funhouse Kyung Won (voice) 3 episodes
2024 Monsters at Work Ben (voice) 4 episodes
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Awards and nominations

References

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