Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae Kim
Daniel Dae Kim signs autographs at the Hawaii International Film Festival, 2007
Born	August 4, 1968 (1968-08-04) Busan, South Korea
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1991–present
Korean name
Hangul	김대현
Hanja	金大賢
Revised Romanization	Gim Dae-hyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Taehyŏn

Daniel Dae Kim (born August 4, 1968) is a Korean American actor, best known for his roles as Jin-Soo Kwon in Lost and Chin Ho Kelly in Hawaii Five-0.

Early life

Kim was born in Busan, South Korea, and moved to the United States with his family when he was 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. 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. He is currently residing in Honolulu, Hawaii with his wife and two sons.

Career

On the cover of KoreAm, April 2010

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 for THQ's Saints Row video game series. 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.

In February 2010 it was announced that Kim was cast in the CBS reboot Hawaii Five-0 playing Chin Ho Kelly. He was the first actor cast for the series. That show premiered on September 20, 2010.

Arrest

On October 25, 2007, Kim was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Honolulu, Hawaii. Kim was later released at the main station after he posted $500 bail. He publicly apologized for the incident a day later. Kim pleaded no contest to drunken driving charges and was ordered to pay a $500 fine, had his driver's license revoked for six months, was subjected to a drug-and-alcohol assessment, was ordered to pay $212 in court fees, and perform 72 hours of community service.

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 Yishimitsuhondacivic
  • 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 Slanted Screen (2006) as Narrator
• 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)
• Hawaii Five-0 (2010–present ) as Chin Ho Kelly Chin trained under Steve McGarrett's father, John McGarrett
• G.I. Joe: Renegades (2011) as Teddy Lee
• Saints Row: The Third (2011) as Johnny Gat (video game)
• Arena (2011) as Taiga
• The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra (2012) as Hiroshi Sato

Musik video: 1999 Scatman john - Scatman

External links

• Daniel Dae Kim at the Internet Movie Database
• Daniel Dae Kim at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
• Daniel Dae Kim interview with Patrol magazine