Kieran Culkin


Kieran Kyle Culkin is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor, acting alongside his older brother Macaulay in the Home Alone franchise. His breakout role in Igby Goes Down received critical acclaim and he was nominated for a Best Actor Golden Globe Award, as well as winning a Critics' Choice Movie Award and a Satellite Award. He is also well known for his role as Wallace Wells in the cult film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
He has acted on the stage, most notably in several productions of Kenneth Lonergan's play This Is Our Youth. In 2015, he portrayed Rye Gerhardt in season 2 of the FX series Fargo. He portrays Roman Roy in the HBO series Succession, for which he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2019 and 2020 and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2020.

Early life

Culkin was born in New York City, to Patricia Brentrup and Kit Culkin, a former stage actor who had appeared on Broadway. He has six siblings—Shane, Dakota, Macaulay, Quinn, Christian and Rory, —all of whom were raised as performers. In 1994, Culkin's parents separated and he has been estranged from his father ever since.

Career

Culkin's first film role was a small part alongside his brother Macaulay in Home Alone, as cousin Fuller McCallister. He continued acting as a child and teenager, mainly working in comedies, including , Father of the Bride, and its sequel, Father of the Bride Part II.
As a teenager, he alternated between lead roles in independent films and small parts in mainstream films. He appeared in the Academy Award-nominated movie Music of the Heart, played the title role in the film Igby Goes Down, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and played the lead role in The Mighty as Kevin Dillon.
He is one of the ensemble main cast members in the HBO series Succession, which began its second season in August, 2019. In 2018, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Series, Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Roman Roy on the show.

Personal life

Culkin married Jazz Charton in 2013. They have a daughter, born on September 13, 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage