Kieran Culkin

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Kieran Culkin
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Culkin in 2024
Born
Kieran Kyle Culkin

(1982-09-30) September 30, 1982 (age 42)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Jazz Charton
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(m. 2013)​
Children2
Father Kit Culkin
Relatives

Kieran Kyle Culkin (born September 30, 1982) is an American actor. Culkin starred as Roman Roy in the HBO television series Succession from 2018 to 2023, for which he won a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.

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He began his career as a child actor in Home Alone (1990), Father of the Bride (1991), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), The Mighty (1998), and The Cider House Rules (1999). He achieved a career breakthrough after starring in the film Igby Goes Down (2002), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. He appeared in the films Margaret (2011), Wiener-Dog (2016), and No Sudden Move (2021), and played Wallace Wells in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023).

On stage, he made his Broadway debut in the 24 Hour Plays in 2006. He returned to Broadway in the 2014 revival of Kenneth Lonergan's play This Is Our Youth .

Early life

Kieran Kyle Culkin was born on September 30, 1982, in New York City to Christopher Cornelius "Kit" Culkin, a former Broadway stage actor, and Patricia Brentrup, a native of North Dakota who met Kit in 1974 while working as a road traffic controller in Sundance, Wyoming. [1] [2] The couple relocated to Kit's native New York City, and had seven children: Shane (b. 1976), Dakota (1978–2008), [3] Macaulay (b. 1980), Kieran (b. 1982), Quinn (b. 1984), Christian (b. 1987), and Rory (b. 1989). [1] He also had a paternal half-sister, Jennifer (b. 1970), who died in 2000. [4] Culkin's paternal aunt is actress Bonnie Bedelia. [5]

He spent his early life in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan, where he resided with his parents and siblings. [1] In his early childhood, the family struggled financially; his mother worked as a telephone operator, while his father served as a sacristan at a local Catholic church. [1] In September 1995, Culkin's parents separated, and he has been estranged from his father since. [6]

Career

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Culkin in 2010

Culkin's first film role was a small part alongside his brother Macaulay in Home Alone (1990), as cousin Fuller McCallister. He continued acting as a child and teenager, mainly working in comedies, including Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), Father of the Bride (1991), and its sequel, Father of the Bride Part II (1995).

As a teenager, he alternated between lead roles in independent films and small parts in mainstream films. He appeared in the Academy Award-nominated film Music of the Heart (1999), played the title role in the film Igby Goes Down (2002), [7] for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and played the lead role in The Mighty (1998) as Kevin Dillon.

From 2018 to 2023, he was one of the ensemble main cast members in the HBO series Succession, portraying immature and entitled COO Roman Roy. In 2018, 2020, and 2021, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for performance on the show. Culkin's performance on the fourth season of the series received multiple accolades, which include the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama as well as the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, where he was nominated alongside his Succession castmates Jeremy Strong and Brian Cox.

Culkin acted in Jesse Eisenberg's film A Real Pain which premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. [8] The comedy-drama revolves around a two cousins reuniting after their grandmother's death and end up going on a Holocaust tour in Poland. Owen Gleiberman of Variety praised Culkin's performance writing, "He’s doing a sensational piece of acting as a compulsive wiseacre addicted to the ways of one-upmanship". [9] It was announced that Culkin will return to Broadway in the 2025 revival of the David Mamet play Glengarry Glen Ross acting opposite Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr. [10]

Personal life

Culkin married Jazz Charton on June 8, 2013. [11] They have two children, a daughter born September 2019 and a son born August 2021. [12] [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Home Alone Fuller McCallister
1991 Only the Lonely Patrick Muldoon Jr.
Father of the Bride Matthew "Matty" Banks
1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Fuller McCallister
1993 Nowhere to Run Mike "Mookie" Anderson
1994 My Summer Story Ralph "Ralphie" Parker
1995 Father of the Bride Part II Matthew "Matty" Banks
1996AmandaBiddle Farnsworth
1998 The Mighty Kevin Dillon
1999 She's All That Simon Boggs
Music of the Heart Alexi Tzavaras
The Cider House Rules Buster
2002 The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys Tim Sullivan
Igby Goes Down Jason "Igby" Slocumb, Jr.
2008 Lymelife Jimmy Bartlett
2009 Paper Man Christopher
2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Wallace Wells
2011 Margaret Paul Hirsch
2013 Movie 43 NeilSegment: "Veronica"
2015 Quitters Mr. Becker
2016 Wiener-Dog Brandon McCarthy
2017 Infinity Baby Ben
2020 Father of the Bride, Part 3(ish) Matthew "Matty" BanksShort film
2021 No Sudden Move Charley
2024 A Real Pain Benji Kaplan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Saturday Night Live FroggyEpisode: "Macaulay Culkin/Tin Machine"
1996 Frasier Jimmy (voice)Episode: "The Impossible Dream"
1999 The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns Barney O'Grady2 episodes
2001 Go Fish Andy "Fish" TroutnerMain role
2015 Fargo Rye Gerhardt2 episodes
Long Live the Royals Peter (voice)4 episodes
2018–2023 Succession Roman Roy Main role
2020 Robot Chicken Joe Jonas/Nostradamus's Intern (voice)Episode: "Petless M in: Cars Are Couches On The Road"
2021 Saturday Night Live Himself (host)Episode: "Kieran Culkin/Ed Sheeran"
2022 Gaming Wall Street Himself (narrator)Documentary miniseries
The Boys Presents: Diabolical O.D. (voice)Episode: "I'm Your Pusher"
2022–present Solar Opposites Glen the Human "Dodge Charger" (voice)Main seasons 3–present; Solar Opposites: SilverCops
2023 Agent Elvis Gabriel Wolf (voice)Episode: "Godspeed, Drunk Monkey"
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Wallace Wells (voice)Main role [14]
2024 The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy Dr. Plowp (voice)Main role

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
2000The Moment WhenWilson Playwrights Horizons, New York
2003 This Is Our Youth Warren Straub Garrick Theatre, London
2004 After Ashley Justin Hammond Vineyard Theatre, New York
2007 subUrbia Buff Second Stage Theatre, New York
2009The Starry MessengerStudent Acorn Theatre, New York
2012This Is Our YouthDennis Ziegler Sydney Opera House, Sydney
2014 Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago
Cort Theatre, New York [15]
2025 Glengarry Glen Ross Richard Roma Broadway [10]

Awards and nominations

AwardYearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
AACTA International Awards 2024 Succession Best Actor in a SeriesNominated [16]
Astra TV Awards 2022 Succession Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series – DramaNominated [17]
2024 Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series – DramaNominated [18]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2003 Igby Goes Down Best Young Actor or Actress Won [19]
Critics' Choice Television Awards 2022 Succession Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Won [20]
2024 Best Actor in a Drama Series Won [21]
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards 2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Best Ensemble Nominated [22]
Dorian Awards 2023 Succession Best TV Performance – DramaNominated [23]
Golden Globe Awards 2003 Igby Goes Down Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Nominated [24]
2019 Succession Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated
2020 Nominated
2022 Nominated
2024 Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama Won
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2003 Igby Goes Down Best Male Breakthrough Performance Nominated [25]
Obie Awards 2005 After Ashley Distinguished PerformanceWon [26]
People's Choice Awards 2024 Succession The Male TV Star of the YearNominated [27]
The Drama TV Star of the YearNominated
Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 Succession Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [28]
2022 Nominated
2023 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Won
Satellite Awards 2003 Igby Goes Down Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Won [29]
2019 Succession Best Cast – Television Series Won [30]
2022 Won [31]
2024 Won [32]
Scream Awards 2011 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Best Supporting ActorNominated [33]
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2022 Succession Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won [34]
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
2024 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won [35]
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Nominated
TCA Awards 2023 Succession Individual Achievement in Drama Nominated [36]
Young Artist Awards 1993 Father of the Bride Best Young Actor Co-Starring in a Motion PictureNominated [37]
1999 The Mighty Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film Nominated [38]

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