:Daniel Dae Kim
{{Short description|American actor (born 1968)}}
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{{Family name hatnote|Kim|lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Daniel Dae Kim
| image = DanielDaeKim-byPhilipRomano.jpg
| caption = Kim in 2025
| birth_name = Kim Dae-hyun
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|08|04}}
| birth_place = Busan, South Korea
| citizenship = United States
| education = {{nowrap|{{ubl|Haverford College (BA)|New York University (MFA)}}
}}
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1992–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Mia Rhee|1993}}
| children = 2
| website = {{URL|https://danieldaekim.com}}
| module = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes|headercolor=transparent
| hangul = 김대현
| hanja = 金大賢
| rr = Gim Daehyeon
| mr = Kim Taehyŏn
}}
}}
Daniel Dae Kim{{cite web|title=Daniel Dae Kim Biography|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/daniel-dae-kim/189743/|publisher=TVGuide.com|archive-date=July 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723032143/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/daniel-dae-kim/bio/189743/}} (born August 4, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in a variety of roles in network television and theater. In 2025, Time magazine listed him as one of the world's 100 most influential people.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-16 |title=Daniel Dae Kim: The 100 Most Influential People of 2025 |url=https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273818/daniel-dae-kim/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=TIME |language=en}}
On television, he portrayed Jin-Soo Kwon in the ABC sci-fi action series Lost (2004–2010), Chin Ho Kelly in the CBS police procedureal Hawaii Five-0 (2007–2010). He has also taken recurring roles in Angel, Star Trek: Enterprise, ER, and 24. On film, he has taken roles in Hellboy (2019), Always Be My Maybe (2019), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), and Joy Ride (2023). He also played Jack Kang in two of the Divergent films: Insurgent (2015), and Allegiant (2016). He runs production company 3AD, which produced the television series The Good Doctor.
On stage, he starred in the revival of David Henry Hwang's play Yellow Face (2024) for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He has also portrayed The King in a revival of The King and I in 2009 at Royal Albert Hall and again in Lincoln Center in 2016.
Early life and education
Kim was born on August 4, 1968, in Busan, South Korea, to mother Jung Kim and father Doo-tae Kim.{{Cite web|title=Daniel Dae Kim - Actor|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/daniel-dae-kim/|website=TV Insider|language=en-US|date=January 12, 2023|access-date=June 15, 2023}} He moved to the United States with his family when he was one year old and grew up in New York City, Easton, and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.{{cite web|title=Daniel Dae Kim Biography ((?)-)|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/90/Daniel-Dae-Kim.html|publisher=FilmReference.com|access-date=July 4, 2017}} He graduated from Freedom High School in Bethlehem in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania.
In 1990, Kim graduated from Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania with double bachelor's degrees in theater and political science. While attending Haverford, he spent the 1989 spring semester studying at the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.{{Cite web|title=An Actor-Activist in Hollywood|url=https://www.haverford.edu/college-communications/news/actor-activist-hollywood|website=www.haverford.edu|language=en|date=January 10, 2020|access-date=March 17, 2024}} He went on to earn an MFA from New York University's Graduate Acting Program in 1996.
Career
After graduation, Kim made a name for himself playing numerous roles in a wide variety of television programs. He appeared in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as a treasury agent as well as episodes of Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Charmed, The Shield, Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, and ER. He was a regular on the short-lived Babylon 5 spin-off Crusade and had recurring roles on Angel and 24. He also portrayed Dr. Tsi Chou in a 2008 miniseries based on the acclaimed Michael Crichton novel The Andromeda Strain.{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2007 |title=Ridley Scott Brings The Andromeda Strain to TV |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/07/13/ridley-scott-brings-the-andromeda-strain-to-tv |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102182807/http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/07/13/ridley-scott-brings-the-andromeda-strain-to-tv |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=IGN}}
Kim's film credits include a Shaolin monk in American Shaolin (1992), which enabled him to showcase his skills in Tae Kwon Do. Then came a small part in Spider-Man 2 (2004) as a scientist working in Doctor Octavius' laboratory, and the drama Crash (2004). He also had minor roles in films such as The Jackal (1997), For Love of the Game (1999), Hulk (2003), and The Cave (2005).
=2004–2010: ''Lost'' and mainstream prominence=
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From 2004 to 2010, Kim served as a regular cast member on the ABC series Lost, in which he played Jin-Soo Kwon, a lowly Korean fisherman-turned-hitman who crashes onto a mysterious island with his wife, Sun-Hwa Kwon (Yunjin Kim). Since the role required him to speak exclusively in Korean, he said he was forced to quickly relearn the language, which he had not spoken with any great frequency since high school."Before They Were Lost". Lost: The Complete First Season, Buena Vista Home Entertainment. September 6, 2005. Featurette, disc 7. He would go on to play the character up until the 2010 series finale. Throughout the show's run, he, along with his fellow cast members, received numerous accolades, including a 2006 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble. He was individually honored with an AZN Asian Excellence Award, a Multicultural Prism Award, and a Vanguard Award from the Korean American Coalition, all for Outstanding Performance by an Actor.{{cite web|title=Hawaii Five-0 Cast: Daniel Dae Kim|url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/hawaii_five_0/cast/61067|publisher=CBS Interactive|archive-date=April 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418061630/http://www.cbs.com/shows/hawaii_five_0/cast/61067/|url-status=dead}} Kim was also named one of People Magazine's "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2005.{{cite web|title=2005's Sexiest Men Alive|url=http://people.com/style/2005s-sexiest-men-alive/daniel-dae-kim|publisher=People|date=May 3, 2016}}
Kim provided the voice of the character Johnny Gat for the Saints Row video game series, which debuted in 2006.{{cite web|title=The Saints Row Reboot Hasn't Mentioned Johnny Gat, and That's Great|url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/the-saints-row-reboot-hasnt-mentioned-johnny-gat-and-thats-great/|magazine=The Escapist|language=en-US|author=McMullen, Chris|date=August 2, 2023|access-date=June 5, 2023|archive-date=August 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802161346/https://www.escapistmagazine.com/the-saints-row-reboot-hasnt-mentioned-johnny-gat-and-thats-great/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Johnny Gat Won't Be In The Saints Row Reboot|url=https://www.thegamer.com/johnny-gat-saints-row-reboot/|publisher=TheGamer|language=en-US|author=Foster, George|date=August 26, 2021|access-date=June 5, 2023|archive-date=April 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417103348/https://www.thegamer.com/johnny-gat-saints-row-reboot/|url-status=live}} That same year, Kim provided the voice for Metron in the final two episodes of Justice League Unlimited.{{cite web|title='Lost' Star Daniel Dae Kim Wants To Play Namor In A Marvel Movie|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/ptnl94/lost-daniel-dae-kim-namor-the-sub-mariner|publisher=MTV|language=en-US|author=Marnell, Blair|date=May 4, 2010|access-date=June 5, 2023|archive-date=June 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605175555/https://www.mtv.com/news/ptnl94/lost-daniel-dae-kim-namor-the-sub-mariner|url-status=dead}}
Kim played the King of Siam in Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I from June 12 to 28, 2009 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England.{{cite news|title=Mini-View: Lost's Daniel Dae Kim|url=http://www.darkfantasy.org/fantasy/?p=1621|magazine=Fantasy Magazine|date=February 11, 2009|access-date=February 11, 2009|archive-date=February 23, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223021959/http://www.darkfantasy.org/fantasy/?p=1621|url-status=dead}}
In January 2016, it was announced Kim would make his Broadway debut as the King of Siam in Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I from May 3 – June 26, 2016, at the Lincoln Center Theatre in New York.{{Cite web|title=Daniel Dae Kim Will Make His Broadway Debut in 'The King and I'|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/daniel-dae-kim-will-make-his-broadway-debut-king-i-n501441|publisher=NBC News|last=Lee|first=Traci G.|date=January 21, 2016|access-date=April 12, 2016}}
=2010–2017: ''Hawaii Five-0''=
{{Further|Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)}}
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In February 2010, shortly after Lost
He served as a speaker at the 2014 University of Hawaii commencement ceremony.{{Citation|title=University of Hawaii at Manoa Spring 2014 Undergraduate Commencement Speaker – Daniel Dae Kim| date=June 16, 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY9XW0poChA|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/CY9XW0poChA|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}
Kim made his directorial debut with the Hawaii Five-0 season five episode "Kuka'awale". He departed the show together with Grace Park, the female lead, in late June 2017 prior to the eighth season due to a salary dispute with CBS. They had been seeking pay equality with co-stars Alex O'Loughlin and Scott Caan, but CBS would not agree to it.{{cite web|title=Daniel Dae Kim, Grace Park Exit 'Hawaii Five-0'|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/daniel-dae-kim-grace-park-hawaii-five-0-1202484329/|website=Variety.com|last1=Holloway|first1=Daniel|last2=Ryan|first2=Maureen|date=June 30, 2017|access-date=July 7, 2017}} It was the first time since the reboot started that the show did not feature any Asian actors in the main cast.
Kim co-starred in The Divergent Series: Insurgent, the sequel to 2014's Divergent,{{cite web|title=Daniel Dae Kim Joins Summit's 'Insurgent' (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/daniel-dae-kimsummits-insurgent-1201214178/|work=Variety|date=June 5, 2014}} playing Jack Kang, the leader of the Candor faction.{{cite web|title='Insurgent': Daniel Dae Kim joins cast|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/06/05/insurgent-daniel-dae-kim-divergent/|work=EW.com}}
=2018–present: Producing and ''The Good Doctor''=
{{Further|The Good Doctor (American TV series)}}
As the founder of the film and television production company 3AD, Kim in January 2014 signed a first-look development deal with CBS Television Studios, the first of its kind with an Asian-American actor.{{cite web|title='Hawaii Five-O' Co-Star Daniel Dae Kim Inks First-Look Deal With CBS TV Studios|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/10/hawaii-five-0-co-star-daniel-dae-kim-inks-first-look-deal-with-cbs-tv-studios/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105235406/http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/hawaii-five-0-co-star-daniel-dae-kim-inks-first-look-deal-with-cbs-tv-studios/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 5, 2013|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=October 30, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Daniel Dae Kim Inks Overall Deal With CBS Television Studios|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/daniel-dae-kim-inks-deal-651776|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|date=October 30, 2013}} 3AD is currently producing the ABC television series The Good Doctor, based on the 2013 South Korean series of the same name. He is an executive producer on The Good Doctor and joined the show during its second season in the role of chief of surgery, Dr. Jackson Han.{{Cite web|title='The Good Doctor': Daniel Dae Kim Joins Medical Drama in First TV Role Since 'Hawaii Five-0' Exit|url=https://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/entertainmenttv/the-good-doctor-daniel-dae-kim-joins-medical-drama-in-first-tv-role-since-hawaii-five-0-exit/ar-BBRZhJP|website=MSN|language=en-CA|access-date=January 8, 2019}}
In 2019, Kim played the role of Ben Daimio in the reboot film Hellboy. He replaced Ed Skrein in the role to avoid a whitewashing controversy, as the character was Asian-American in the original comics.{{cite web|title=Daniel Dae Kim on His 'Hellboy' Casting and Early 'Lost' Concerns|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/daniel-dae-kim-talks-hellboy-casting-early-lost-concerns-1201000|website=The Hollywood Reporter|author1=Brian Davids|date=April 10, 2019|access-date=February 7, 2021}} Kim provides the voice of Chief Benja in the Disney animated film Raya and the Last Dragon, which was released in March 2021.{{cite magazine|title=Watch Awkwafina's Sisu in action in new Raya and the Last Dragon trailer|url=https://ew.com/movies/trailers/awkwafina-raya-and-the-last-dragon-trailer/?|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|last=Yang|first=Rachel|date=January 26, 2021|access-date=February 7, 2021}}
In August and September 2023, he portrayed Francis in the Los Angeles production of Peter Pan Goes Wrong.[https://playbill.com/article/peter-pan-goes-wrong-flies-to-los-angeles-beginning-august-8 Peter Pan Goes Wrong Los Angeles]
Kim played the lead role in the Broadway production of Yellow Face in 2024, becoming the first Asian American actor to be nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.{{cite news |last1=Paulson |first1=Michael |title=George Clooney, Sarah Snook and Sadie Sink Get Tony Nominations |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/theater/tony-nominations-broadway.html |access-date=May 5, 2025 |work=The New York Times |date=May 1, 2025}}
Activism
Kim has voiced concerns about Asian American discrimination in the United States.{{Cite magazine|title=Daniel Dae Kim on Coming Together to Combat Bigotry|url=https://time.com/5948169/daniel-dae-kim-combat-bigotry/|magazine=Time|access-date=March 22, 2021}} After testing positive for COVID-19, he spoke out against the xenophobia and racism related to the COVID-19 pandemic, stating: "Please, please stop the prejudice and senseless violence against Asian people. ... Yes, I'm Asian. And yes, I have coronavirus. But I did not get it from China, I got it in America. In New York City. Despite what certain political leaders want to call it, I don't consider the place where it's from as important as the people who are sick and dying."{{cite magazine|title=Actor Daniel Dae Kim Shares His Coronavirus Diagnosis and Calls for an End to 'Cowardly' Anti-Asian Racism|url=https://time.com/5806921/daniel-dae-kim-coronavirus-racism/|magazine=Time|language=en-US|author=Carlisle, Madeline|date=March 19, 2020|access-date=June 5, 2023|archive-date=March 22, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200322095144/https://time.com/5806921/daniel-dae-kim-coronavirus-racism/|url-status=live}}
Prior to the 2022 runoff election in Georgia, Kim tweeted about state laws that make it challenging for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to establish their eligibility to vote, citing VoteRiders as a resource for more information about valid voter ID.{{Cite web|title=Did you know that new laws in Georgia make it harder for students at many Historically Black Colleges & Universities to vote? Check the rules at t.co/fw5yclvJ43 to make sure you're ready for the Senate runoff on 12/6. Text #IDCheck to @VoteRiders at 844.338.8743 for help. t.co/FuZPEvlkwv|url=https://twitter.com/danieldaekim/status/1598664197365059589|website=Twitter|language=en|last=Kim|first=Daniel Dae [@danieldaekim]|date=December 2, 2023|access-date=June 23, 2023}}
Personal life
On June 12, 1993, Kim married Mia Rhee.{{cite web|title=Who is Mia Dae Kim? The untold story of Daniel Dae's wife|url=https://yen.com.gh/facts-lifehacks/biographies/233022-who-mia-dae-kim-untold-story-daniel-daes-wife/|website=yen.com|date=May 10, 2023}} They have two sons who were born in 1996 and 2002.{{cite web|title=Verified #tbt to a great hair day. #seemslikeitwasyesterday #myboys❤️|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ZS6H2Jzvz/?ig_rid=00c36894-6e0c-4c57-8e74-47e6e6c1f720|website=instagram.com}}{{cite web|title=How Many Kids Does 'The Good Doctor' Executive Producer Daniel Dae Kim Have?|url=https://www.distractify.com/p/does-daniel-dae-kim-have-kids|website=distractify.com|date=April 27, 2021}}
During production of Lost, Kim and his family split their residency between Los Angeles and Hawaii. He continued his residency in Hawaii after being cast in Hawaii Five-0.{{Cite web|title=Daniel Dae Kim staying in Hawaii after "Lost" for new "Hawaii Five-O" series|url=https://www.hawaiimagazine.com/daniel-dae-kim-staying-in-hawaii-after-lost-for-new-hawaii-five-o-series/|website=Hawaii Magazine|language=en-US|date=February 8, 2010|access-date=March 22, 2021}}
Kim is an avid collector of fine vintage watches. Some of his watches from his personal collection have been featured in some of his films.{{cite web|title=Talking Watches with Daniel Dae Kim|url=https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/talking-watches-daniel-dae-kim|work=Hodinkee|last=Clymer|first=Benjamin|date=September 17, 2019}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| scope="row" | 1992
| Gao Yun | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1997
| Undergrad Assistant | |
| {{sortname|The|Jackal|The Jackal (1997 film)}}
| Akashi | |
| scope="row" | 1998
| No Salida | Hu-jan | |
| scope="row" | 1999
| E.R. Doctor | |
| scope="row" | 2001
| Looking for Bobby D | Timmy | Short |
| scope="row" | 2002
| Superman Must Die | Bradley | |
| scope="row" rowspan="4" | 2003
| Visiting Expert | |
| Hulk
| Aide | |
| Ride or Die
| Miyako | Video |
| Sin
| Lakorn | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2004
| Raymond | |
| Crash
| Park | |
| scope="row" | 2005
| {{sortname|The|Cave|The Cave (2005 film)}} | Alex Kim | |
| scope="row" | 2008
| {{sortname|The|Onion Movie}} | Ivy Leaguer | |
| scope="row" | 2011
| Arena | Taiga Mori/White Samurai | |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2015
| David | |
| The Divergent Series: Insurgent
| Jack Kang | |
| scope="row" | 2016
| The Divergent Series: Allegiant | Jack Kang | |
| scope="row" | 2018
| Mirai | Great-Grandfather (voice) |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2019
| Hellboy | |
| Always Be My Maybe
| Brandon Choi | |
| scope="row" | 2020
| Dr. Michael Onitsuka |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2021
| Benja (voice) |
| Stowaway
| David Kim |
| scope="row" | 2023
| Joy Ride | Dae Han | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| scope="row" | 1992–1993
| Su-Ya's Brother-In-Law | 2 episodes |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1994
| Harry Watanabe | Episode: "Golden Years" |
| All-American Girl
| Stan | Episode: "Ratting on Ruthie" |
| scope="row" | 1995
| Dr. Kim | Episode #1.6501 |
| scope="row" rowspan="4" | 1997
| Kate's Attorney | Episode: "Sweet Revenge" |
| Night Man
| Roland Yates | Episode: "Pilot: Part 1" |
| Beverly Hills, 90210
| Dr. Sturla | Recurring cast: season 8 |
| NYPD Blue
| Simon Lee | Episode: "It Takes a Village" |
| scope="row" rowspan="6" | 1998
| {{sortname|The|Pretender|The Pretender (TV series)}} | Lenny Duc | Episode: "Collateral Damage" |
| Seinfeld
| Student No. 1 | Episode: "The Burning" |
| Brave New World
| Ingram | Television film |
| {{sortname|The|Practice}}
| Testifying Officer | Episode: "Axe Murderer" |
| Ally McBeal
| Police Officer | Episode: "The Inmates" |
| Fantasy Island
| Chip Weston | Episode: "Dreams" |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 1999
| Crusade | Lt. John Matheson | Main cast |
| Walker, Texas Ranger
| Kahn | Episode: "The Lynn Sisters" |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2000
| Astronaut – Gotana-Retz | Episode: "Blink of an Eye" |
| Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For
| Everett Jang | Television film |
| scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2001
| Co-Worker #3 | Episode: "Won't Someone Please Help George Bailey Tonight" |
| Charmed
| Yen Lo | Episode: "Enter the Demon" |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
| Special Agent Beckman | Episode: "Ellie" |
| scope="row" | 2001–2003
| Angel | Gavin Park |
| scope="row" | 2002
| Mr. Chung | Episode: "Call Him Macaroni" |
| scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2003
| Vo Nguyen | Episode: "Born to Kill" |
| Miss Match
| Clifford Kim | Recurring cast |
| Momentum
| Agent Frears | Television film |
| scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2003–2004
| Corporal Chang | Recurring cast: season 3 |
| ER
| Ken Sung | Recurring cast: season 10 |
| 24 |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2004
| Mark Hiroshi | Episode: "Exposure" |
| {{sortname|The|Shield}}
| Thomas Choi | Episode: "Riceburner" |
| scope="row" | 2004–2010
| Lost | Main cast |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2006
| General Fong (voice) |
| Justice League Unlimited
| Metron (voice) |
| scope="row" | 2007
| AZN Asian Excellence Awards | Himself/Host | Main host |
| scope="row" | 2007–2008
| Jin-Soo Kwon | Recurring cast |
| scope="row" | 2008
| {{sortname|The|Andromeda Strain|The Andromeda Strain (miniseries)}} | Dr. Tsi Chou | Main cast |
| scope="row" | 2009
| Himself | Episode: "Lost in Hawaii" |
| scope="row" | 2010–2017
| Chin Ho Kelly | Main cast: season 1-7 |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2011
| Himself | Episode: "2011" |
| G.I. Joe: Renegades
| Teddy Lee (voice) |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2012
| Himself | Episode: "Military Grill Battle: Big Eye Tuna" |
| NCIS: Los Angeles
| Chin Ho Kelly | Episode: "Touch of Death" |
| scope="row" | 2012–2014
| {{sortname|The|Legend of Korra}} | Hiroshi Sato (voice) |
| scope="row" | 2013
| Himself/Panelist | Episode: "The One With the Friends" |
| scope="row" | 2015
| Fast Food Worker (voice) | Episode: "Darkness on the Edge of Town" |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2017
| Big Pacific | Himself/Narrator | Recurring narrator |
| MacGyver
| Chin Ho Kelly | Episode: "Flashlight" |
| scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2019
| Himself | Episode #3.2 |
| Family Style
| Himself | Episode: "Family" |
| The Good Doctor
| Dr. Jackson Han | Recurring cast: season 2; also executive producer |
| scope="row" | 2019–2020
| She-Ra and the Princesses of Power | King Micah (voice) |
| scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2020
| Himself/Narrator | Recurring narrator |
| Flack
| Gabriel Cole | Recurring cast: season 2 |
| scope="row" | 2020–2021
| Mr. Hong (voice) | Guest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2 |
| scope="row" | 2020–2023
| Dr. Cassian Shin | Guest: season 2 & 5, recurring cast: season 3 |
| scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2021
| Doug |
| The Premise
| Daniel Jung | Episode: "Butt Plug" |
| The Hot Zone
| Matthew Ryker |
| scope="row" | 2022
| Roar | Harry | Episode: "The Woman Who Was Kept on a Shelf" |
| scope="row" | 2022–2023
| Pantheon | David Kim (voice) | Main cast{{Cite web|title=Daniel Dae Kim, Katie Chang and Scoot McNairy Board AMC Animated Drama 'Pantheon'|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/daniel-dae-kim-katie-chang-scoot-mcnairy-amc-animated-series-pantheon-1234728027/|website=Variety|language=en-US|last=Thorne|first=Will|date=August 7, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2021}}{{Cite web|title='Pantheon': AMC's Animated Drama Series Rounds Out Cast With Daniel Dae Kim, Katie Chang, Anika Noni Rose & More|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/pantheon-amcs-animated-drama-series-rounds-out-cast-with-daniel-dae-kim-katie-chang-anika-noni-rose-more-1203006780/|website=Deadline|language=en-US|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=August 7, 2020|access-date=March 22, 2021}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2023
| Max Lee | Episode: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Doctor" |
| Star Wars: Visions
| Bichan (voice) |
| Mech Cadets
| General Aiden Park (voice) |
| scope="row" | 2024
| Fire Lord Ozai |
| scope="row" | TBA
|{{Pending series|Butterfly}} |David Jung |
{{Pending series key}}
= Theater =
=Video games=
=Podcasts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2022
| The Prophecy | Jonah Wang | Main cast |
| scope="row" | 2024
|David Henry Hwang (DHH) |
=Documentary=
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| scope="row" | 2013
| Narrator |
| scope="row" | 2016
| Rey Scott (voice) | |
Awards and nominations
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- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090213185624/http://www.patrolmag.com/arts/1318/daniel-kim-isnt-lost Daniel Dae Kim interview]}} with Patrol magazine
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Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male actors of Korean descent
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male musical theatre actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male video game actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:Bryn Mawr College alumni
Category:Freedom High School (Pennsylvania) alumni
Category:Haverford College alumni
Category:IHQ (company) artists
Category:Male actors from Busan
Category:Male actors from Honolulu
Category:Male actors from Pennsylvania
Category:People from Easton, Pennsylvania
Category:South Korean emigrants to the United States