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| occupation = Actor
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| years_active = 2019–present
| years_active = 2019–present
| known_for = [[Minari (film)|''Minari'']] (2020)
| known_for = [[Minari (film)|''Minari'']] (2020) <br /> [[IF (film)|''IF'']] (2024)
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Kim was born in [[Chicago]] but moved with his parents to [[Irvine, California]].<ref name="popsugar">{{cite web |last1=Stern |first1=Claire |title=Meet Alan Kim: Minari Breakout Star and Cowboy Aficionado |url=https://www.popsugar.com/family/minari-alan-s-kim-interview-48156505 |publisher=[[PopSugar]] |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> He spoke [[Korean language|Korean]] as his first language and has a first degree black belt in [[taekwondo]].<ref name="jaeha">{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Jae-ha |title="Minari" Star Alan S. Kim Talks BTS, Teenagers, and Oscars 2021 |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/minari-star-alan-s-kim-talks-bts-teenagers-oscars-2021 |access-date=26 April 2021 |work=Teen Vogue |date=25 April 2021}}</ref>
Kim was born in [[Chicago]] but moved with his parents to [[Irvine, California]].<ref name="popsugar">{{cite web |last1=Stern |first1=Claire |title=Meet Alan Kim: Minari Breakout Star and Cowboy Aficionado |date=12 February 2021 |url=https://www.popsugar.com/family/minari-alan-s-kim-interview-48156505 |publisher=[[PopSugar]] |access-date=26 April 2021 |archive-date=20 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820191335/https://www.popsugar.com/family/minari-alan-s-kim-interview-48156505 |url-status=live }}</ref> He spoke [[Korean language|Korean]] as his first language and has a first degree black belt in [[taekwondo]].<ref name="jaeha">{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Jae-ha |title="Minari" Star Alan S. Kim Talks BTS, Teenagers, and Oscars 2021 |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/minari-star-alan-s-kim-talks-bts-teenagers-oscars-2021 |access-date=26 April 2021 |work=Teen Vogue |date=25 April 2021 |archive-date=21 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121060824/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/minari-star-alan-s-kim-talks-bts-teenagers-oscars-2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Acting career==
==Acting career==
At age 7, Kim was cast as David Yi in the 2020 film [[Minari (film)|''Minari'']],<ref name="losangelestimes">{{cite web |last1=Kaufman |first1=Amy |title=Meet Alan Kim, the 'Minari' actor who will steal your heart |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-02-12/alan-kim-minari-kid-actor |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> for which he won the 2021 [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]] for [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer|Best Young Performer]] and was nominated for a [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Award]] for [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]],<ref name="imdb">{{cite web |title=Alan S. Kim |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10910136/bio |website=IMDb |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref><ref name="georgia">{{cite news |last1=Slate |first1=Georgia |title=''Minari'' Star Alan Kim on How He Celebrated His 9th Birthday Ahead of Oscars: 'I Got a Bike!' |url=https://people.com/movies/minari-alan-kim-on-how-he-celebrated-9th-birthday-before-oscars-2021/ |access-date=26 April 2021 |work=People |date=25 April 2021}}</ref> becoming one of the category's youngest nominees.<ref name="angelique">{{cite news |last1=Jackson |first1=Angelique |title='Minari' Breakout Star Alan S. Kim Signs With CAA |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/alan-kim-minari-agency-caa-1234939561/ |access-date=26 April 2021 |work=Variety |date=29 March 2021}}</ref> Before ''Minari'', the only "acting" he had done was in an ad for [[Pottery Barn|Pottery Barn Kids]].<ref name="vulture">{{cite news |last1=Handler |first1=Rachel |title=''Minari'' ’s 8-Year-Old Breakout Star Thought Being in a Movie Would Be Kinda Nice |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/02/alan-kim-interview-minaris-8-year-old-star.html |access-date=26 April 2021 |work=Vulture |date=21 February 2021}}</ref>
At age 7, Kim was cast as David Yi in the 2020 film [[Minari]],<ref name="losangelestimes">{{cite web |last1=Kaufman |first1=Amy |title=Meet Alan Kim, the 'Minari' actor who will steal your heart |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-02-12/alan-kim-minari-kid-actor |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=12 February 2021 |access-date=26 April 2021 |archive-date=24 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324052701/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-02-12/alan-kim-minari-kid-actor |url-status=live }}</ref> for which he won the 2021 [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer]] and was nominated for a [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Award]] for [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]],<ref name="imdb">{{cite web |title=Alan S. Kim |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10910136/bio |website=IMDb |access-date=26 April 2021 |archive-date=12 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812192242/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10910136/bio |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="georgia">{{cite news |last1=Slate |first1=Georgia |title=''Minari'' Star Alan Kim on How He Celebrated His 9th Birthday Ahead of Oscars: 'I Got a Bike!' |url=https://people.com/movies/minari-alan-kim-on-how-he-celebrated-9th-birthday-before-oscars-2021/ |access-date=26 April 2021 |work=People |date=25 April 2021 |archive-date=29 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429004757/https://people.com/movies/minari-alan-kim-on-how-he-celebrated-9th-birthday-before-oscars-2021/ |url-status=live }}</ref> becoming one of the category's youngest nominees.<ref name="angelique">{{cite news |last1=Jackson |first1=Angelique |title='Minari' Breakout Star Alan S. Kim Signs With CAA |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/alan-kim-minari-agency-caa-1234939561/ |access-date=26 April 2021 |work=Variety |date=29 March 2021 |archive-date=28 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428212034/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/alan-kim-minari-agency-caa-1234939561/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Before ''Minari'', the only "acting" he had done was in an ad for [[Pottery Barn|Pottery Barn Kids]].<ref name="vulture">{{cite news |last1=Handler |first1=Rachel |title=''Minari'' 's 8-Year-Old Breakout Star Thought Being in a Movie Would Be Kinda Nice |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/02/alan-kim-interview-minaris-8-year-old-star.html |access-date=26 April 2021 |work=Vulture |date=21 February 2021 |archive-date=26 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126231832/https://www.vulture.com/2021/02/alan-kim-interview-minaris-8-year-old-star.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


In January 2021, it was announced that Kim would star in ''[[Latchkey Kids]]'' alongside [[Elsie Fisher]].<ref name="variety">{{cite web |last1=Donnelly |first1=Matt |title=A24 Darlings Alan S. Kim, Elsie Fisher to Team for 'Latchkey Kids' |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/alan-kim-elsie-fisher-latchkey-kids-1234880566/ |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="indiewire">{{cite web |last1=Sharf |first1=Zack |title='Minari' Breakout Alan Kim Finds His Next Major Role: 'Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/alan-kim-finds-next-role-after-minari-1234625703/ |publisher=[[IndieWire]] |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref>
In January 2021, it was announced that Kim would star in ''[[Latchkey Kids]]'' alongside [[Elsie Fisher]].<ref name="variety">{{cite web |last1=Donnelly |first1=Matt |title=A24 Darlings Alan S. Kim, Elsie Fisher to Team for 'Latchkey Kids' |date=9 January 2021 |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/alan-kim-elsie-fisher-latchkey-kids-1234880566/ |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=26 April 2021 |archive-date=29 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329175010/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/alan-kim-elsie-fisher-latchkey-kids-1234880566/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 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]].<ref name="indiewire">{{cite web |last1=Sharf |first1=Zack |title='Minari' Breakout Alan Kim Finds His Next Major Role: 'Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens' |date=24 March 2021 |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/alan-kim-finds-next-role-after-minari-1234625703/ |publisher=[[IndieWire]] |access-date=26 April 2021 |archive-date=11 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411191013/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/03/alan-kim-finds-next-role-after-minari-1234625703/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


In January 2022, Kim was cast in the film ''[[IF (film)|IF]]'' written and directed by [[John Krasinski]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/steve-carell-alan-kim-cailey-fleming-louis-gossett-jr-paramount-john-krasinskis-if-ryan-reynolds-1234918984/|title=Steve Carell, Alan Kim, Cailey Fleming & Louis Gossett Jr. Join Paramount And John Krasinski's 'IF' Starring Ryan Reynolds|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=25 January 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
In January 2022, Kim was cast in the film ''[[IF (film)|IF]]'' written and directed by [[John Krasinski]].<ref name="IF">{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/steve-carell-alan-kim-cailey-fleming-louis-gossett-jr-paramount-john-krasinskis-if-ryan-reynolds-1234918984/|title=Steve Carell, Alan Kim, Cailey Fleming & Louis Gossett Jr. Join Paramount And John Krasinski's 'IF' Starring Ryan Reynolds|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=25 January 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=25 January 2024|archive-date=1 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301045215/https://deadline.com/2022/01/steve-carell-alan-kim-cailey-fleming-louis-gossett-jr-paramount-john-krasinskis-if-ryan-reynolds-1234918984/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Alan Kim film credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Minari (film)|Minari]]''
| David
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2023
| ''[[Theater Camp]]''
| Alan Park
|
|-
| ''[[PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie]]''
| Nano (voice)
|
|-
|-
| 2024
| ''[[IF (film)|IF]]''
| Benjamin
|<ref name="IF"/>
|-
| {{TableTBA}}
| {{pending film|italic=no| ''[[Latchkey Kids]]'' }}
| Shae
| In development<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/latchkey-kids-a24-movie-elsie-fisher-alan-kim-cast/|title=A24 Actors Elsie Fisher & Alan Kim Starring In New Dark Comedy|work=[[Screen Rant]]|date=January 10, 2021|accessdate=September 18, 2023|first=Alissa|last=Evans|archive-date=September 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929040226/https://screenrant.com/latchkey-kids-a24-movie-elsie-fisher-alan-kim-cast/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}
{{pending films key}}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of Alan Kim television credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens]]''
| Young Wally
| Episode: "Tales from the Blackout"
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Little America (TV series)|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
|-
|}


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
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| rowspan="3" | 2020
| rowspan="3" | 2020
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2020|Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards]]
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2020|Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards]]
| rowspan="2" | Best Youth Performance
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance|Best Youth Performance]]
| rowspan="6" | ''[[Minari (film)|Minari]]''
| rowspan="6" | ''[[Minari (film)|Minari]]''
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
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|-
| [[Seattle Film Critics Society#2020 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards|Seattle Film Critics Society]]
| [[Seattle Film Critics Society#2020 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards|Seattle Film Critics Society]]
| Best Youth Performance
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|10910136}}
* {{IMDb name|10910136}}
* Alan Kim (age 8) - Minari film i/v by Jimmy Kimmel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YT63mIzpBo


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Alan Kim
Born
Alan Sun Kim

(2012-04-23) April 23, 2012 (age 12)[1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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

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.

Early life

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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

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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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List of Alan Kim film credits
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]
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

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List of Alan Kim television credits
Year Title Role Notes
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

Awards and nominations

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b Kim, Jae-ha (25 April 2021). ""Minari" Star Alan S. Kim Talks BTS, Teenagers, and Oscars 2021". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ Stern, Claire (12 February 2021). "Meet Alan Kim: Minari Breakout Star and Cowboy Aficionado". PopSugar. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  3. ^ Kaufman, Amy (12 February 2021). "Meet Alan Kim, the 'Minari' actor who will steal your heart". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Alan S. Kim". IMDb. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ Slate, Georgia (25 April 2021). "Minari Star Alan Kim on How He Celebrated His 9th Birthday Ahead of Oscars: 'I Got a Bike!'". People. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  6. ^ Jackson, Angelique (29 March 2021). "'Minari' Breakout Star Alan S. Kim Signs With CAA". Variety. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  7. ^ Handler, Rachel (21 February 2021). "Minari 's 8-Year-Old Breakout Star Thought Being in a Movie Would Be Kinda Nice". Vulture. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  8. ^ Donnelly, Matt (9 January 2021). "A24 Darlings Alan S. Kim, Elsie Fisher to Team for 'Latchkey Kids'". Variety. Archived from the original on 29 March 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  9. ^ Sharf, Zack (24 March 2021). "'Minari' Breakout Alan Kim Finds His Next Major Role: 'Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens'". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  10. ^ a b Kroll, Justin (25 January 2022). "Steve Carell, Alan Kim, Cailey Fleming & Louis Gossett Jr. Join Paramount And John Krasinski's 'IF' Starring Ryan Reynolds". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  11. ^ Evans, Alissa (January 10, 2021). "A24 Actors Elsie Fisher & Alan Kim Starring In New Dark Comedy". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
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