Daniel Dae Kim was born August 4, 1968 in Busan, South Korea. He is a Korean American actor.

Daniel began to work immediately upon graduating. He guest starred on shows such as “NYPD Blue,” “Seinfeld,” “The Practice,” “Ally McBeal,” “Star Trek: Voyager,” “CSI,” “Without a Trace” and “The Shield,” among others. He also created several notable recurring characters on popular shows such as “Angel,” “ER,” and, for two seasons, as Agent Tom Baker on “24.” Recently, he also began complementing his television work by lending his voice talents to videogames, creating characters in “Scarface: The World Is Yours,” “Saints Row,” “Tenchu” and “24,” as well as the animated series’ “Justice League Unlimited,” and “Avatar.”

On the big screen, Daniel’s career began in earnest with the action flick “The Jackal,” which led to studio and independent films such as “For Love of the Game,” “The Hulk,” “Spider Man 2,” “The Cave,” as well as the Academy Award winner for Best Picture, “Crash.”

In addition to his work on screen, Daniel remains committed to the stage, most recently performing in a production of Chekhov’s “Ivanov” in New York. His body of work ranges from Shakespeare to Beckett to improv comedy, and he credits his love of theater to his training at N.Y.U.. “There’s something special about being in a house with an audience and having that immediate feedback,” he explains. “That energy is what feeds me and informs my choices.”

Besides his SAG Award, in 2006 Daniel Dae Kim has been 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.

He currently splits his time between Honolulu, Los Angeles and New York.

Filmography

• The Untitled Onion Movie (2007)
• "Lost" (70 episodes, 2004-2008)
• 2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards (2007)
• Saints Row (2006)
• "Justice League" (2 episodes, 2006)
• "Avatar: The Last Airbender" (1 episode, 2006)
• 24: The Game (2006)
• The Cave (2005)
• Crash (2004)
• Spider-Man 2 (2004)
• "The Shield" (1 episode, 2004)
• "24" (11 episodes, 2003-2004)
• "Miss Match" (4 episodes, 2003-2004)
• "ER" (4 episodes, 2003-2004)
• "Enterprise" (3 episodes, 2003-2004)
• "Without a Trace" (1 episode, 2004)
• Sin (2003)
• Ride or Die (2003)
• "Street Time" (1 episode, 2003)
• Hulk (2003)
• Momentum (2003)
• Tenchu san (2003)
• Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
• "Angel" (12 episodes, 2001-2003)
• "Any Day Now" (1 episode, 2002)
• "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (1 episode, 2001)
• "Charmed" (1 episode, 2001)
• "Once and Again" (1 episode, 2001)
• Looking for Bobby D (2001)
• Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For (2000)
• "Star Trek: Voyager" (1 episode, 2000)
• "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1 episode, 1999)
• For Love of the Game (1999)
• "Crusade" (12 episodes, 1999)
• "Fantasy Island" (1 episode, 1998)
• "Party of Five" (1 episode, 1998)
• "The Practice" (1 episode, 1998)
• "Ally McBeal" (1 episode, 1998)
• Brave New World (1998)
• "Seinfeld" (1 episode, 1998)
• "The Pretender" (1 episode, 1998)
• No Salida (1998)
• The Jackal (1997)
• "NYPD Blue" (1 episode, 1997)
• "Beverly Hills, 90210" (2 episodes, 1997)
• "Night Man" (1 episode, 1997)
• "Pacific Palisades" (1 episode, 1997)
• Addicted to Love (1997)
• "Law & Order" (1 episode, 1994)
• American Shaolin (1991)

Awards

• Screen Actors Guild Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series "Lost" 2006