Kim Kang-hoon
Kim in September 2022
Born (2009-06-07) June 7, 2009 (age 14)[1]
Cheongju, South Korea
OccupationChild actor
Years active2013–present
AgentAwesome Entertainment[2]
Korean name
Hangul
김강훈
Revised RomanizationGim Gang-hun
McCune–ReischauerKim Kanghun
WebsiteOfficial website

Kim Kang-hoon (Korean: 김강훈; born 2009) is a South Korean teenaged actor. He is known for his roles in the television series Pride and Prejudice (2014), Criminal Minds (2017), Mr. Sunshine (2018), When the Camellia Blooms (2019), and Racket Boys (2021). Currently, he is under exclusive contract with Awesome Entertainment.[3]

Career

Kim made his debut in 2013, appearing in MBC Every 1 entertainment show Mom and Dad from Today. He gained recognition for his roles in Pride and Prejudice (2014), Criminal Minds (2017) and Mr. Sunshine (2018).

In 2019, Kim played a notable role in KBS2 drama When the Camellia Blooms as Kang Pil-gu – son of a single mother played by Gong Hyo-jin.[4] The drama became second highest rated mini-series aired in 2019.[5] For his performance, Kim won Best Young Actor Award at 2019 KBS Drama Awards[6] and was nominated for the Best New Actor – Television at 56th Baeksang Arts Awards being one of the catogery's youngest nominees.[7]

In 2020 Kim won Rookie Award in Variety Category at 2020 MBC Entertainment Awards for his appearances in King of Mask Singer, Those Who Cross the Line and Omniscient Interfering View[8] becoming the youngest recipient of the award.[9]

In 2021 Kim starred in SBS drama Racket Boys as Lee Yong-tae: youngest member of badminton club, marking his first major role.[10]

In February 2022, Kim signed an exclusive contract with Awesome Entertainment as his first agency since his debut.[2]

In 2022, he appears in TVING series Dr. Park's Clinic and JTBC drama Reborn Rich.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Because I Love You Park Jung-min [12]
Lucid Dream Choi Min-woo [13]
2018 Cheese in the Trap Yoo-jung (young)
2019 Exit Ji-ho [14]
Metamorphosis Woo-jong [14]
Black Money Bae Dong-ji's son Cameo [14]
2021 Recalled [15]
Miracle: Letters to the President Jun-kyung (young) [16]
2022 Project Wolf Hunting Lee Do-il's son Cameo [17]
TBA The Match Lee Chang-ho (young) [18]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014–2015 Pride and Prejudice Kim Chan [19]
2016 Come Back Mister Young-chan [20]
Listen to Love Do Joon-soo
2017 Good Manager Kim Sung-ryong (young)
Bad Thief, Good Thief Jang Dol-mok (young)
Criminal Minds Kang Han-byul
2017–2018 Oh, the Mysterious Kim Jong-sam (child)
2018 Mr. Sunshine Choi Yoo-jin (child) [21]
Children of Nobody Han Si-wan [22]
Ambergris Son
2019 Clean with Passion for Now Ye-joon Cameo (Episode 8, 15–16)
Romance Is a Bonus Book Cha Eun-ho (young) Cameo (Episode 2)
Hotel del Luna Goo Chan-sung (young) Cameo (Episode 1,16) [23]
When the Camellia Blooms Kang Pil-goo [4]
My Country: The New Age Nam Sun-ho (young) Cameo (Episode 2,4,7)
2020 The Game: Towards Zero Goo Do-kyung / Jo Hyun-woo (young) Cameo
18 Again Seo Ji-ho (young)
Start-Up Nam Do-san (young) [24]
2021 Mr. Queen King Cheoljong (young) [25]
Mouse Jae-hoon [26]
Racket Boys Lee Yong-tae [10]
2022 Reborn Rich Jin Do-joon (young) [11]
2023 Kokdu: Season of Deity Goddess [27]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Kingdom 2 Yi Yeom Cameo (Episode 6) [28]
2022 Dr. Park's Clinic Park Dong-goo [29]
2023–2024 Death's Game Kwon Hyuk-soo Cameo [30][31]
2024 Goodbye Earth [32]

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Mom and Dad from Today Cast member
2020 King of Mask Singer Contestant as "Report Card A+" (ep. 253) [33]
2021–2022 We're Family Cast member [34]

Hosting

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 2020 KBS Drama Awards Special MC (part 1) with Do Kyung-wan [ko] and Jo Bo-ah [35]

Ambassadorship

Year Title Ref.
2013 Chungbuk Safety Experience Center Public Relations Ambassador [36]
2020 Cultural Heritage Channel Video Contest Promotion Ambassador
2021 Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) Vaccination Ambassador [37]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards 2020 Best New Actor – Television When the Camellia Blooms Nominated [7]
Brand Customer Loyalty Award 2021 Best Young Actor Kim Kang-hoon Won [38]
KBS Drama Awards 2019 When the Camellia Blooms Won [6]
Best Couple Award Kim Kang-hoon (with Kim Ji-seok)
When the Camellia Blooms 		Nominated
MBC Entertainment Awards 2020 Rookie Award in Variety Category – Male King of Mask Singer
Those Who Cross the Line
Omniscient Interfering View 		Won [8]
SBS Drama Awards 2021 Best Supporting Team [note 1] Racket Boys Won [39]

Notes

  1. ^ with Kim Min-ki, Lee Ji-won, Jung Min-seong, Kim Kang-hoon, Cha Mi-kyung and Shin Cheol-jin

References

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