Kieran Culkin
Kieran Culkin | |
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Born | New York City, New York, United States | September 30, 1982
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1990–present |
Spouse | Jazz Charton (m. 2013) |
Parent(s) | Kit Culkin Patricia Brentrup |
Relatives | Macaulay Culkin (brother) Rory Culkin (brother) Bonnie Bedelia (aunt) |
Kieran Kyle Culkin (born September 30, 1982) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, acting alongside his older brother Macaulay in the Home Alone franchise (1990–1992) before going on to feature in films including the 1991 film Father of the Bride and its 1995 sequel, My Summer Story (1994), the sequel to A Christmas Story, The Mighty (1998), She's All That, The Cider House Rules (1999), The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002), Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), and Movie 43. His breakout role in Igby Goes Down (2002) received critical acclaim and he was nominated for a Best Actor Golden Globe Award, as well as winning a Critics' Choice Movie Award and Satellite Award. He has also acted on-stage, most notably in several productions of the Kenneth Lonergan play This Is Our Youth. In 2015, he portrayed Rye Gerhardt in the second season of the critically acclaimed FX series Fargo.
Early life
Culkin was born in New York City, the son of Patricia Brentrup and Kit Culkin, a former stage actor with a long career on Broadway.[1] He is the fourth of seven children. He has four brothers: Shane (born 1976), Macaulay (born 1980), Christian (born 1987), and Rory (born 1989), and sister Quinn (born 1984). His second sister, Dakota (born 1979), died in a car accident in 2008.[2]
Career
Culkin's first film role was a small part alongside his brother, Macaulay, in Home Alone as cousin Fuller McCallister. He continued acting as a child and teenager, mainly working in comedies, including Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and Father of the Bride and its sequel. He also played a role in She's All That as Laney's younger brother, Simon.
As a teenager, he alternated between lead roles in independent films and small parts in mainstream films. He played the title role in the film Igby Goes Down,[3] for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award; and previously appeared in the Academy Award-nominated movie Music of the Heart. He also had the lead role in The Mighty as Kevin Dillon.
He played Buff in Eric Bogosian's updated version of SubUrbia at the Second Stage Theatre in New York; in 2010, Culkin played Scott Pilgrim's 'cool gay roommate' Wallace Wells in the movie Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
In 2015, he portrayed Rye Gerhardt in the second season of the critically acclaimed FX series Fargo.
Filmography
Film and television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Home Alone | Fuller McCallister | |
1991 | Only the Lonely | Patrick Muldoon Jr. | |
1991 | Father of the Bride | Matty Banks | Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor Co-starring in a Motion Picture |
1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Fuller McCallister | |
1993 | Nowhere to Run | Mike "Mookie" Anderson | |
1994 | My Summer Story | Ralph "Ralphie" Parker | |
1995 | Father of the Bride Part II | Matty Banks | |
1996 | Amanda | Biddle Farnsworth | |
1996 | Frasier | Jimmy | S4E3: "The Impossible Dream |
1998 | The Mighty | Kevin Dillon | Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor |
1999 | She's All That | Simon Boggs | |
1999 | Music of the Heart | Lexi at 15 | |
1999 | The Cider House Rules | Buster | Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
1999 | The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns | Barney O'Grady | |
2001 | Go Fish | Andy "Fish" Troutner | 5 episodes |
2002 | The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys | Tim Sullivan | |
2002 | Igby Goes Down | Jason "Igby" Slocumb, Jr. | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Youth in Film Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance |
2008 | Lymelife | Jimmy Bartlett | |
2009 | Paper Man | Christopher | |
2009 | Three Stories About Joan | ||
2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Wallace Wells | Nominated—Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble |
2011 | Margaret | Paul | |
2013 | Movie 43 | Neil | Segment "Veronica" Nominated — Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo (along with the entire cast)[4] |
2015 | Fargo | Rye Gerhardt | 2 episodes |
2015 | Quitters | Mr. Becker | |
2016 | Wiener-Dog | Brandon | |
2017 | Infinity Baby | Ben | Post-production |
TBA | Succession | Roman Roy | TV |
2021 | South Park | Colorado Police lieutenant Fern Regal and Colorado Police corporal Jan Luke and Colorado Police Sergeant Louis Vermiga and Viceroy hispanic Kevin Gibs and Fixer enforcer Marco Regal (voices) | 3 episodes |
Stage
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | The Moment When | Wilson | Playwrights Horizons, New York |
2003 | This Is Our Youth | Warren | Garrick Theatre, London |
2004 | After Ashley | Justin Hammond | Vineyard Theatre, New York Obie Award for Performance |
2007 | subUrbia | Buff | Second Stage Theatre, New York |
2012 | This Is Our Youth | Dennis | Sydney Opera House, Sydney |
2014 | This Is Our Youth | Dennis | Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago |
2014 | This Is Our Youth | Dennis | Cort Theatre, New York |
References
- ^ Kieran Culkin Biography (1982-)
- ^ Ken Lee. "Macaulay Culkin's Sister Killed in Traffic Accident". People.
- ^ "Movie Review: Igby Goes Down, On the Outs With Almost Everything," Stephen Holden, New York Times, September 13, 2002
- ^ ""Grown Ups 2" leads Razzies worst film list". CBS News. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.