Ken Olin

What I admire most about Ken Olin is the second act. He could have coasted on his heartthrob status from Thirtysomething, where his Michael Steadman earned him a Golden Globe nod, but instead he quietly slid behind the camera to direct and produce. That takes a rare kind of humility for an actor. To me, Olin represents the craftsman who cares more about the whole show than his own close-up. His Penn education seems to show in that big-picture instinct. He is a reminder that longevity in this industry often belongs to the people willing to give up the spotlight and build something larger than themselves.

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Name (English)

Ken Olin

Name (Japanese)

ケン・オリン

Reading

けん・おりん

Born

July 30, 1954 (age 72)

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Occupation

actor / film director / television actor / film actor / film producer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Horse

University

University of Pennsylvania

• Xhttps://x.com/kenolin1
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken%20Olin
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1198176

Tags

• Illinois
• actor
• film director
• television actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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