Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae Kim is the kind of actor whose quiet authority I keep returning to. From Jin on Lost to Chin Ho on Hawaii Five-0, he brings a grounded intelligence that never tips into showiness, the mark of a Haverford-educated performer comfortable in stillness. But what earns my deeper respect is the path he has cut for Asian American representation, both on screen and behind it. His 2025 inclusion in the Time 100 felt less like a surprise and more like overdue recognition. I admire performers who build their influence patiently, role by role, and let the work do the arguing.

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Name (English)

Daniel Dae Kim

Name (Japanese)

ダニエル・デイ・キム

Reading

だにえる・でい・きむ

Born

August 4, 1968 (age 58)

Origin

Busan, South Korea

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor / video game actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Monkey

High school

Freedom High School

University

Haverford College

Awards & achievements

• 2006 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
• Time 100

• Official sitehttp://danieldaekim.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/danieldaekim/
• Xhttps://x.com/danieldaekim
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20Dae%20Kim
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q299700

Tags

• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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