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Kim Soo-ahn
Kim Su-an promoting Train to Busan, May 2016.png
Kim in May 2016
Born (2006-01-27) January 27, 2006 (age 18)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation Actress
Years active 2011–present
Agent Blossom Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
김수안
Hanja
金秀安
Revised Romanization Gim Su-an
McCune–Reischauer Kim Su-an

Kim Su-an (Hangul: 김수안; born January 27, 2006) is a South Korean actress. She had her first film role when she was five years old, and has since starred in several films and television series. She is best known internationally for her role in Train to Busan (2016).

Career

2011–2015: Beginnings

Kim debuted as an actress in the film Sorry, Thanks in 2011. Since then, she has become an in-demand child actress in both independent and big-budget films like Sprout (2013) Mad Sad Bad (2014) and Coin Locker Girl (2015).

2016–present: Rising popularity

In 2016, she gained wider recognition for playing the daughter of Gong Yoo's character in the box-office zombie hit Train to Busan. The same year, she signed an exclusive contract with talent management agency Blossom Entertainment.

In 2017, she starred in the action film The Battleship Island, playing Hwang Jung-min's daughter. She was awarded the Best Supporting Actress award at the Buil Film Awards. She also appeared in Along With The Gods: The Two Worlds (2017).

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Sorry, Thanks Bo-eun Segment: "My Younger Brother"
A Reason to Live Church kid
2013 Hide and Seek Baek Soo-ah
Sprout Bo-ri
2014 Mad Sad Bad Soo-min Segment: "Picnic"
Gyeongju Little kid
Whistle Blower Shim Soo-bin
Cart Min-yeong
Late Spring Song-i
Twinkle-Twinkle Pitter-Patter Onew Short film
2015 Coin Locker Girl Young Il-yeong
Memories of the Sword Goo-seul
The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo Little kid
2016 Love, Lies Young So-yool
Kid, Tickling Kid Short film
Horror Stories 3 Girl Segment: "A Girl from Mars"
Sports Day Seung-hee
Train to Busan Soo-an
The Net North Korean flower girl
Moonlight Palace Hyeon Joo-ri Voice only
2017 Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds Great King Teasan
The Mayor Yoon-hak
The Battleship Island Lee So-hee
The Mimic Soon-ja's older sister (voice) Special appearance
2019 A Little Princess Gong-joo
2024 Project Silence Cha Kyeong-min

Television series

Year Title Role Ref.
2015–2016 Mom Ha-na
2021 Reflection of You Ahn Li-sa
2022 Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist Ip-bun

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2016 The Cravings - Temple Stay

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 Busan International Short Film Festival Acting Award Sprout Won
Great Short Film Festival Great Actress Award Won
2015 2nd Wildflower Film Awards Best New Actress Mad Sad Bad Won
2016 BloodGuts UK Horror Awards Best Actress in an International Film Train to Busan Nominated
2017 1st The Seoul Awards Special Acting Award – Film The Battleship Island Won
38th Blue Dragon Film Awards Popular Star Award Won
6th Korean Film Actor's Association Awards Star Night Awards: Popular Star Won
26th Buil Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Won
2018 23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards Nominated
Brand of the Year Awards Young Actress of the Year Won

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Kim Su-an para niños

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