Daniel Dae Kim

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Recent Role:
Lieutenant Chin Ho Kelly on Hawaii Five-0
Gender:
Male
Born:
8-4-1968
Birthplace:
Pusan, Korea
AKA:
Daniel Day Kim, DDK
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 Theater & Political Science. During that time, he spent a semester studying at the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford. In 1993, he started the MFA acting program at NYU's Tisch School of



More the Arts and graduated with a Masters in Acting in 96.



Daniel's first major role was as a very young Torvald in Pan Asian Repertory Theater's presentation of Ibsen's c play, "A Doll's House." He has had numerous theater roles which comprise the bulk of his early acting career.



Daniel currently lives in Hawaii. He is married, with two sons.

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    10 Perfect
    Fantastic, would keep an eye on him. hide show

    Daniel Dae Kim, or better known as Jin Kwon from Lost, is just an amazing actor, theres no other way to describe, it might be because I have really enjoyed the character he plays on Lost, but he "pulls off" Jin really well. Jin is stuck on the island with his wife Sun ( who is also another great actor ) and one of the original charatcers on Lost since season 1, and has played a relatively big role in Lost. Jin I would say, is one of the main "go to" guys in Lost, he is just about always involved with most large action scenes and pulls them off greatly.

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    10 Perfect
    One of the stars of Lost. hide show

    I have been a fan of Daniel since his days on Angel where he played Gavin who was new to the special projects division. He gave really good depth to this character and was really good as the slick lawyer who could never win. I loved him in Billy when he is infected and attacks Lilah, the way he played a homicidal character was really smooth. Then he came on Lost where he was a completely different type of character who was full of flaws and that Korean pride that makes him so tortured. I really love his character on his show and he adds a lot of humor to the show at the same time. He is also incredibly good looking and is just getting hotter and hotter with time.

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    I have sene Kim for his roles on Lost and on 24, and both of them seem to fit his personality perfetly. I dont think Daniel will ever be a huge star - I dont think he will ever have what it takes to carry a show on his back and bring in millions and millions of viewers a week. Even on his somewhat big role on Lost, he is often overlooked even when he does come on screen and only in his flashback episodes does he really break out into the open and show what he could do. I certainly think that the role of Jin on Lost could not have been cast better, but I think this is a big a role in a television series that he is going to get - so I hope that he enjoys it.

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    10 Perfect
    He is the one the most talented Asian American Actors. hide show

    Daniel is one of the reason why Lost is one of the best Action and Drama shows on TV. He was a little mean in the 1st Season of Lost. But he lighten up in the 2nd Season. In the 3rd Season, we get to know more about his past before him and Jin got on the island. That makes him a character with passion and feeling. The first time I saw him, he played a small role in Spider-man 2 and he spoke english. Then I saw him on Lost and he spoke only Korean. I then notice he speaks both English and Korean. Which makes him a brillant actor.

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    I was never aware of Daniel Dae Kim before "Lost," but I think his acting is outstanding. From his lying about not understanding English to his backstory scenes--coming from a poor family and marrying into a wealthy one only to find out that he is part of a crime family.

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