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Most Recent Role: Jin Kwon on Lost
Alias Name(s): Daniel Day Kim
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Pusan, Korea
Birthday: 8-4-1968
Daniel Dae KimMore Photos Daniel was born in Korea but immigrated with his family to the United States when he was just two years old. His hometown is Easton, Pennsylvania. He speaks English with no accent, though most people wouldn't guess it from his performance on "Lost." Daniel earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Haverford College/Bryn Mawr College in Theatre & Political Science. During that time, he spent a...

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Most Recent Appearance

 
Lost
There's No Place Like Home (2)
Thursday 29 May 2008 on ABC

The face-off between the survivors and the freighter people continues, and the Oceanic Six find themselves closer to rescue.

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Besides Daniel's SAG Award, in 2006 he was individually honored with an AZN Asian Excellence Award, a Multicultural Prism Award, and a Vanguard award from the Korean American Coalition, all for Outstanding Performance by an Actor. (edit)
Daniel was chosen as one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive for 2007. (edit)
While getting small parts in plays and writing and performing in an improv comedy group, Daniel considered a career in investment banking. (edit)
Daniel's acting heroes are Paul Scofield, Gene Hackman, Robert De Niro, Sidney Poitier, Gene Kelly, Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall, and Jonathan Pryce. (edit)
Daniel was a tap dancer in 1980's. (edit)

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Daniel: (on why he loves theater) There's something about being in a house with an audience, and having that immediate feedback. I started acting because of that energy; it's what feeds me on stage and informs my choices. What's great in theater is that you can sustain the arc of a character for a full three hours, whereas in film or TV, you have to create that arc in little pieces, and usually out of sequence. (edit)
Daniel: I've hung onto almost every love letter any girl has sent me. (edit)
Daniel: When I come home and hear my kids laughing or playing together, that automatically erases any tension or stress I might have from the day. (edit)
Daniel: It's pretty great. If you're gonna have to have a job shooting somewhere other than L.A., Hawaii is the place to be. The people are fantastic, the weather is fantastic, and it's nice to be away from L.A. actually, considering all the hype around the show right now. (edit)
Daniel: I used to be a boy scout. So I know how to make knots, and I know how to make fire. And I've seen Tom Hanks in Castaway, so I think I'm in good shape. No, it's really hard to imagine, cause when we're shooting, you start to think about the logic of the show and how you would survive on an island... I'm glad the writers have been covering a lot of that, like what would you do for water? That would obviously be the first thing that you'd be looking for, a source of water. And food and shelter and those kind of things. You know, I think I could get by, but I'm glad there are a lot of us. (edit)

Other Appearances

 
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Crusade
Lt. John Matheson
Lost
Jin Kwon
The Andromeda Strain
Dr. Tsi Chou
Recurring Role
24
Agent Tom Baker
Angel
Gavin Park
Guest Star
Ally McBeal
The Inmates
Testifying Police Officer
Any Day Now
Call Him Macaroni
Mr. Chung
Avatar: The Last Airbender
The Avatar State
General Fong
Beverly Hills, 90210
The Way We Weren't
Dr. Sturla
Beverly Hills, 90210
Forgive and Forget
Dr. Sturla
Charmed
Enter the Demon
Yen Lo
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10.0
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"Talented"
Fantastic, would keep an eye on him.
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"Underrated"
One of the stars of Lost.
Continue » Posted May 27, 2008 6:04 pm PST
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"Talented"
He is the one the most talented Asian American Actors.
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