Daniel Dae Kim (born August 4, 1968 in Busan, South Korea) is a South Korean-born 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
- 2003 Momentum (2003) as Agent Frears
- 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
- 2021 Raya and the Last Dragon as Benja
- 2021 Stowaway (2021) as David
Television Roles
- 1999 Crusade as Lt. John Matheson
- 2000 Star Trek: Voyager as Gotana-Retz
- 2001 Charmed as Yen Lo.
- 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 The Good Doctor as Dr. Jackson Han
- 2019 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power as King Micah
- 2022 Pantheon as David Kim
- 2024 Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024) as Fire Lord Ozai
Video Game Roles
- 2003 Tenchu 3: Wrath of Heaven as Rikimaru
- 2006-2015 Saints Row as Johnny Gat
- 2017 Agents of Mayhem as Johnny Gat
- 2024 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth as Masataka Ebina and as Hotel Nirvana Manager
