Daniel Dae Kim 김대현 Daniel Dae Kim signs autographs at the Hawaii International Film Festival, 2007 Born August 4, 1968 (1968-08-04) (age 41) Busan, South Korea Occupation Actor Years active 1991—present

Daniel Dae Kim Hangul 김대현 Hanja 金大賢 Revised Romanization Gim Dae Hyeon McCune–Reischauer Kim Dae Hyŏn

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.

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Kim was born in Busan, South Korea and moved to the United States with his family at the age of two,^[1] 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.

[edit] 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 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 in the Xbox 360 game Saints Row, which he reprised in the sequel Saints Row 2. 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 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.^[2]

[edit] 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.^[3][4]

[edit] 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
  • 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)
• The Adjustment Bureau (2010) as TBA

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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