Kieran Kyle Culkin (born September 30, 1982) is an American actor. He
began his career as a child actor, acting alongside his older brother
Macaulay in the Home Alone franchise (1990/1992). His breakout role in
Igby Goes Down (2002) 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 nominations for
the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor â€" Series,
Miniseries or Television Film in 2019 and 2020 and the Primetime Emmy
Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in
2020.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
siblingsâ€"Shane, Dakota, Macaulay, Quinn, Christian and Rory, â€"all
of whom were raised as performers. In 1994, Culkin's parents separated
and he has been estranged from his father ever since.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 Home Alone 2: Lost
in New York, Father of the Bride, and its sequel, Father of the Bride
Part II.
began his career as a child actor, acting alongside his older brother
Macaulay in the Home Alone franchise (1990/1992). His breakout role in
Igby Goes Down (2002) 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 nominations for
the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor â€" Series,
Miniseries or Television Film in 2019 and 2020 and the Primetime Emmy
Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in
2020.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
siblingsâ€"Shane, Dakota, Macaulay, Quinn, Christian and Rory, â€"all
of whom were raised as performers. In 1994, Culkin's parents separated
and he has been estranged from his father ever since.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 Home Alone 2: Lost
in New York, Father of the Bride, and its sequel, Father of the Bride
Part II.
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