Daniel Dae Kim (born August 4, 1968) is an American actor, perhaps best known for playing Jin-Soo Kwon on the television series
Lost.
Prior to his casting as Jin in
Lost, he was probably best known for numerous recurring roles in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. Although his character in
Lost speaks mainly in Korean and has almost no ability to speak English, English is actually Daniel's primary language and he is not fluent in Korean. He has been seen in
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as a treasury agent as well as Angel, 24, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Power Rangers, Crusade,
Charmed,
The Shield and other shows. He also made guest appearances on
Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, and ER. He also had a small part in Spider-Man 2 as a scientist working in Doctor Octavius' laboratory. He was recently an actor in the A&E TV special "The Andromeda Strain".
Kim was named one of People Magazine's "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2005. Kim is the voice of the character Johnny Gat in the Xbox 360 game Saints Row. He also provided his voice for 24: The Game in which he played his character from the show, Tom Baker. He also provided the voice for Metron in the final two episodes of
Justice League Unlimited.
