Alan Kim

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Alan Kim
Born Alan Sun Kim
(2012-04-23) April 23, 2012 (age 12)[1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 2019–present
Known for Minari (2020)
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, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

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 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,[9] the father of title character Awkwafina.

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

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
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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