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 Kim was born in Chicago to South Korean parents but moved with them to Irvine, California. He spoke Korean as his first language and has a first degree black belt in taekwondo.
Acting career At age 7, Kim was cast as David Yi in the 2020 film Minari, 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, becoming one of the category's youngest nominees. Before Minari, the only acting he had done was in an ad for Pottery Barn Kids.
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.
In January 2022, Kim was cast in the film IF written and directed by John Krasinski.
Filmography + Year Title Role Notes 2020 Minari David2023 Theater Camp Alan Park Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie Nano (voice) 2024 IF Benjamin
Television + 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 Year Award Category Work Result Ref 2020 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Youth Performance Minari Seattle Film Critics Society Best Youth Performance Austin Film Critics Association Breakthrough Artist Award 2021 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Young Performer Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (shared) British Academy Film Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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