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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 19)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation Actress
Years active 2011–present
Agent Blossom Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
김수안
Hanja
金秀安
RR Gim Suan
MR Kim Suan

Kim Su-an (Hangul: 김수안; born January 27, 2006) is a talented South Korean actress. She started her acting career when she was just five years old. Since then, she has appeared in many movies and TV shows. She is most famous around the world for her role in the exciting movie Train to Busan, which came out in 2016.

Kim Su-an's Acting Journey

Starting Out as an Actress (2011-2015)

Kim Su-an began her acting journey in 2011 with the movie Sorry, Thanks. Even at a young age, she quickly became a popular child actress. She appeared in many different types of films. These included independent movies and bigger productions. Some of her early films were Sprout (2013), Mad Sad Bad (2014), and Coin Locker Girl (2015).

Becoming Well-Known (2016-Present)

In 2016, Kim Su-an became much more widely known. This happened when she played the daughter of Gong Yoo's character in the very popular zombie movie Train to Busan. This movie was a huge success at the box office. In the same year, she joined a talent agency called Blossom Entertainment.

In 2017, she starred in the action film The Battleship Island. In this movie, she played the daughter of actor Hwang Jung-min. Her performance earned her the Best Supporting Actress award at the Buil Film Awards. She also appeared in Along With The Gods: The Two Worlds in 2017.

Kim Su-an has continued to act in various projects. In 2019, she starred in A Little Princess. More recently, in 2024, she was seen in the movie Project Silence. She also appeared in the TV series Reflection of You in 2021 and Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist in 2022. Her latest TV appearance was in When Life Gives You Tangerines in 2025.

Movies and TV Shows

Movies

Kim Su-an has been in many films. Here are some of them:

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

Here are some of the TV shows Kim Su-an has appeared in:

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015–2016 Mom Ha-na
2021 Reflection of You Ahn Li-sa
2022 Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist Ip-bun
2025 When Life Gives You Tangerines Oh Jenny Cameo (episode 7,8)

Web Series

Kim Su-an has also acted in web series:

Year Title Role Ref.
2016 The Cravings - Temple Stay

Awards and Recognitions

Kim Su-an has won several awards for her acting. These awards show how talented she is.

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

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