Alan Kim
| Alan Kim | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alan Sun Kim April 23, 2012 [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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External links
- Alan Kim at the Internet Movie Database
- Alan Kim (age 8) - Minari film i/v by Jimmy Kimmel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YT63mIzpBo
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- Living people
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- 21st-century American male actors
- American male actors of Korean descent
- American male child actors
- American male film actors
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