Kieran Culkin
Kieran Culkin
Biography
Kieran Kyle Culkin (born September 30, 1982) is an American actor known for portraying distasteful yet sympathetic characters across stage and screen. His accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Culkin began his career as a child actor in off-Broadway theatre productions. He debuted his feature film alongside his older brother, Macaulay, in the Christmas comedy Home Alone (1990). After achieving his breakthrough role as a sardonic teenager in the comedy-drama Igby Goes Down (2002), which earned him his first Golden Globe Award nomination, Culkin took a break from the screen due to personal conflicts. He returned to film six years later by playing Wallace Wells in the action comedy Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010). Culkin won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as a grief-stricken cousin in the buddy comedy A Real Pain (2024).  On television, Culkin found a career resurgence with his portrayal of Roman Roy in the HBO drama series Succession (2018–2023), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. His voice-acting work includes roles in Solar Opposites (2022–present) and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023). On stage, Culkin starred in the West End and Broadway productions of Kenneth Lonergan's This Is Our Youth. He also portrayed Richard Roma in the Broadway revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kieran Culkin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
63
Gender
Male
Birthday
1982-09-30 (43 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Acting

2025

Animal Farm as Squealer (voice)

2025

#1 Happy Family USA as Dr. Riley (voice)

2024

A Real Pain as Benji Kaplan

2024

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy as Dr. Plowp (voice)

2023

Krapopolis as Wormius (voice)

2023

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as Wallace Wells (voice)

2023

Agent Elvis as Gabriel Wolf (voice)

2022

The Boys Presents: Diabolical as O.D. (voice)

2022

Gaming Wall St as Narrator (voice)

2021

No Sudden Move as Charley Barnes

2020

Solar Opposites as Glen (voice)

2020

Solar Opposites as Glen / Astronaut (voice)

2020

Solar Opposites as Dodge Charger (voice)

2018

Succession as Roman Roy

2017

Infinity Baby as Ben

2016

Wiener-Dog as Brandon McCarthy

2015

Hot Ones as Self

2015

Quitters as Mr. Becker

2015

Long Live the Royals as Peter (voice)

2014

Fargo as Rye Gerhardt

2013

Movie 43 as Neil (segment "Veronica")

2011

Margaret as Paul Hirsch

2010

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as Wallace Wells

2009

Paper Man as Christopher

2008

Lymelife as Jimmy Bartlett

2005

Robot Chicken as Joe Jonas / Nostradamus' Intern (voice)

2003

Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies as Self (archive footage)

2002

Igby Goes Down as Igby

2001

Go Fish as Andy 'Fish' Troutner

1999

The Cider House Rules as Buster

1999

She's All That as Simon Boggs

1999

Music of the Heart as Lexi at 15

1998

The Mighty as Kevin "Freak" Dillon

1997

The Wonderful World of Disney as Not available

1996

Amanda as Biddle Farnsworth

1995

Father of the Bride Part II as Matty Banks

1994

It Runs in the Family as Ralph "Ralphie" Parker

1993

Frasier as Jimmy (voice)

1993

Nowhere to Run as Mike 'Mookie' Anderson

1992

MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self / Presenter

1991

Father of the Bride as Matty Banks

1991

Only the Lonely as Patrick Muldoon Jr.

1990

Home Alone as Fuller

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

1953

The Oscars as Self

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee

NaN

Succession as Not available