Sean Kaufman

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Sean Kaufman
Born1999 or 2000 (age 25–26)[1]
New York City, U.S.
EducationPurchase College (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2018–present

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).[1]

Biography

Kaufman was born and raised in New York City. He is of Japanese descent and has a younger sister, Abby.[2][3] He attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School.[4] 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.[2][5] After production wrapped, he resumed his studies and graduated with a BFA in Acting in 2022.[6]

As of 2025, he is dating his The Summer I Turned Pretty co-star Minnie Mills.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2026 Other Mommy TBA [8]
TBA Alone at Dawn † TBA Filming [9]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Grieving Male Student #1 Episode: "Man Down" [8]
Manifest Kevin 2 episodes
2021–2024 FBI: Most Wanted Eric Fontaine / Teenager 2 episodes [10]
2022–2025 The Summer I Turned Pretty Steven Conklin Main role [11]
2024 Walker Henry Episode: "We've Been Here Before" [12]
2025 Stumble Holden 2 episodes [13]
TBA For All Mankind Alex Poletov Baldwin Series regular [12]

Music videos

Year Title Artist Role Ref.
2025 "Bittersweet" Madison Beer Ex-boyfriend [14]

References

  1. 1 2 Fell, Nicole (September 15, 2025). "Sean Kaufman Jokes He Was Initially Worried About Steven's 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Ending". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Grady, Patrick (July 16, 2025). "Interview | Sean Kaufman". Schön!. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  3. ↑ Veloso, Lea (July 21, 2023). "'The Summer I Turned Pretty's Sean Kaufman Is on the Rise". StyleCaster. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ Fremont, Maggie (July 16, 2025). "'The Summer I Turned Pretty' cast: All about the stars of Prime Video's hit summer romance series". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ Kaplan, Ilana (July 28, 2023). "TSITP's Sean Kaufman Loves the 'Healthy Male Friendship' Between Steven & Conrad". Teen Vogue. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  6. ↑ Apostolatos, Mariana (July 13, 2023). "Sean Kaufman". PhotoBook Magazine. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ Sanchez, Rosa (September 2, 2025). "Sean Kaufman and Minnie Mills Are Having the Cutest US Open Date Nights". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Grobar, Matt (July 17, 2025). "Sean Kaufman & Adam Silver Latest To Join Rob Savage's Supernatural Horror Film 'Other Mommy'". Deadline. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  9. ↑ Gajewski, Ryan (December 19, 2025). "Ron Howard's 'Alone at Dawn' Rounds Out Cast With Sean Kaufman, Devon Bostick and More (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  10. ↑ McPherson, Chris (February 15, 2024). "'FBI: Most Wanted' Adds 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Star Sean Kaufman in New Images". Collider. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  11. ↑ Petski, Denise (July 26, 2021). "'The Summer I Turned Pretty': Seven Cast In Amazon's TV Adaptation Of Jenny Han's YA Novel". Deadline. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  12. 1 2 Petski, Denise (October 16, 2024). "'For All Mankind' Adds Sean Kaufman, Ruby Cruz & Ines Asserson To Season 5 Cast". Deadline. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  13. ↑ Grebenyuk, Yana (December 11, 2025). "Summer I Turned Pretty's Sean Kaufman Fails at Flirting in NBC's Stumble". Us Weekly. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  14. ↑ Irvin, Jack (October 21, 2025). "Madison Beer Has a Tearful Argument with 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Star Sean Kaufman in New 'Bittersweet' Music Video". People. Retrieved December 17, 2025.