Rory Hugh Culkin (born July 21, 1989) is an American actor who is
known for his roles in Scream 4, Lords of Chaos, You Can Count on Me,
Columbus and M. Night Shyamalan's Signs. He is the younger brother of
actors Macaulay Culkin and Kieran Culkin.Culkin was born in New York
City, the son of Patricia Brentrup and Christopher 'Kit' Culkin, a
former stage actor with a long career on Broadway. Culkin is the
youngest of eight children; he has four brothers: Shane (b. 1976),
Macaulay (b. 1980), Kieran (b. 1982), and Christian (b. 1987), and
three sisters: Jennifer (1970â€"2000) Dakota (1978â€"2008) and Quinn
(b. 1984). His sister Jennifer had a different mother. Culkin is a
nephew of actress Bonnie Bedelia, who is his father's sister.Culkin
began acting by playing alongside his elder brothers, among them
Macaulay and Kieran, often as the younger versions of their
characters. He first appeared in a photograph as a baby in The Good
Son, then as Young Richie in Ri¢hie Ri¢h (Richie being played by his
brother Macaulay) and in 2002, played 10-year-old Igby in Igby Goes
Down (17-year-old Igby was played by his older brother
Kieran).Culkin's breakthrough role was in You Can Count On Me,
opposite Laura Linney, a role for which he received much praise and a
Young Artist Award. Since then, Culkin has appeared in numerous films,
Signs being the most famous, in which he starred alongside Mel Gibson
and Joaquin Phoenix. As a teenager, Rory started moving into more
independent films, such as The Chumscrubber, Hick and Down in the
Valley. He took a leading role in Mean Creek, a 2004 independent film
about a group of teenagers that plan to get revenge on a bully. The
entire youth cast won an Independent Spirit Award for this film. Since
his Young Artist Award win for You Can Count on Me, Culkin has
received three more nominations. He also had a guest role in the Law &
Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Manic", and in an episode of The
Twilight Zone called "Azoth the Avenger Is a Friend of Mine" alongside
Patrick Warburton. In May 2010, Culkin was cast for the slasher film
Scream 4, which was released on April 15, 2011. Culkin was cast as
Euronymous in the biographical film Lords of Chaos which tells the
story about the events of the Norwegian black metal scene and the band
Mayhem.
known for his roles in Scream 4, Lords of Chaos, You Can Count on Me,
Columbus and M. Night Shyamalan's Signs. He is the younger brother of
actors Macaulay Culkin and Kieran Culkin.Culkin was born in New York
City, the son of Patricia Brentrup and Christopher 'Kit' Culkin, a
former stage actor with a long career on Broadway. Culkin is the
youngest of eight children; he has four brothers: Shane (b. 1976),
Macaulay (b. 1980), Kieran (b. 1982), and Christian (b. 1987), and
three sisters: Jennifer (1970â€"2000) Dakota (1978â€"2008) and Quinn
(b. 1984). His sister Jennifer had a different mother. Culkin is a
nephew of actress Bonnie Bedelia, who is his father's sister.Culkin
began acting by playing alongside his elder brothers, among them
Macaulay and Kieran, often as the younger versions of their
characters. He first appeared in a photograph as a baby in The Good
Son, then as Young Richie in Ri¢hie Ri¢h (Richie being played by his
brother Macaulay) and in 2002, played 10-year-old Igby in Igby Goes
Down (17-year-old Igby was played by his older brother
Kieran).Culkin's breakthrough role was in You Can Count On Me,
opposite Laura Linney, a role for which he received much praise and a
Young Artist Award. Since then, Culkin has appeared in numerous films,
Signs being the most famous, in which he starred alongside Mel Gibson
and Joaquin Phoenix. As a teenager, Rory started moving into more
independent films, such as The Chumscrubber, Hick and Down in the
Valley. He took a leading role in Mean Creek, a 2004 independent film
about a group of teenagers that plan to get revenge on a bully. The
entire youth cast won an Independent Spirit Award for this film. Since
his Young Artist Award win for You Can Count on Me, Culkin has
received three more nominations. He also had a guest role in the Law &
Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Manic", and in an episode of The
Twilight Zone called "Azoth the Avenger Is a Friend of Mine" alongside
Patrick Warburton. In May 2010, Culkin was cast for the slasher film
Scream 4, which was released on April 15, 2011. Culkin was cast as
Euronymous in the biographical film Lords of Chaos which tells the
story about the events of the Norwegian black metal scene and the band
Mayhem.
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