Daniel Dae Kim
Daniel Dae Kim 김대현 金大賢 | |
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 Daniel Dae Kim signs autographs at the Hawaii International Film Festival, 2007 | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991—present |
| Daniel Dae Kim | |
| Hangul | 김대현 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Dae-hyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Taehyŏn |
Template:FixBunching Daniel Dae Kim (born August 4, 1968) is an American actor. Although he has appeared in numerous television shows, Kim is best known for playing Jin-Soo Kwon on the series Lost.
Personal life
Kim was born in Busan, South Korea and moved to the United States with his family when he was two,[1] growing up in Easton, Pennsylvania, in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley. Kim is a graduate of Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Haverford College in Haverford Township, Pennsylvania, where he graduated with a dual major in political science and theatre. His theatre major was completed at the neighboring Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He graduated from NYU's Graduate Acting Program in 1996.
Career
Prior to his casting as Jin in Lost, he was probably best known for numerous recurring roles in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. He has been seen in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as a treasury agent as well as episodes of Angel, 24, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Crusade, Charmed, The Shield, Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, ER, and The Andromeda Strain.
His film credits include a small part in Spider-Man 2 as a scientist working in Doctor Octavius' laboratory and Crash, the 2005 Best Picture Academy Award winner.
Kim was named one of People Magazine's "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2005. Kim is the voice of the character Johnny Gat in the Xbox 360 game Saints Row. He also provided his voice for 24: The Game in which he played his character from the show, Tom Baker. He also provided the voice for Metron in the final two episodes of Justice League Unlimited.
Kim played the King of Siam in Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I from June 12–28, 2009 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England.[2]
In February 2010 it was announced that Kim was cast in the CBS reboot Hawaii Five-O playing Chin Ho Kelly. He was the first actor cast for the series.
Filmography
- American Shaolin (1994) as Gao
- Beverly Hills, 90210 (1997) as Dr. Sturla (in episodes "Forgive And Forget" And "The Way We Weren't")
- NYPD Blue (1997) as Simon Lee
- The Jackal (1997) as Akashi, the Marine Sniper/sharpshooter.
- The Pretender (1998) as Lenny Duc (in episode "Collateral Damage")
- Brave New World (1998) as Ingram
- Seinfeld (1998) as medical student (in episode "The Burning")
- For Love of the Game (1999) as E.R. Doctor
- Crusade (1999) as Lieutenant John Matheson
- Star Trek: Voyager (2000) as Gotana-Retz (in episode "Blink of an Eye")
- Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For (2000) as Everett Jay
- CSI (2001) as FBI Agent Beckman (in episode "Ellie")
- Angel (2001–2003) as Gavin Park
- Charmed (2001) as Yen Lo (in episode "Enter The Demon")
- Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) as Visiting Expert
- Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven (2003) as Rikimaru (Video Game)
- Hulk (2003) as Aide
- Ride or Die (2003) as Miyako
- aka Hustle and Heat (2004) (Canada: English title: DVD title) (USA: DVD title)
- aka Ride Or Die (2003) (UK: video title)
- 24 (2002–04) as Tom Baker
- Sin (2003) as Lakorn
- Momentum (2003) as Agent Frears
- Star Trek: Enterprise (2003–2004) as MACO Corporal Chang
- Spider-Man 2 (2004) as Raymond
- Lost (2004–2010) as Jin-Soo Kwon
- Crash (2004) as Park
- The Cave (2005) as Kim
- Saints Row (2006) as Johnny Gat (Video Game)
- Justice League Unlimited (2006) as Metron (in episodes "Alive" and "Destroyer")
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006) as General Fong (in episode "The Avatar State")
- The Andromeda Strain (2008) as Dr. Tsi Chou
- The Onion Movie (2008) as "Rich Ivy-League Fraternity Brother" in the "How to Host a Rape" segment
- Saints Row 2 (2008) as Johnny Gat (Video Game)
- The Adjustment Bureau (2010) as TBA
- Hawaii Five-O (2010) as Chin Ho Kelly
References
- ^ Daniel Dae Kim Biography ((?)-)
- ^ "Mini-View: Lost's Daniel Dae Kim". Fantasy Magazine. 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
External links
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- Daniel Dae Kim at Memory Alpha
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- Daniel Dae Kim interview with Patrol magazine
- 1968 births
- Actors from Pennsylvania
- American actors of Asian descent
- American film actors
- American people of Korean descent
- American television actors
- Freedom High School alumni
- Haverford College alumni
- Korean immigrants to the United States
- Living people
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners
- People from Busan
- People from Easton, Pennsylvania