Kieran Culkin

About

Kieran Kyle Culkin (born September 30, 1982) is an American actor known for portraying distasteful yet sympathetic characters across stage and screen. His accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Culkin began his career as a child actor in off-Broadway theatre productions. He debuted his feature film alongside his older brother, Macaulay, in the Christmas comedy Home Alone (1990). After achieving his breakthrough role as a sardonic teenager in the comedy-drama Igby Goes Down (2002), which earned him his first Golden Globe Award nomination, Culkin took a break from the screen due to personal conflicts. He returned to film six years later by playing Wallace Wells in the action comedy Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010). Culkin won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as a grief-stricken cousin in the...

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The SimpsonsSeries • 1989FrasierSeries • 1993FargoSeries • 2014Robot ChickenSeries • 2005SuccessionSeries • 2018Solar OppositesSeries • 2020Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkMovie • 1992KrapopolisSeries • 2023The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1997Scott Pilgrim Takes OffSeries • 2023A Real PainMovie • 2024The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the ReapingMovie • 2026Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldMovie • 2010The Boys Presents: DiabolicalSeries • 2022#1 Happy Family USASeries • 2025No Sudden MoveMovie • 2021Family Guy Happy Hell-o-weenMovie • 2026Agent ElvisSeries • 2023Animal FarmMovie • 2026The Second Best Hospital in the GalaxySeries • 2024The Cider House RulesMovie • 1999She's All ThatMovie • 1999Father of the BrideMovie • 1991Movie 43Movie • 2013