Kieran Culkin
Biography
Kieran Culkin is an American actor who began as a child performer in off-Broadway theater before making his film debut in Home Alone (1990). His breakthrough came as a sardonic teenager in Igby Goes Down (2002), a role that earned him his first Golden Globe nomination. He later returned to the screen as Wallace Wells in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010). On television, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for playing Roman Roy in Succession. His supporting turn in A Real Pain (2024) brought him the Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Culkin has also worked extensively on stage, including in This Is Our Youth and the 2025 Broadway revival of Glengarry Glen Ross, and has done voice work for Solar Opposites and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.
44years old
Turns 45 on September 30in 352 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Kieran Kyle Culkin (birth name)Also credited as Kieran K. Culkin
Movie Career
- Films
- 24
- Career span
- 36 years1990 to 2026
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A first
Culkin was the first performer since Christopher Plummer in 2012 to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for a film not nominated for Best Picture.
Big break
Culkin spent eight years convincing Kenneth Lonergan to let him play Warren Straub, the co-lead, in This Is Our Youth. He had earlier been a replacement for Jake Gyllenhaal in Lonergan's West End production at the Garrick Theatre.
Early training
Culkin was the first filmmaker Peter Chelsom treated like a serious actor, teaching him to study lines and dissect his character, which he said showed him there was a real process to acting.
Getting ready for a role
Culkin developed a free-associative acting style on Succession, learning lines shortly before delivering them and declining to stand on his marker, which he calls blagging rather than improvisation.
Kieran Culkin movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Chris Columbus directed three of these films, Charles Shyer two. Six actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Chris Columbus
Charles ShyerDirector, 2 films, 1991 to 1995
All films by Charles Shyer
Box office
What Kieran Culkin's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.4 billion
19 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 24 films: 19 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 19Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$477M34.3% of the total
- 2$359M25.8% of the total
- 3$103M7.4% of the total
- 4$89M6.4% of the total
- 5$89M6.4% of the total
- 6$77M5.5% of the total
- 7$64M4.6% of the total
- 8$52M3.7% of the total
$81.1 millionfrom the other 11 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 2022 to 2025, eight of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | A Real Pain | Won |
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2025 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | A Real Pain | Won |
| 2024 | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | Succession | Won |
| BAFTA | |||
| 2025 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | A Real Pain | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2024 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Succession | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2025 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | A Real Pain | Won |
| 2024 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Succession | Won |
| 2022 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Succession | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2025 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor | A Real Pain | Won |
| 2025 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performance | A Real Pain | Won |
| 2024 | Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series | Succession | Won |
| 2024 | National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor | A Real Pain | Won |
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