Daniel Dae Kim Biography
Summary
"Daniel Dae Kim" (born August 4, 1968) is an American actor. Although he has appeared in numerous television shows, Kim is well known for playing Jin-Soo Kwon on the series "Lost".
Biography
Early life
Kim was born in Busan, South Korea and moved to the United States with his family at the age of two, 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 prestigious 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 "Angel", "24", "Star Trek: Voyager", "Star Trek: Enterprise", "Crusade", "Charmed", "The Shield", "Seinfeld", "NYPD Blue", and "ER".
He recently starred in the A&E TV miniseries "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 2004 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", which he reprised in the sequel "Saints Row 2." He also provided his voice for "" 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 has been cast as the King of Siam in Rodgers & Hammerstein's "The King and I" (alongside Maria Friedman as Anna Leonowens) to be presented June 12-28, 2009 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England.
DUI arrest
On October 25, 2007 at approximately 2:25 a.m., Kim was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Honolulu, Hawaii. Kim's blood alcohol content was tested with a breathalyzer and measured 0.168, over twice the legal limit for driving. He publicly apologized for the incident a day later. Kim was the most recent of three "Lost" co-stars to be arrested for DUI, the others being Michelle Rodriguez and Cynthia Watros.
Filmography
"NYPD Blue"
"American Shaolin (1994) as Gao
"Beverly Hills 90210" (1997) as Dr. Sturla (in episodes 'Forgive And Forget' And 'The Way We Weren't')
"The Jackal" (1997) as Akashi, the Marine Sniper/sharpshooter.
"The Pretender" (1998) as Lenny Duc (in episode 'Collateral Damage')
"Brave New World" (1998)
"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" (2002-03) as Tom Baker
"Sin" (2003) as Lakorn
"Star Trek: Enterprise" (2003-2004) as MACO Corporal Chang
"Spider-Man 2" (2004) as Raymond
"Lost" (2004-present) 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)
External links
(Daniel Dae Kim interview) with Patrol magazine
Credit
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