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Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae Kim

Actor, also producer · Born August 4, 1968 (58) · Busan, South Korea

Screen Actors Guild Award winner

Daniel Dae Kim (born August 4, 1968) is a South Korean-American actor, best known for his roles as Chin Ho Kelly in Hawaii Five-0 and Jin-Soo Kwon in Lost. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel Dae Kim, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 4, 1968 (58)
From
Busan, South Korea
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
73 on MovieCove · 89 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Daniel Dae Kim's films like?

Across their 32 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 91st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
21%
Morality
19%
Society
16%
Bonds
15%
Survival
13%
Power
9%
Ideas
7%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 5 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 10 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 12 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 12
Herald
3 of 12
Shapeshifter
1 of 12
Threshold guardian
1 of 12
Shadow
1 of 12
Hero
1 of 12
Mentor
1 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
11
Thrilling
10
Contemplative
11
Hopeful
9
Other
31

How their films linger

Hopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet13
  • Ambiguous10
  • Cyclical1
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Daniel Dae Kim's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 53 of their 73 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Daniel Dae Kim's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

89 credits, 73 with a MovieCove page; 15 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • K-Everything(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Butterfly(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as David Jung

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • KPop Demon Hunters(2025)

    as Healer Han / Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Yellow Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as DHH

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender(2024)

    Show 11 episodes · as Fire Lord Ozai

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Unsolved Mysteries: Behind the Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Su Young Kim's brother

  • Mech Cadets(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as General Aiden Park (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Joy Ride(2023)

    as Dae

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • LOST: Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 80 episodes · as Jin-Soo Kwon

  • Bad Axe(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Pantheon(2022)

    Show 16 episodes · as David Kim (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Roar(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Star Wars: Visions(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Bichan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Premise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Jung

  • Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Max Lee

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Stowaway(2021)

    as David Kim

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Blast Beat(2020)

    Executive Producer · as Dr. Michael Onitsuka

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Raya and the Last Dragon(2021)

    as Benja (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Asian Americans(2020)

    Show 5 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Ms. Purple(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Always Be My Maybe(2019)

    as Brandon

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Hot Zone(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Matthew Ryker

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Hellboy(2019)

    as Ben Daimio

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Flack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Gabriel Cole

  • She-Ra and the Princesses of Power(2018)

    Show 32 episodes · as Micah (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • New Amsterdam(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Cassian Shin

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Mirai(2018)

    as Great-Grandfather (Young Man) (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Drop the Mic(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Doctor(2017)

    Show 126 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · as Jackson Han

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Big Pacific(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Finding Kukan(2016)

    as Rey Scott (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • MacGyver(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Chin Ho Kelly

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Dramaworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Doug

  • The Divergent Series: Allegiant(2016)

    as Jack Kang

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Divergent Series: Insurgent(2015)

    as Jack Kang

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Ktown Cowboys(2015)

    as David

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Linsanity(2013)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Korra(2012)

    Show 7 episodes · as Hiroshi Sato (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Once Upon a Time(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Fast Food Worker (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Arena(2011)

    as Taiga

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • G.I. Joe: Renegades(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Teddy Lee (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 168 episodes · Director · as Chin Ho Kelly

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Chin Ho Kelly

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Terra Incognita: Making the Andromeda Strain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The Onion Movie(2008)

    as Ivy Leaguer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Andromeda Strain(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Tsi Chou

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • The Cave(2005)

    as Alex Kim

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Crash(2004)

    as Park

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as General Fong (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Lost(2004)

    Show 118 episodes · as Jin-Soo Kwon

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Justice League Unlimited(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Metron (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Spider-Man 2(2004)

    as Raymond

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Ride or Die(2003)

    as Miyako

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Miss Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · as Clifford Kim

  • Hulk(2003)

    as Aide

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Momentum(2003)

    as Agent Frears

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Cradle 2 the Grave(2003)

    as Visiting Expert

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Sin(2003)

    as Lakorn

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Hiroshi

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Street Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Vo Nguyen

  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Choi

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • 24(2001)

    Show 11 episodes · as Tom Baker

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Enterprise(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · as Corporal Chang

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Special Agent Beckman

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For(2000)

    as Everett Jang

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Angel(1999)

    Show 12 episodes · as Gavin Park

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Once and Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • For Love of the Game(1999)

    as ER Doctor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Crusade(1999)

    Show 13 episodes · as John Matheson

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Charmed(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Yenlo

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Fantasy Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Brave New World(1998)

    as Ingram

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Nightman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Roland Yates

  • The Jackal(1997)

    as Akashi

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Officer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Addicted to Love(1997)

    as Undergrad Assistant

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Testifying Officer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Pretender(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Lenny Duc

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Voyager(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Gotana-Retz

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ken Sung

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • All-American Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Stan

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Kahn

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • American Shaolin(1991)

    as Gao

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Sturla

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Harry Watanabe

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Student #1

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as DHH

  • The End: LOST (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jin-soo Kwon

  • This Is Always (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 89 titles, 87 of them dated from 1971 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016)

$179M worldwide

Highest rated

Pantheon (2022)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Hawaii Five-0 (2010)

Film career

MilestoneAward win
19712026

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting86 of 89: 82 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stDirecting2 of 89: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing6 of 89: 3 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

89 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s20 · acting2000s23 · acting2010s23 · 22 acting · 3 crew2020s19 · 17 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 23 roles
910106

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Won a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2006, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Daniel Dae Kim's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 73 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up32
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th12

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 73 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

Ktown Cowboys (2015)

92nd percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Pantheon (2022)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Daniel Dae Kim's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles30–90 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles10–58 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles11–71 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles7–56 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles30–73 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Daniel Dae Kim work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daniel Dae Kim's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jorge Garcia shares the most, 3.

Actors

Producers