Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae Kim (born August 4, 1968) is an American actor with a prolific career. He is best known for his roles as Jin-Soo Kwon in Lost, Chin Ho Kelly in Hawaii Five-0, Gavin Park in Angel, and Ben Daimio in Hellboy. Kim has also lent his voice to animated roles, including Chief Benja in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Johnny Gat in the Saints Row video game series. Kim owns and manages a production company called 3AD, which produced the television series The Good Doctor. Born in Busan, South Korea, Kim moved to the United States when he was one and primarily grew up in New York City, Easton and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He holds a BA from Haverford College and an MFA from New York University's Graduate Acting Program. After graduation, he landed numerous roles on popular TV series such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Charmed, The Shield, Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, and ER. Kim first gained mainstream prominence from 2004 to 2010, playing a regular role on ABC's Lost. From 2010 to 2017, he starred in CBS's reboot of Hawaii Five-0. He has also been active in film and theater, with roles in The Divergent Series: Insurgent and a Broadway run in Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I. More recently, Kim has moved into production, with his company 3AD producing the ABC series The Good Doctor. He also joined the cast in its second season. In his personal life, Kim has spoken out against Asian-American discrimination in the US and has criticized the xenophobia associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.