Kim Kang-hoon

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Kang-hoon (Korean: 김강훈; born June 7, 2009) is a South Korean 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 an exclusive contract with Awesome Entertainment.^[3]

Kim Kang-hoon
Kim in September 2022
Born	(2009-06-07) June 7, 2009 (age 16)[1] Cheongju, South Korea
Occupation	Child actor
Years active	2013–present
Agent	Awesome Entertainment[2]
Korean name
Hangul	김강훈
RR	Gim Ganghun
MR	Kim Kanghun
Website	Official website

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]

In 2024, he played Baek Noa in the Apple TV+ series Pachinko.

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]
2025	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.
APAN Star Awards	2024	Best Young Actor	Death's Game, Goodbye Earth	Pending	[38]
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	[39]
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	[40]

Notes

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