Alan Kim
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| Born | Alan Sun Kim (2012-04-23) April 23, 2012 (age 12)[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Known for | Minari (2020) IF (2024) |
| Awards | Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer (2021) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김선 |
| Hanja | 金善 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Seon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŏn |
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.
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]
At age 7, Kim was cast as David Yi in the 2020 film Minari,[3] for which he won the 2021 Critics' Choice Movie Awards 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]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2020 | Minari | David | |
| 2021 | Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens | Young Wally | Episode: "Tales from the Blackout" |
| 2022 | Little America | Luke Song | Episode: "Mr. Song" |
| 2023 | Theater Camp | Alan Park | |
| 2023 | PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie | Nano (voice) | |
| 2024 | Monsters at Work | Ben (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2024 | IF | Benjamin | [10] |
| TBA | Latchkey Kids † | Shae | In development[11] |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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| 2020 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Youth Performance | Minari | Won | |
| Seattle Film Critics Society | Best Youth Performance | Won | |||
| Austin Film Critics Association | Breakthrough Artist Award | Nominated | |||
| 2021 | Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Young Performer | Won | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (shared) | Nominated | |||
| British Academy Film Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
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