The King and I’s Daniel Dae Kim on His Own Personal Throne and What Lost Fans Ask Him
by Broadway.com Staff • Apr 28, 2016
Daniel Dae Kim photographed at Tao Uptown
(Photo: Caitlin McNaney)
(Photo: Caitlin McNaney)
Age: 47
Hometown: Born in South Korea, Kim grew up in Pennsylvania and now calls Hawaii home.
Current Role: The King of Siam, who learns to whistle a happier tune when schoolteacher Anna Leonowens comes to tutor his many children, in The King and I.
Stage & Screen Cred: Best known for his role as Jin-Soo Kwon in the smash hit television series Lost, Kim's other screen credits include the Divergent series of films, Spider-Man 2, Crash and Hawaii Five-0. The King and I marks his Broadway debut.
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