Daniel Dae Kim (born August 4, 1968 in Busan, South Korea) is an American actor. He was known mostly for his roles in 24 and Angel, but broke out after being cast as complex survivor Jin-Soo Kwon on Lost. After Lost ended, he stayed in Hawaii and played Chin Ho Kelly in Hawaii Five-0. However, he and co-star Grace Park left the show in 2017 due to pay disputes with CBS who refused to pay them the same salaries as their white co-stars Alex O'Loughlin and Scott Caan. Since then, he has started a TV and Film production company with their big hit being The Good Doctor based on the South Korean drama of the same name.
Film Roles
- 1997 The Jackal as Akashai
- 2003 Hulk as Aide
- 2004 Spider-Man 2 as Raymond
- 2004 Crash as Park
- 2005 The Cave as Alex Kim
- 2015 The Divergent Series: Insurgent as Jack Kang
- 2019 Hellboy as Major Ben Daimio
- 2019 Always Be My Maybe as Brandon Choi
Television Roles
- 1999 Crusade as Lt. John Matheson
- 2000 Star Trek: Voyager as Gotana-Retz
- 2001–2003 Angel as Gavin Park
- 2003–2004 24 as Tom Baker
- 2003 ER as Ken Sung
- 2003–2004 Star Trek: Enterprise as Corporal Chang
- 2004–2010 Lost as Jin-Soo Kwon
- 2006 Avatar: The Last Airbender as General Fong
- 2006 Justice League as Metron
- 2010–2017 Hawaii Five-0 as Chin Ho Kelly
- 2011–2014 The Legend of Korra as Hiroshi Sato
- 2019 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power as King Micah
Video Game Roles
- 2003 Tenchu 3: Wrath of Heaven as Rikimaru
- 2006-2013 Saints Row as Johnny Gat
- 2017 Agents of Mayhem as Johnny Gat
