Daniel Dae Kim

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

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Daniel Dae Kim (born August 4, 1968 in Busan, South Korea) is a Korean American actor. He is best known for playing Jin-Soo Kwon on the television series Lost.

Kim or DDK (as most of his fans call him) was born in South Korea but grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania, in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley. Kim is a graduate of Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Haverford College in Haverford Township, Pennsylvania, where he graduated with a dual major in political science and theatre. His theatre major was completed at the neighboring Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Dan is married and has two sons.

Prior to his casting as Jin in Lost, he was probably best known for numerous recurring roles in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. Although his character in Lost speaks mainly in Korean and has almost no ability to speak English, English is actually Daniel's primary language and he is not fluent in Korean. He has been seen in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as a treasury agent as well as Angel, 24, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Crusade,Charmed,The Shield and other shows. He also made guest appearances on Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, and ER. He also had a small part in Spider-Man 2 as a scientist working in Doctor Octavius' laboratory.

Kim was named one of People Magazine's "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2005.

Kim is the voice of the character Johnny Gat in the Xbox 360 game Saints Row. He also provided his voice to 24: The Game in which he played his character from the show, Tom Baker.

Kim provided the voice for Metron in the final two episodes of Justice League Unlimited.



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    She was then joined onstage with Hawaii Five-0 and Lost star Daniel Dae Kim, who was an honored guest of the evening. “May you live in interesting times,” said Kim, quoting the Chinese proverb. He also spoke about the current political landscape with ...

  • Broadway World
    Aisha Tyler guest stars on Hawaii Five-0
    Hawaii News Now
    Daniel Dae Kim surprised Aisha Tyler with a personal invitation to appear on Hawaii Five-O. In a taped message on Tyler's show "The Talk, " Kim said, "A little birdie just told me that the fabulous Aisha Tyler is going to be a guest star on our show ...

  • Vancouver Sun
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    Vancouver Sun
    While Kono is the tech expert, splitting geek duties with her cousin Chin Ho Kelly (Lost's Daniel Dae Kim), she's also a surfer who's constantly kicking bad guy butt. And when someone kidnaps her — and everyone on the squad has been kidnapped at least ...

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    White House Correspondents Dinner
    Sacramento Bee
    White House Correspondents' Dinner Arrivals. Actor Daniel Dae Kim attends the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday April 27, 2013 in Washington. (Photo by Evan Agostini/ Invision/ AP). Evan Agostini | Evan Agostini/ ...
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