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Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae Kim
Daniel Dae Kim set of Hawaii Five-O 2013 (cropped).jpg
Kim on the set of Hawaii Five-O in October 2013
Born (1968-08-04) August 4, 1968 (age 48)
Busan, Yeongnam,
South Korea
Residence Honolulu, Hawaii,
United States
Alma mater Haverford College
Bryn Mawr College
New York University
Occupation Actor, director, producer
Years active 1992–present
Agent SidusHQ
Spouse(s) Mia Kim
Children 2
Website danieldaekim.com
Korean name
Hangul 김대현
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gim Dae-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer Kim Taehyŏn

Daniel Dae Kim (born August 4, 1968) is a South Korean born American actor, voice actor, producer, and director currently living in Honolulu, Hawaii. Kim is known for his roles as Jin-Soo Kwon in Lost, Chin Ho Kelly in Hawaii Five-0, and Johnny Gat in the Saints Row series of video games. He also played a recurring role on Angel.

Kim was born in Busan, South Korea, and moved to the United States with his family when he was two years old. He is now a naturalized citizen of the United States. He grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Freedom High School and Haverford College. His theater major was completed at Bryn Mawr College. He graduated from NYU's Graduate Acting Program in 1996.

After graduation, Kim made a name for himself playing numerous roles in a wide variety of television programs. He appeared in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as a treasury agent as well as episodes of Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Charmed, The Shield, Seinfeld, NYPD Blue and ER. He landed recurring roles on Angel, 24 and the short-lived Babylon 5 spin-off Crusade. He also portrayed Dr. Tsi Chou in a 2008 miniseries based on the acclaimed Michael Crichton novel The Andromeda Strain.


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