Kieran Culkin

Also known as Kieran Kyle Culkin, Kieran K. Culkin

Kieran Culkin 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.

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Born: 1982-09-30
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Born: Kieran Kyle Culkin , ( 1982-09-30 ) September 30, 1982 (age 43) , New York City, U.S.
Occupation: Actor
Years active: 1988–present
Works: Full list
Spouse: Jazz Charton ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. June 22, 2013</span>"}]]}'>2013 )
Father: Kit Culkin

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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 theater productions. He made his feature film debut 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 Jewish drifter in A Real Pain (2024).