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Biography

Daniel was born in Korea but immigrated with his family to the United States when he was just two years old. His hometown is…more

Born

8/4/1968, Pusan, Korea

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Star (7)

Role
- Hawaii Five-0
  Lieutenant Chin Ho Kelly
  - S 2: Ep 23 Ua Hala
    5/14/12
  - S 2: Ep 22 Ua Hopu
    5/7/12
  - S 2: Ep 21 Pa Make Loa
    4/30/12
  - S 2: Ep 20 Ha'alele
    4/9/12
  - S 2: Ep 19 Kalele
    3/19/12
  - + 18 More Credits
- Hawaii Five-0
  Police Officer Chin Ho Kelly
  - S 1: Ep 24 Oia'i'o
    5/16/11
  - S 1: Ep 23 Ua Hiki Mai Kapalena Pau
    5/9/11
  - S 1: Ep 22 Ho'ohuli Na'au
    5/2/11
  - S 1: Ep 21 Ho'opa'i
    4/18/11
  - S 1: Ep 20 Ma Ke Kahakai
    4/11/11
  - + 19 More Credits
- Lost
  Jin Kwon
  - S 6: Ep 17 The End (1)
    5/23/10
  - S 6: Ep 14 The Candidate
    5/4/10
  - S 6: Ep 13 The Last Recruit
    4/20/10
  - S 6: Ep 11 Happily Ever After
    4/6/10
  - S 6: Ep 10 The Package
    3/30/10
  - + 78 More Credits
- Lost
  Jin
  - S 6: Ep 1 LA X (Part 1)
    2/2/10
- Andromeda Strain
  Dr. Tsi Chou
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Andromeda Strain Part 2
    5/27/08
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Andromeda Strain Part 1
    5/26/08
- Lost
  Jin-Soo Kwon
  - S 4: Ep 4 Eggtown
    2/21/08
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Moth
    11/3/04
  - S 1: Ep 6 House of the Rising Sun
    10/27/04
  - S 1: Ep 5 White Rabbit
    10/20/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 Walkabout
    10/13/04
  - + 2 More Credits
- Crusade
  Lt. John Matheson
  - S 1: Ep 13 Each Night I Dream of Home
    9/1/99
  - S 1: Ep 12 Visitors from Down the Street
    8/25/99
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Needs of Earth
    8/18/99
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Memory of War
    8/11/99
  - S 1: Ep 9 Racing the Night
    8/4/99
  - + 8 More Credits
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Avatar: The Legend of Korra
  Hiroshi Sato
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Aftermath
    5/19/12
  - S 1: Ep 6 And The Winner Is...
    5/12/12
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Voice in the Night
    4/28/12
- 24
  Agent Tom Baker
  - S 3: Ep 21 Day 3: 9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.
    5/4/04
  - S 3: Ep 20 Day 3: 8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M.
    4/27/04
  - S 3: Ep 18 Day 3: 6:00 A.M. - 7:00 A.M.
    4/18/04
  - S 2: Ep 24 Day 2: 7:00 A.M. - 8:00 A.M.
    5/20/03
  - S 2: Ep 16 Day 2: 11:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M.
    3/25/03
  - + 6 More Credits
- Angel
  Gavin Park
  - S 4: Ep 8 Habeas Corpses
    1/15/03
  - S 4: Ep 7 Apocalypse, Nowish
    11/17/02
  - S 4: Ep 1 Deep Down
    10/6/02
  - S 3: Ep 22 Tomorrow
    5/20/02
  - S 3: Ep 19 The Price
    4/29/02
  - + 7 More Credits
Guest Star (40)

Role
- NCIS: Los Angeles
  HPD Lieutenant Chin Ho Kelly
  - S 3: Ep 21 Touch of Death
    5/1/12
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 24: Ep 154 May 1, 2012
    5/1/12
  - S 23: Ep 64 December 7, 2010
    12/7/10
  - S 21: Ep 159 April 20, 2009
    4/20/09
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself - Guest Co-host
  - S 24: Ep 112 February 20, 2012
    2/20/12
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 28 Episode #5.028
    10/6/11
- G.I. Joe: Renegades
  Teddy Lee
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Anomaly
    6/11/11
- Loose Women
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 189 Monday 8th June
    6/8/09
- Ace Of Cakes
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 13 LOST in Hawaii
    5/9/09
- TV Land Confidential
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Locations
    8/1/07
- e-Talk Daily
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 9 January 15, 2007
    1/15/07
- The Electric Playground
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 33 Tokyo Game Show
    10/23/06
- Richard & Judy
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 13 Wednesday 5th July
    7/5/06
- The Tony Danza Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 170 Prime Time Hunks
    6/2/06
  - S 2: Ep 131 Episode 306
    4/10/06
- Justice League Unlimited
  Metron
  - S 5: Ep 13 Destroyer (2)
    5/13/06
  - S 5: Ep 12 Alive! (1)
    5/6/06
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
  General Fong
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Avatar State
    3/17/06
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself
  - S 57: Ep 1 The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/18/05
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 112 Tommy Lee & Daniel Dae Kim
    8/29/05
- The Shield
  Thomas Choi
  - S 3: Ep 12 Riceburner
    5/25/04
- ER
  Ken Sung
  - S 10: Ep 20 Abby Normal
    4/29/04
  - S 10: Ep 9 Missing
    12/4/03
  - S 10: Ep 7 Death and Taxes
    11/13/03
  - S 10: Ep 5 Out of Africa
    10/30/03
- Star Trek: Enterprise
  Corporal Chang
  - S 3: Ep 17 Hatchery
    2/25/04
  - S 3: Ep 3 Extinction
    9/24/03
  - S 3: Ep 1 The Xindi
    9/10/03
- Without a Trace
  Mark Hiroshi
  - S 2: Ep 11 Exposure
    1/8/04
- Miss Match
  Clifford Kim
  - S 1: Ep 11 Who's Sari Now?
    12/15/03
  - S 1: Ep 10 Santa, Baby
    12/12/03
  - S 1: Ep 13 Miss Communication
- Street Time
  Pho Nguyen
  - S 2: Ep 6 Born to Kill
    9/10/03
- Any Day Now
  Mr. Chung
  - S 4: Ep 17 Call Him Macaroni
    1/20/02
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Special Agent Beckman
  - S 2: Ep 10 Ellie
    12/6/01
- Charmed
  Yen Lo
  - S 4: Ep 4 Enter the Demon
    10/18/01
- Once and Again
  Co-Worker #3
  - S 2: Ep 20 Won't Someone Please Help George Bailey Tonight (2)
    4/18/01
- Murder, She Wrote
  Everett Jang
  - S 13: Ep 0 A Story to Die For
    5/18/00
- Star Trek: Voyager
  Pilot
  - S 6: Ep 12 Blink Of An Eye
    1/19/00
- Walker, Texas Ranger
  Kahn
  - S 8: Ep 6 The Lynn Sisters
    10/30/99
- Fantasy Island (1998)
  unknown
  - S 1: Ep 7 Dreams
    11/7/98
- Party of Five
  Ethan
  - S 4: Ep 22 Opposites Distract
    4/29/98
- Ally McBeal
  Testifying Police Officer
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Inmates
    4/27/98
- The Practice
  Testifying Police Officer
  - S 2: Ep 26 Axe Murderer
    4/27/98
- Seinfeld
  Student #1
  - S 9: Ep 16 The Burning
    3/19/98
- The Pretender
  Le Xuan Duc (Lenny Duke)
  - S 2: Ep 7 Collateral Damage
    1/3/98
- NYPD Blue
  Simon Lee
  - S 5: Ep 5 It Takes a Village
    11/4/97
- Beverly Hills 90210
  Dr. Sturla
  - S 8: Ep 4 The Way We Weren't
    9/24/97
  - S 8: Ep 3 Forgive and Forget
    9/17/97
- NightMan
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 World Premiere (1)
    9/19/97
- Pacific Palisades
  Kate's Attorney
  - S 1: Ep 12 Sweet Revenge
    7/23/97
- Law & Order
  Harry Watanabe
  - S 4: Ep 11 Golden Years
    1/5/94

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What to Watch Tonight: Suburgatory, Revenge, and Hot in Cleveland

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Daniel Dae Kim Teases Hawaii Five-O’s Second Season; Discusses That Lost Finale

By Heather Hughes, Jul 12, 2011

TV.com interview's Daniel Dae Kim about the second season of Hawaii Five-O, his reunion with former co-star Terry O'Quinn and his feelings on the Lost finale. read more

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- Daniel is a co-owner of a custom burger restaurant called The Counter, located in Kahala Mall in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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- Daniel was chosen as one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive for 2007.
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- While getting small parts in plays and writing and performing in an improv comedy group, Daniel considered a career in investment banking.
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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.
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- Daniel: I've hung onto almost every love letter any girl has sent me.
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- 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.
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