Oh Ah-rin
South Korean actress (born 2011)
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Oh Ah-rin (Korean: 오아린; born 2 May 2011)[1] is a South Korean child actress. She made her acting debut in 2015, and, since then, she has appeared in number of films and television series. She is known for her various roles as a child actor, including appearances in The Last Empress (2018) and Kingdom (2019–2020). She has also acted in films such as Trick and The My Little Brother, amongst others.[2][3] In 2021 she appeared in the historical TV series River Where the Moon Rises.[4]
Early life and career
Born as the eldest of two daughters in Seoul on 2 May 2011, she made her debut in commercial film in CJ CheilJedang for Welkiz in 2015. Her dream is to become actor now and later a director. In an interview she said, "I write the title and lines for a skit and act it out with a sibling who is two years younger than I am. My sibling acts the lines I wrote, and I film it like a director. So I want to be a director and writer later, but I want to be a good actor for now."[5]
In 2017, Oh Ah-rin appeared in TV series Band of Sisters, for which she was nominated for Youth Acting Award at 2017 SBS Drama Awards. In 2018, she was again nominated for Youth Acting Award at 2018 SBS Drama Awards for her role as Ah-ri in the series The Last Empress. In 2019 came Melting Me Softly and in 2021 River Where the Moon Rises.[6]
Filmography
Films
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Squad 38 | Convenience store child | [7] | |
| Always Spring | Young Joo Se-eun | |||
| Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | Hospital child | |||
| 2017 | Strong Girl Bong-soon | Balloon girl | ||
| Band of Sisters | Jin Hong-si | Nominated for SBS Drama Awards | ||
| 2017-18 | A Korean Odyssey | Lee Soo-jung | ||
| 2018 | Should We Kiss First? | Lee Ji-hoo | [9] | |
| About Time | Yoon Ah-in | [8] | ||
| Life on Mars | Young-joo | |||
| The Last Empress | Ah-ri | Nominated for SBS Drama Awards | [10] | |
| 2019 | Melting Me Softly | Ma Seo-yoon | [11] | |
| VIP | Ha Rim | Special appearance | [12] | |
| 2019-20 | Kingdom | Deok-i's younger sister | [8] | |
| 2021 | River Where the Moon Rises | Wol-yi | [4] | |
| At a Distance, Spring Is Green | Young Kim So-bin | [2] | ||
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rookie Cops | young Go Eun-gang |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | SBS Drama Awards | Youth Acting Award | Band of Sisters as Jin Hong-si | Nominated | [13] |
| 2018 | The Last Empress as Ah-ri | Nominated | [14] | ||
| 2019 | 2019 Korea First Brand Grand Prize | Child actor | Oh Ah-rin | Won | [15] |
