Daniel K. Isaac

Daniel K. Isaac is an American actor and writer. He is known for his recurring role as Ben Kim in Showtime's Billions.

Early life and education 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.

Career In 2015, Isaac created the hashtag #AccordingToMyMother to share comedic conversations with his mother. It premiered at the New York Television Festival in October 2016 and won the award for Best Drama. Isaac was named Best Actor in a Drama for his performance.

He portrayed William Inge in an off-Broadway production of Philip Dawkins' The Gentleman Caller in May 2018.

Isaac appeared in a recurring role as Jeremy Delongpre in the first season of the 2019 Comedy Central series The Other Two. He also played the role of "Sandwich Artist" in the May 22, 2022 Episode (#251) of the HBO series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

In 2022, Isaac made his play-writing debut with Once Upon a (Korean) Time, which was produced by the Ma-Yi Theatre Company and performed at the historic La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City. The production was directed by Ralph Peña. Also in 2022, it was announced that Isaac would star in the comedy film Plan B, alongside Jon Heder, Tom Berenger, and Shannon Elizabeth.

Personal life Isaac is gay. 2017 Quiet Tiny Asian Boyfriend 2017 Crashing Korean Man Episode: Barking 2017 Don't Shoot the Messenger Michael Episode: Episode #1.6 2018 Ollie & Molly Can't Get Arrested Ryan 2 episodes 2018 Puffy Gordon Mini series 2018–19 Mercy Mistress Ken 9 episodes 2019 The Other Two Jeremy Delongpre 2 episodes 2019 Indoor Boys Walker Web series, 3 episodes 2019 The Deuce Dr. Lee Episode: Episode #3.5 2024 Elsbeth Lieutenant Steve Connor 7 episodes

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