Daniel Dae Kim

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Characters played by Daniel Dae Kim

Chin Ho Kelly — Hawaii Five-0 (2010)

An ex-Honolulu Police Department Detective-Lieutenant and a protégé of Steve McGarrett's father. Steve recruits him as a founding member of the Hawaii Five-0 Task Force, where he works with Danny 'Danno' Williams and his cousin Kono Kalakaua on major investigations.

Corporal Chang — Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)

Starfleet security or engineering personnel.

Gavin Park — Angel (1999)

A lawyer at Wolfram & Hart who competes with his colleagues for power within the evil firm. Gavin frequently tries to gain advantage over Angel and his rivals, using legal and supernatural maneuvering. He is one of several opportunistic corporate villains within the firm who eventually meets an abrupt and brutal end.

Fire Lord Ozai — Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024)

Tyrannical Fire Lord and master firebender

Healer Han / Additional Voices — KPop Demon Hunters (2025)

A healer associated with the demon-hunting world who provides support and additional voices during the conflict.

Benja — Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

Chief of the Heart tribe and Raya's father, who strives to reunite the fractured tribes. He sacrifices himself by pushing Raya into a river to save her from the Druun, only to be petrified. He is later restored when the tribes unite.

David Kim — Pantheon (2022)

A Logorhythms programmer who underwent a destructive brain scan. His digital upload remains active, secretly helping his daughter Maddie while the scan's true nature was hidden from his family.

Jack Kang — Insurgent (2015)

Candor leader who struggles with truth and loyalty.

Jack Kang — Allegiant (2016)

Candor faction leader who values truth, justice, and transparent governance.

Raymond — Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Character in 2004 film.

Ben Daimio — Hellboy (2019)

Jaguar spirit-possessed B.P.R.D. field leader with enhanced strength and tactical expertise.

Dae — Joy Ride (2023)

Dae is the husband of Audrey’s Korean birth mother. After Audrey learns that her mother has died, she visits the grave and meets Dae there. He shows her a video recorded before the death and explains that Audrey’s friends told him she might come to the grave.

Career Overview

Daniel Dae Kim has 89 screen credits in a career dating back to 1971. Their work spans 10 cinematic universes — most prominently Divergent with 2 titles. Signature works include Avatar: The Last Airbender, Butterfly, KPop Demon Hunters. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
male
Known Credits
89
Birth Date
1968-08-04
Birth Place
Busan, South Korea

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Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 10 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q299700), public domain (CC0).