Action man Daniel Dae Kim really loves comedy

Being a producer allows Daniel Dae Kim to do comedy, a genre which eluded him as he was typecast as a dramatic actor

Korean-American actor Daniel Dae Kim ST PHOTO: JEREMY KWAN
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Korean-American actor Daniel Dae Kim, known for playing Jin-soo in mystery series Lost (2004 to 2010) and Chin Ho Kelly in Hawaii Five-O (2010 to 2017), is making waves as a producer.

He is founder and head of 3AD, the label behind the hit medical drama The Good Doctor (2017 to present) and is now developing the legal procedural Exhibit A.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 27, 2018, with the headline Action man Daniel Dae Kim really loves comedy. Subscribe