Kieran Culkin

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 a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award.Culkin began his career as a child in theater productions for the Light Opera of Manhattan. He made his feature film debut alongside his older brother, Macaulay Culkin, in the Christmas comedy Home Alone (1990); he later reprised his role in its sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). Culkin had ranging roles in the Father of the Bride franchise (1991–2020), followed by his first leading role in the coming-of-age drama The Mighty (1998) and appearances in mainstream films such as She's All That and The Cider House Rules (both 1999). He played a sardonic teenager in the comedy-drama Igby Goes Down (2002), which earned him his first Golden Globe Award nomination.Following his breakthrough, Culkin took a break from the screen due to personal conflicts. He began a collaboration with dramatist Kenneth Lonergan in 2002, starring as multiple characters in the West End and Broadway productions of the play This Is Our Youth. Among his intermittent film roles, Culkin played Wallace Wells in the action comedy Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010). He gained wider recognition for his portrayal of Roman Roy in the HBO drama series Succession (2018–2023), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. His role as a free-spirited drifter in Jesse Eisenberg's comedy-drama film A Real Pain (2024) earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.