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.
Alan Kim | |
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Born | Alan Sun Kim (2012-04-23) April 23, 2012 (age 10)[1] |
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 |
Kim was born in Chicago but moved with his parents to Irvine, California.[2] He spoke Korean as his first language and has a brown 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,[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]
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 | |||