This April’s third season premiere of XO, Kitty on Netflix officially established Gia Kim’s professional screen career, effectively launching her out of relative obscurity and into the mainstream.  As a central figure in the hit To All the Boys spin-off series, Kim anchors primary cast member Yuri Han across 26 episodes.

Before her major commercial television breakthrough, Kim pursued a completely different path in front of the camera.  She completed her bachelor’s degree in journalism and music at the University of Hong Kong in 2015, going on to work as a news reporter for Arirang Newsroom in South Korea and anchoring broadcast stints in New York and Beijing.

Driven to pivot toward her artistic dream of performing, she relocated to Los Angeles in 2019 to formally train at the Art of Acting Studio.  Her only other screen acting credit prior to her breakout role is in an independent short film.

The 33-year-old Korean actress was born in Seoul, but grew up moving between South Korea, Indonesia, and Hong Kong, where she attended international schools.

Kim’s rising industry profile is set to expand significantly into Hollywood studio features with high-profile upcoming projects, most notably joining the ensemble cast of K-Pop: The Debut.  The pending coming-of-age musical drama, co-produced by Paramount Pictures and HYBE America, is scheduled for release in early 2027 and marks a major milestone as one of the first major studio features to shoot entirely on location in South Korea.

Gia Kim Rockets From Unknown to Streaming Star