Daniel Dae Kim | |
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Kim on the set of Hawaii Five-O in October 2013
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Born |
Busan, Yeongnam, South Korea |
August 4, 1968
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 |
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.