Alan Sun Kim (born April 23, 2012) is an American

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, widely known for his critically acclaimed role in the drama film ''Minari'', for which he was nominated for a

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Early life

Kim was born in

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but moved with his parents to

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. He spoke

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as his first language and has a first degree black belt in

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Acting career

At age 7, Kim was cast as David Yi in the 2020 film ''Minari'', for which he won the 2021

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for Best Young Performer and was nominated for a BAFTA

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for

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, becoming one of the category's youngest nominees. Before ''Minari'', the only "acting" he had done was in an ad for

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Kids. In January 2021, it was announced that Kim would star in ''

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'' alongside

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. And in March 2021, it was announced that Kim would star in the second season of ''

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'' as the young version of Wally, the father of title character

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

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * Alan Kim (age 8) - Minari film i/v by Jimmy Kimmel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YT63mIzpBo {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Alan Living people 2012 births 21st-century American male actors American male actors of Korean descent American male child actors American male film actors Male actors from Chicago People from Irvine, California