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DANIEL DAE

A veteran of episodic television, character actor Daniel Dae Kim became a familiar face on the small screen until he attained a different kind of stardom in 2004 when he was cast as the mysterious and controlling crash survivor Jin-Soo Kwok on the hit drama "" (ABC, 2004-2010). Despite his character's inability to speak English, Kim's character rose to the top of the heap as a favorite among audiences. Prior to his breakout success on "Lost," Kim had racked up a number of guest starring stints on shows like "Law & Order" (NBC, 1990-2010), "Ally McBeal" (Fox, 1997-2002) and "Walker: Texas Ranger" (CBS, 1993-2001) before landing recurring roles on "Angel" (The WB, 1999-2004), "24" (Fox, 2001-2010) and "ER" (NBC, 1994-2009). He also made some headway into features with small parts in big movies like "The Jackal" (1997), "The Hulk" (2003) and "Spider Man 2" (2004). By the time "Lost" wound down, Kim had become a household name and moved on to another high-profile network series, "Hawaii Five-O" (CBS, 2010- ), which further established him as one of the more bankable stars on television. However, Kim and co-star left the series in the summer of 2017 following a highly publicized contretemps with producer over the fact that the Asian actors were paid less than their co-stars.

In 2013, Daniel forged a new path in his career by creating his own production company, 3AD. With the goal of featuring those traditionally underrepresented in front of, and behind the camera, 3AD is currently developing a number of projects, most notably ABC’s THE GOOD DOCTOR, where he serves as Executive Producer.

CREDITS

TELEVISION FILM – PBS Documentary (2020) Always Be My Maybe (2019) New Amsterdam (2019-2020) Hellboy (2019) She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018-2020) Mirai (2018) The Good Doctor (2018-2019) The Divergent Series (2015-2016) Hawaii Five-O (2010-2017) Linsanity (2013) Lost (2004-2010) Arena (2011) 24 (2002-2004) The Slanted Screen (2006) ER (2003-2004) The Cave (2005) Enterprise (2003-2004) Crash (2005) Angel (2000-2003) Spider-Man 2 (2004) Crusade (1999-2000) The Hulk (2003) Ally McBeal (1997-1998) The Jackal (1997) The Pretender (1997-1998) : Voyager (1999-2000) NYPD Blue (1997-1998) Law & Order (1993-1994)