{{Short description|American actor (born 1999 or 2000)}} {{Use American English|date=June 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Sean Kaufman | image = Sean Kaufman at WonderCon 2026.jpg | caption = Kaufman at WonderCon in 2026 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|25|2025|9|15}}<ref name="Fell-2025">{{cite web |last=Fell |first=Nicole |title=Sean Kaufman Jokes He Was Initially Worried About Steven's 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Ending |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/sean-kaufman-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-ending-interview-1236371871/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=20 September 2025 |date=15 September 2025}}</ref> | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | education = Purchase College (BFA) | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2018–present }} <!-- Note: The following pages were redirects to Sean_Kaufman before draftification: *Draft:Sean Kaufman -->
'''Sean Kaufman''' (born 1999 or 2000) is an American actor. He is best known for his breakout role as Steven Conklin in the Amazon Prime Video coming-of-age romance series ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' (2022–2025).<ref name="Fell-2025" />
==Biography== Kaufman was born and raised in New York City. He is of Japanese descent and has a younger sister, Abby.<ref name="Grady-2025">{{cite web |last=Grady |first=Patrick |title=Interview {{!}} Sean Kaufman |url=https://schonmagazine.com/interview-sean-kaufman/ |website=Schön! |access-date=17 July 2025 |date=16 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Veloso |first=Lea |title='The Summer I Turned Pretty's Sean Kaufman Is on the Rise |url=https://stylecaster.com/entertainment/tv-movies/1617578/steven-taylor-the-summer-i-turned-pretty/ |website=StyleCaster |access-date=11 June 2024 |date=21 July 2023}}</ref> He attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fremont |first=Maggie |title='The Summer I Turned Pretty' cast: All about the stars of Prime Video's hit summer romance series |url=https://ew.com/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-and-character-guide-11728908 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=20 September 2025 |date=16 July 2025}}</ref> He later studied at Purchase College's Acting Conservatory, but dropped out during his junior year to film the first season of ''The Summer I Turned Pretty''.<ref name="Grady-2025" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Ilana |title=TSITP's Sean Kaufman Loves the 'Healthy Male Friendship' Between Steven & Conrad |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-star-sean-kaufman-interview |website=Teen Vogue |access-date=11 June 2024 |date=28 July 2023}}</ref> After production wrapped, he resumed his studies and graduated with a BFA in Acting in 2022.<ref name="Apostolatos-2023">{{cite web |last=Apostolatos |first=Mariana |title=Sean Kaufman |url=https://www.photobookmagazine.com/features/sean-kaufman |website=PhotoBook Magazine |access-date=11 June 2024 |date=13 July 2023}}</ref>
As of 2025, he is dating his ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' co-star Minnie Mills.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sanchez |first=Rosa |title=Sean Kaufman and Minnie Mills Are Having the Cutest US Open Date Nights |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a65961880/sean-kaufman-minnie-mills-2025-us-open-dates-photos/ |website=Harper's Bazaar |access-date=17 December 2025 |date=2 September 2025}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2026 | ''Other Mommy'' | {{TableTBA}} | | <ref name="Grobar-2025">{{cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |title=Sean Kaufman & Adam Silver Latest To Join Rob Savage's Supernatural Horror Film 'Other Mommy' |url=https://deadline.com/2025/07/other-mommy-casts-sean-kaufman-adam-silver-1236461192/ |website=Deadline |access-date=25 July 2025 |date=17 July 2025}}</ref> |- | {{TableTBA}} | {{Pending film|Alone at Dawn}} | {{TableTBA}} | Post-production | <ref>{{cite web |last1=Gajewski |first1=Ryan |title=Ron Howard's 'Alone at Dawn' Rounds Out Cast With Sean Kaufman, Devon Bostick and More (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sean-kaufman-devon-bostick-ron-howard-alone-at-dawn-amazon-1236454997/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=1 January 2026 |date=December 19, 2025}}</ref> |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- | rowspan="2" | 2018 | ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' | Grieving Male Student #1 | Episode: "Man Down" | rowspan="2" | <ref name="Grobar-2025" /> |- | ''Manifest'' | Kevin | 2 episodes |- | 2021–2024 | ''FBI: Most Wanted'' | Eric Fontaine / Teenager | 2 episodes |<ref>{{cite web |last=McPherson |first=Chris |title='FBI: Most Wanted' Adds 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Star Sean Kaufman in New Images |url=https://collider.com/fbi-most-wanted-season-5-images-sean-kaufman/ |website=Collider |access-date=11 June 2024 |date=15 February 2024}}</ref> |- | 2022–2025 | ''The Summer I Turned Pretty'' | Steven Conklin | Main role |<ref>{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |title='The Summer I Turned Pretty': Seven Cast In Amazon's TV Adaptation Of Jenny Han's YA Novel |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-cast-amazon-tv-adaptation-jenny-hans-ya-novel-sean-kaufman-alfredo-narciso-david-iacono-1234799971/ |website=Deadline |access-date=11 June 2024 |date=26 July 2021}}</ref> |- | 2024 | ''Walker'' | Henry | Episode: "We've Been Here Before" | <ref name="Petski-2024">{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |title='For All Mankind' Adds Sean Kaufman, Ruby Cruz & Ines Asserson To Season 5 Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/for-all-mankind-season-5-cast-ruby-cruz-1236117542/ |website=Deadline |access-date=16 October 2024 |date=16 October 2024}}</ref> |- | 2025–present | ''Stumble'' | Holden | Recurring role, 6 episodes | <ref>{{cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |title=Busy Philipps, Sean Kaufman & Alfredo Narciso To Guest Star In NBC's 'Stumble' |url=https://deadline.com/2025/10/busy-philipps-guest-star-nbc-stumble-1236604191/ |website=Deadline |access-date=12 February 2026 |date=31 October 2025}}</ref> |- | 2026 | ''For All Mankind'' | Alex Poletov Baldwin | Main role (season 5) | <ref name="Petski-2024" /> |}
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Artist ! class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2025 | "Bittersweet" | Madison Beer | <ref>{{cite web |last=Irvin |first=Jack |title=Madison Beer Has a Tearful Argument with 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Star Sean Kaufman in New 'Bittersweet' Music Video |url=https://people.com/madison-beer-argues-with-sean-kaufman-bittersweet-music-video-11833787 |website=People |access-date=17 December 2025 |date=21 October 2025}}</ref> |- | 2026 | "2000s Pop Punk Rnb" | Whatmore | <ref>{{cite web |title=Sean Kaufman, Avantika Film Music Video For WHATMORE |url=https://www.tmz.com/2026/03/17/sean-kaufman-avantika-filming-music-video/ |website=TMZ |access-date=24 March 2026 |date=17 March 2026}}</ref> |}
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