daniel dae kim

Bio

daniel dae kim has made a career of creating multifaceted and stereotype-breaking roles as an actor, director and now, producer. prior to his seven-season portrayal of chin ho kelly on hawaii five-0, kim was best known for his role as jin soo kwon on the hit tv series lost, for which he shared a 2006 screen actors guild award for best ensemble, and was individually honored with an azn asian excellence award, a multicultural prism award and a vanguard award from the korean american coalition, all for outstanding performance by an actor. in 2009, he was recognized with the prestigious koream achievement award in the field of arts and entertainment, and has twice been named one of people magazine's sexiest men alive. most recently, he received a broadway beacon award for his role as the king of siam in lincoln center's tony award-winning production of the king and i, as well as the theater legacy award from new york's pan asian repertory theater. outside of his artistic endeavors, he actively pursues interests in the community at large, having most recently served as cultural envoy and member of the u.s. presidential delegation for the united states at the world expo in korea. born in busan, south korea, and raised in new york and pennsylvania, kim discovered acting while a student at haverford college. after graduation, he moved to new york city, where he began his career on stage, performing in classics such as romeo and juliet, ivanov, and a doll's house. despite early success, he deepened his knowledge of the craft by enrolling at new york university's graduate acting program, where he earned his master's degree. after receiving his mfa, kim's film career began in earnest with roles in the jackal, for love of the game, the hulk, spider-man 2 and the cave, as well as the academy award-winning crash. most recently, he created the role of jack kang in the divergent series films, insurgent and allegiant. kim is set to star as ben daimio in the highly anticipated feature: hellboy: rise of the blood queen.