Daniel Dae Kim

Daniel Dae Kim: Biography in Details

Who is Daniel Dae Kim?

Daniel Dae Kim is an actor, voice artist, and producer of American-South Korean nationality who has been seen in many projects. Daniel Dae Kim is popular for featuring in Raya and the Last Dragon, Insurgent, Hellboy, Allegiant, Hulk, Lost, etc.

In 2024, he will be seen in the role of Fire Lord Ozai in an upcoming Netflix live-action American adventure fantasy TV series Avatar: The Last Airbender along with other stars named Joel Oulette, Dallas Liu, Kiawentiio, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, and Ian Ousley.

His upcoming screen projects Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth as Masataka Ebina (English voice) and Butterfly as David Jung are in the post-production stage and will be released soon.

Daniel Dae Kim – Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

His full birthdate is 04 Aug 1968 and he was born in Busan, South Korea as Kim Dae-hyun. Similarly, the name of his father is Doo Tae Kim (Doctor) and his mother’s identity is Jung Kim Ma.

Further, Daniel Dae Kim’s ancestry is Korean, and talking about his education, he first went to Freedom High School.

Then he enrolled at Haverford College (Bachelor’s degree in Theatre and Political Science) and NYU‘s Graduate Acting Program (MFA).

Daniel Dae Kim – Career, Movies

Daniel Dae Kim has appeared in a few screen projects. He appeared in the film American Shaolin (1991) as Gao.

Then he did two episodes of the TV series Unsolved Mysteries with Dennis Farina (1987) as Su-Ya’s Brother-In-Law. His other TV shows are,

• Mech Cadets (10 episodes) as General Aiden Park (voice)
• Pantheon (16 episodes) as David Kim (voice)
• Roar (1 episode) as Harry
• The Premise (1 episode) as Daniel Jung
• Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. (1 episode) as Max Lee
• Flack (5 episodes) as Gabriel Cole
• She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (32 episodes) as Micah (voice)
• New Amsterdam (6 episodes) as Dr. Cassian Shin
• The Good Doctor (4 episodes) as Jackson Han

This actor has shown his amazing skills in movies and other TV projects too where he was seen in notable characters. They are,

• Stowaway as David Kim in 2021
• Blast Beat as Dr. Michael Onitsuka in 2021
• Raya and the Last Dragon as Benja (voice) in 2021
• Insurgent as Jack Kang in 2015
• Ktown Cowboys as David in 2015
• The Onion Movie as Ivy Leaguer in 2008

Awards and nominations

Daniel Dae Kim – Net Worth 2024, Salary

By the sources of 2024, Daniel Dae Kim’s net worth is estimated at $10 million. The yearly salary that Daniel Dae Kim earns is under the rug.

As of now, his acting credits are a total of 98.

Daniel Dae Kim- Rumors, Controversy

The star cast of Avatar: The Last Airbender, Daniel is currently keeping himself away from scandals and rumors. He has not done anything controversial so far in his career.

On March 19, 2020, Kim announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[30][31] On March 30, 2020, he announced that he had recovered.[32]

Body Features- Height, Weight

Daniel Dae Kim has an average height of 5 ft 9 inches and his body weight is 77 kg. Adding some more, he has dark brown eyes, grey hair color, and a fit body.

Is Daniel Dae Kim on Social Media?

Daniel Dae Kim is available on a few social sites and with a decent number of fans. On his public Instagram and Twitter, he has over 737k and 236.7k followers respectively.

Also, he has made a page on Facebook that is followed by over 801k people.

Trivia/Facts

• His zodiac sign is Leo.
• He is 55 years of age as of 2023.
• Presently, he divides his time between Honolulu, Hawaii, and Los Angeles, California, US.
• He spent his childhood in Easton, Pennsylvania.
• People call him by his nickname DDK.
• He has a pet Shiba Inu dog named Kona.

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