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Daniel Dae Kim

Biography

Daniel Dae Kim

Actor Producer Director

Born
August 4, 1968
Age
58 years old
Place of birth
Busan, South Korea
Years active
1971 – present
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80

Credits

24

Movies

52

TV series

56

Years active

7.2

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Daniel Dae Kim

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Career timeline

  1. 1968 · Born

    Born in Busan, South Korea

  2. 1971 · Screen debut

    Great Performances (TV)

  3. 1989 · Breakthrough

    Seinfeld (TV)

  4. 2010 · Directing debut

    Hawaii Five-0 (TV)

  5. 2026 · Latest release

    K-Everything: A CNN Original Series (TV)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama42
  • Action & Adventure20
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy17
  • Comedy17
  • Action11
  • Crime11
Highest-rated title Avatar: The Last Airbender 2005 8.8 Most popular title Seinfeld 1989 8.2

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Daniel Dae Kim in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2025 Butterfly as David Jung TV
  2. 2025 KPop Demon Hunters as Healer Han / Additional Voices (voice) Movie
  3. 2024 Avatar: The Last Airbender as Fire Lord Ozai TV
  4. 2023 Mech Cadets as General Aiden Park (voice) TV
  5. 2023 Joy Ride as Dae Movie
  6. 2023 LOST: Circle as Jin-Soo Kwon TV
  7. 2022 Pantheon as David Kim (voice) TV
  8. 2022 Roar as Harry TV
  9. 2021 Star Wars: Visions as Bichan (voice) TV
  10. 2021 The Premise as Daniel Jung TV
  11. 2021 Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. as Max Lee TV
  12. 2021 Stowaway as David Kim Movie
  13. 2021 Raya and the Last Dragon as Benja (voice) Movie
  14. 2020 Asian Americans as Narrator (voice) TV
  15. 2019 Always Be My Maybe as Brandon Movie
  16. 2019 The Hot Zone as Matthew Ryker TV
  17. 2019 Hellboy as Ben Daimio Movie
  18. 2019 Flack as Gabriel Cole TV
  19. 2018 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power as Micah (voice) TV
  20. 2018 New Amsterdam as Cassian Shin TV
  21. 2017 Drop the Mic TV
  22. 2017 The Good Doctor as Jackson Han TV
  23. 2017 Big Pacific TV
  24. 2016 MacGyver as Chin Ho Kelly TV
  25. 2016 Dramaworld as Doug TV
  26. 2016 Allegiant as Jack Kang Movie
  27. 2015 Insurgent as Jack Kang Movie
  28. 2013 Linsanity as Narrator Movie
  29. 2012 The Legend of Korra as Hiroshi Sato (voice) TV
  30. 2011 Once Upon a Time as Fast Food Worker (voice) TV
  31. 2011 Arena as Taiga Movie
  32. 2010 G.I. Joe: Renegades as Teddy Lee (voice) TV
  33. 2010 Hawaii Five-0 as Chin Ho Kelly TV
  34. 2009 NCIS: Los Angeles as Chin Ho Kelly TV
  35. 2008 The Onion Movie as Ivy Leaguer Movie
  36. 2008 The Andromeda Strain as Dr. Tsi Chou TV
  37. 2005 The Cave as Alex Kim Movie
  38. 2005 Crash as Park Movie
  39. 2005 Avatar: The Last Airbender as General Fong (voice) TV
  40. 2004 Lost as Jin-Soo Kwon TV
  41. 2004 Justice League Unlimited as Metron (voice) TV
  42. 2004 Spider-Man 2 as Raymond Movie
  43. 2003 Miss Match as Clifford Kim TV
  44. 2003 Hulk as Aide Movie
  45. 2003 Momentum as Agent Frears Movie
  46. 2003 Cradle 2 the Grave as Visiting Expert Movie
  47. 2003 Sin as Lakorn Movie
  48. 2002 Without a Trace as Mark Hiroshi TV
  49. 2002 Street Time as Vo Nguyen TV
  50. 2002 The Shield as Thomas Choi TV
  51. 2001 24 as Tom Baker TV
  52. 2001 Star Trek: Enterprise as Corporal Chang TV
  53. 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Special Agent Beckman TV
  54. 2000 Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For as Everett Jang Movie
  55. 1999 Angel as Gavin Park TV
  56. 1999 Once and Again TV
  57. 1999 For Love of the Game as ER Doctor Movie
  58. 1999 Crusade as John Matheson TV
  59. 1998 Charmed as Yenlo TV
  60. 1998 Fantasy Island TV
  61. 1998 Brave New World as Ingram Movie
  62. 1997 The Jackal as Akashi Movie
  63. 1997 Ally McBeal as Police Officer TV
  64. 1997 Addicted to Love as Undergrad Assistant Movie
  65. 1997 The Practice as Testifying Officer TV
  66. 1996 The Pretender as Lenny Duc TV
  67. 1995 Star Trek: Voyager as Gotana-Retz TV
  68. 1994 ER as Ken Sung TV
  69. 1994 All-American Girl as Stan TV
  70. 1993 Walker, Texas Ranger as Kahn TV
  71. 1991 American Shaolin as Gao Movie
  72. 1990 Beverly Hills, 90210 as Dr. Sturla TV
  73. 1990 Law & Order as Dr. Harry Watanabe TV
  74. 1989 Seinfeld as Student #1 TV
  75. 1971 Great Performances as DHH TV
  1. 2026 K-Everything: A CNN Original Series TV
  2. 2025 Butterfly TV
  3. 2017 The Good Doctor TV
  1. 2017 The Good Doctor TV
  2. 2010 Hawaii Five-0 TV

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Quick facts

How old is Daniel Dae Kim?

Daniel Dae Kim is 58 years old, born on August 4, 1968.

Where was Daniel Dae Kim born?

Daniel Dae Kim was born in Busan, South Korea.

What was Daniel Dae Kim’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Daniel Dae Kim is Great Performances (1971).

How many movies and series has Daniel Dae Kim made?

Our catalogue lists 76 titles for Daniel Dae Kim: 24 movies and 52 TV series.

What is Daniel Dae Kim’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Avatar: The Last Airbender has the highest audience rating, with 8.8/10 on TMDB.

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