Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae Kim
Kim in 2025
Born	Kim Dae-hyun (1968-08-04) August 4, 1968 (age 56) Busan, South Korea
Citizenship	United States
Education	Haverford College (BA) New York University (MFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Mia Rhee ​ (m. 1993)​
Children	2
Korean name
Hangul	김대현
Hanja	金大賢
Revised Romanization	Gim Daehyeon
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Taehyŏn
Website	danieldaekim.com

Daniel Dae Kim^[1] (born August 4, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for his many roles in network television and theater. In 2025, Time magazine listed him as one of the world's 100 most influential people.^[2]

On television, he portrayed Jin-Soo Kwon in the ABC sci-fi action series Lost (2004–2010) and Chin Ho Kelly in the CBS police procedureal Hawaii Five-0 (2010–2017). He has also taken recurring roles in Angel, Star Trek: Enterprise, ER, and 24. On film, he has taken roles in Hellboy (2019), Always Be My Maybe (2019), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), and Joy Ride (2023). He also played Jack Kang in two of the Divergent films: Insurgent (2015), and Allegiant (2016). He runs production company 3AD, which produced the television series The Good Doctor.

On stage, he starred in the revival of David Henry Hwang's play Yellow Face (2024) for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He has also portrayed The King in a revival of The King and I in 2009 at Royal Albert Hall and again in Lincoln Center in 2016.