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Kieran Kyle Culkin was born on September 30, 1982, in New York City, the fourth of seven children, and grew up in a small apartment in Yorkville, according to Wikipedia. He is known for playing distasteful yet sympathetic characters, and his honors include an Academy Award, a BAFTA, two Golden Globes and a Primetime Emmy.
He started in off-Broadway theater and made his film debut alongside his older brother, Macaulay, in Home Alone (1990). His breakthrough came as a sardonic teen in Igby Goes Down (2002), which won him the Critics' Choice award for Best Young Actor and a Golden Globe nomination.
He then stepped back from the screen and focused on theater, replacing Jake Gyllenhaal in Kenneth Lonergan's This Is Our Youth in the West End and later headlining runs in Sydney, Chicago and on Broadway. He returned to film as Wallace Wells in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010).
His role as Roman Roy on HBO's Succession (2018-2023) sparked a career resurgence, and the final season won him the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe. He also voices characters in Solar Opposites and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.
Jesse Eisenberg's A Real Pain (2024) won him the Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2025 he played Richard Roma in the Broadway revival of Glengarry Glen Ross opposite Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr.
In October 2026, Eisenberg told a BFI London Film Festival crowd that during A Real Pain, "we didn't know if Kieran was ever gonna show up to Poland." Producer Emma Stone flew with him, and once filming began, Eisenberg said, Culkin was "so brilliant," THR reported. Read Jesse Eisenberg's Razzie pushed him to direct, and visit the Jesse Eisenberg hub.
Sources: Wikipedia
Our newest Kieran Culkin story, from October 19, 2026, is "Jesse Eisenberg's Razzie Pushed Him to Direct, and Look Where That Road Led": At his BFI London Film Festival Screen Talk, the Social Network star said his Lex Luthor Razzie froze him out of studio roles and sent him behind the camera. Three films later, the twist is a very happy one.
Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain (2024) (Wikipedia).
Roman Roy (Wikipedia).
Yes. Macaulay is his older brother, and they appeared together in Home Alone (1990) (Wikipedia).
