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Born | Fullerton, California, U.S. | December 5, 1988
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Daniel K. Isaac is an American actor and writer. He is known for his recurring role as Ben Kim in Showtime's Billions . [1] Isaac is also known for creating the hashtag #AccordingToMyMother, which he uses to share comedic conversations between him and his mother. [2]
Isaac's parents are immigrants from Korea. His mother raised him in California as a single parent, and he grew up bilingual. Isaac is an only child. [3] He received his bachelor's degree in theater from the University of California, San Diego. [4]
In 2015, Isaac created the hashtag #AccordingToMyMother to share comedic conversations with his mother. [3] He then started a Kickstarter campaign to finance a short film loosely based on their relationship. Isaac produced and starred in what became a television pilot, According to My Mother, with Cathy Yan and Devin Landin. [5] It premiered at the New York Television Festival in October 2016 and won the award for Best Drama. Isaac was named Best Actor in a Drama for his performance. [5]
Isaac has appeared in the role of Ben Kim in Billions since its premiere in 2016. [1] The role was initially written to be to a three-episode part, but the writers ended up making the character a series regular the first two seasons. Isaac also stars as a bike courier with a foot fetish in the BDSM-focused web series Mercy Mistress, produced by Margaret Cho. [6]
He portrayed William Inge in an off-Broadway production of Philip Dawkins' The Gentleman Caller in May 2018. [7]
Isaac appeared in a recurring role as Jeremy Delongpre in the first season of the 2019 Comedy Central series The Other Two . [8] He also played the role of "Sandwich Artist" in the May 22, 2022 Episode (#251) of the HBO series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver .
In 2022, Isaac made his play-writing debut with Once Upon a (Korean) Time, which was produced by the Ma-Yi Theatre Company and performed at the historic La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City. The production was directed by Ralph Peña. [9] Also in 2022, it was announced that Isaac would star in the comedy film Plan B, alongside Jon Heder , Tom Berenger , and Shannon Elizabeth . [10]
Isaac is gay. [3] He voluntarily participated in gay conversion therapy from the age of 13 to 16. [11] [2] His mother, a devout Christian, disowned him for his sexuality when he was a freshman in college. Isaac later embraced his sexuality. [11]
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Too Big To Fail | Translator | TV movie |
2016 | Money Monster | Male Raver | |
2016 | Urban Teach Now | Vincent | TV movie |
2016 | Eugenia and John | Dan Eisenberg | |
2016 | Drew | Noah | TV movie |
2017 | Maggie Black | Delivery Guy | |
2020 | The Dark End of the Street | Keith | |
2021 | The Drummer | Mike | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Kelsey | Tyrone | |
2014 | Believe | Lab Tech | Episode: Pilot |
2014 | Person of Interest | Virgil | 2 episodes |
2014–15 | Mr. Right | Justin | |
2015 | The Following | Paramedic | Episode: Dead or Alive |
2015 | Dog Park | Jacob Hart | |
2016 | The Jim Gaffigan Show | Foshay | Episode: No Good Deed: Part 3 |
2016 | Search Party | Barista | Episode: The Return of the Forgotten Phantom |
2016–present | Billions | Ben Kim | 55 episodes |
2017 | Quiet Tiny Asian | Boyfriend | |
2017 | Crashing | Korean Man | Episode: Barking |
2017 | Don't Shoot the Messenger | Michael | Episode: Episode #1.6 |
2018 | Ollie & Molly Can't Get Arrested | Ryan | 2 episodes |
2018 | Puffy | Gordon | Mini series |
2018–19 | Mercy Mistress | Ken | 9 episodes |
2019 | The Other Two | Jeremy Delongpre | 2 episodes |
2019 | Indoor Boys | Walker | Web series, 3 episodes |
2019 | The Deuce | Dr. Lee | Episode: Episode #3.5 |
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Level of Production |
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2009 | Miss Electricity | Freddy | La Jolla Playhouse | Regional |
2013 | Shalom Shanghai | Suzuki | Shanghai International Arts Festival | International |
2015 | Underland | Taka | 59E59 Theaters | Off-Broadway |
2016 | Sagittarius Ponderosa | Owen | 3LD Art and Technology Center | |
2017 | The Ballad of Little Jo | Tin Man Wong | Two River Theater | Regional |
2018 | The Chinese Lady | Atung | Barrington Stage Company | Regional |
2018 | The Gentleman Caller | William Inge | Abingdon Theatre | |
2018 | The Chinese Lady | Atung | Beckett Theater | Off-Broadway |
2022 | Once Upon a (Korean) Time | Playwright | La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club | Off-Broadway |
2022 | You Will Get Sick | #1 | Laura Pels Theatre | Off-Broadway [12] |
2023 | Every Brilliant Thing | Narrator | Geffen Playhouse |
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