Daniel Dae Kim Fakes His Own Death In 'Butterfly' : Fresh Air

Daniel Dae Kim Fakes His Own Death In 'Butterfly' : Fresh Air

Daniel Dae Kim became the first actor of Asian descent to be nominated for a Tony, for his performance in Yellow Face, in the role of a playwright trying to deal with Asian American representation. His new Amazon Prime Video spy series Butterfly premieres today. Kim spoke with Ann Marie Baldonado about his career, his big break with Lost, and filming his new series in his hometown in Korea. Book critic Maureen Corrigan reflects on Gentlemen Pref…

'Lost' actor Daniel Dae Kim plays a spy who faked his own death in 'Butterfly' - TPR: The Public's Radio

Kim says Asian representation in Hollywood has gotten better, but there's still room for improvement: "I still haven't played a romantic lead and I've been doing this for 30 years." The post ‘Lost’ actor Daniel Dae Kim plays a spy who faked his own death in ‘Butterfly’ appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.