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Daniel Dae Kim (born August 4, 1968 in Busan, South Korea) is a Korean American actor. He is best known for playing Jin-Soo Kwon on the television series Lost.
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Biography
Early life
Kim or DDK (as most of his fans call him) was born in South Korea but grew 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. Dan is married and has two sons.
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. Although his character in Lost speaks mainly in Korean and has almost no ability to speak English, English is actually Daniel's primary language and he is not fluent in Korean. 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 and other shows. He also made guest appearances on Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, and ER. He also had a small part in Spider-Man 2 as a scientist working in Doctor Octavius' laboratory. 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. He also provided his voice to 24: The Game in which he played his character from the show, Tom Baker. Kim provided the voice for Metron in the final two episodes of Justice League Unlimited.
Arrest
On October 24, 2007, Kim was arrested for drunken driving. He is pleading not guilty.
Filmography
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006) ... as General Fong (in episode "The Avatar State")
- Justice League Unlimited (2006) ... as Metron (in episodes "Alive" and "Destroyer")
- Saints Row (2006) ... as Johnny Gat
- The Cave (2005) ... as Kim
- Crash (2004) ... as Park
- Lost (2004-present) .... as Jin-Soo Kwon
- Spider-Man 2 (2004) ... as Raymond
- Star Trek: Enterprise (2003-2004) .... as MACO Corporal Chang
- Sin (2003) ... as Lakorn
- 24 (2002-03) ... as Tom Baker
- 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)
- Hulk (2003) ... as Aide
- Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven (2003) (voice: English version) .... as Rikimaru
- Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) .... as Visiting Expert
- Charmed (2001) ... as Yen Lo (in episode "Enter The Demon")
- Angel (2001-2003) ... as Gavin Park
- Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For (2000) .... as Everett Jay
- Star Trek: Voyager (2000) ... as Gotana-Retz (in episode Blink of an Eye)
- Crusade (1999) .... as Lieutenant John Matheson
- Seinfeld (1998) (in episode The Burning)
- The Jackal (1997) .... as the Marine Sniper/sharpshooter.
- Beverly Hills 90210 (1997) .... as Dr. Sturla (in episodes "Forgive And Forget" And "The Way We Weren't")
- American Shaolin (1994) .... as Gao
- NYPD Blue
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External links
- Daniel Dae Kim at the Internet Movie Database
- Daniel Dae Kim article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- Daniel Dae Kim at TV.com
