Daniel K. Isaac is an American actor and writer. He is known for his
regular recurring role as Ben Kim on Showtime's Billions. Isaac is
also known for creating the hashtag #AccordingToMyMother, with which
he shares comedic conversations he has with his mother.Isaac's parents
are immigrants from Korea. His mother raised him in California as a
single parent and he grew up bilingual. Isaac is an only child. He
received his bachelor's degree in theater from the University of
California, San Diego.In 2015, Isaac created the hashtag
#AccordingToMyMother to share comedic conversations he had with his
mother. He then started a Kickstarter to finance a fictional short
film about their relationship. Isaac produced what became a television
pilot, According to My Mother, with Cathy Yan, and Devin Landin, and
also starred in the production. It premiered at the New York
Television Festival in October 2016 and won Best Drama. Isaac won Best
Actor in a Drama for his performance.Isaac has appeared in the role of
Ben Kim on Billions since its premiere in 2016. The role was initially
written to last two to three episodes but the writers wrote in the
character on every episode of the first two seasons. He also stars as
a bike courier with a foot fetish on the BDSM-focused web series Mercy
Mistress produced by Margaret Cho.
regular recurring role as Ben Kim on Showtime's Billions. Isaac is
also known for creating the hashtag #AccordingToMyMother, with which
he shares comedic conversations he has with his mother.Isaac's parents
are immigrants from Korea. His mother raised him in California as a
single parent and he grew up bilingual. Isaac is an only child. He
received his bachelor's degree in theater from the University of
California, San Diego.In 2015, Isaac created the hashtag
#AccordingToMyMother to share comedic conversations he had with his
mother. He then started a Kickstarter to finance a fictional short
film about their relationship. Isaac produced what became a television
pilot, According to My Mother, with Cathy Yan, and Devin Landin, and
also starred in the production. It premiered at the New York
Television Festival in October 2016 and won Best Drama. Isaac won Best
Actor in a Drama for his performance.Isaac has appeared in the role of
Ben Kim on Billions since its premiere in 2016. The role was initially
written to last two to three episodes but the writers wrote in the
character on every episode of the first two seasons. He also stars as
a bike courier with a foot fetish on the BDSM-focused web series Mercy
Mistress produced by Margaret Cho.
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