Kieran Culkin is an American actor who first appeared on the big screen as a child artist alongside his brother Macaulay in the movie "Home Alone." Since then, the actor performed in several films, including "Father of the Bride," "Igby Goes Down," "My Summer Story," "The Mighty," "The Cider House Rules," "She's All That," "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys," and "Movie 43," to name a few. Culkin has also worked on stage, most notably in many productions of Kenneth Lonergan's "This Is Our Youth." On television, he has portrayed the character of Andy "Fish" Troutner in NBC's sitcom "Go Fish" and of Rye Gerhardt in the FX series "Fargo." The actor has received a few awards for his work. In 2003, Culkin was awarded the Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actor/Actress for his role in "Igby Goes Down." The same year, he was nominated for the Golden Globe award in the category Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy.
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The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (2024)
Starring as Dr. Plowp
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Apocalypse Got You Down? (Feb 23, 2024)
- Episode 1x07: Just One More Adjustment (Feb 23, 2024)
- Episode 1x06: That’s Science, Baby! (Feb 23, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: Beef Sturgeon Sleech (Feb 23, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: The Curse of Orlosh (Feb 23, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: Tomorrow’s Death is Yesterday’s Problem (Feb 23, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: The Land of Sex and Death (Feb 23, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Sometimes Heads Break (Feb 23, 2024)
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023)
Starring as Wallace Wells
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: The World Vs Scott Pilgrim (Nov 17, 2023)
- Episode 1x07: 2 Scott 2 Pilgrim (Nov 17, 2023)
- Episode 1x06: WHODIDIT (Nov 17, 2023)
- Episode 1x05: Lights. Camera. Sparks?! (Nov 17, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: Whatever (Nov 17, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: Ramona Rents a Video (Nov 17, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: A League of Their Own (Nov 17, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (Nov 17, 2023)
Agent Elvis (2023)
Guest starring as Gabriel Wolf
- Episode 1x10: Godspeed, Drunk Monkey (Mar 17, 2023)
The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022)
Guest starring as O.D.
- Episode 1x03: I'm Your Pusher (Mar 4, 2022)
Teenage Euthanasia (2021)
Guest starring as Additional Voices
- Episode 2x09: A Waist-Down Ghost Town Shut Down (Sep 20, 2023)
Solar Opposites (2020)
Guest starring as Glen
- Episode 4x09: Down and Out on Planet X-Non (Aug 14, 2023)
Succession (2018)
Starring as Roman Roy
(39 episodes)
- Episode 4x10: With Open Eyes (May 28, 2023)
- Episode 4x09: Church and State (May 21, 2023)
- Episode 4x08: America Decides (May 14, 2023)
- Episode 4x07: Tailgate Party (May 7, 2023)
- Episode 4x06: Living+ (Apr 30, 2023)
- Episode 4x05: Kill List (Apr 23, 2023)
- Episode 4x04: Honeymoon States (Apr 16, 2023)
- Episode 4x03: Connor's Wedding (Apr 9, 2023)
- Episode 4x02: Rehearsal (Apr 2, 2023)
- Episode 4x01: The Munsters (Mar 26, 2023)
- Episode 3x09: All the Bells Say (Dec 12, 2021)
- Episode 3x08: Chiantishire (Dec 5, 2021)
- Episode 3x07: Too Much Birthday (Nov 28, 2021)
- Episode 3x06: What It Takes (Nov 21, 2021)
- Episode 3x05: Retired Janitors of Idaho (Nov 14, 2021)
- Episode 3x04: Lion in the Meadow (Nov 7, 2021)
- Episode 3x03: The Disruption (Oct 31, 2021)
- Episode 3x02: Mass in Time of War (Oct 24, 2021)
- Episode 3x01: Secession (Oct 17, 2021)
- Episode 2x10: This Is Not For Tears (Oct 13, 2019)
- Episode 2x09: DC (Oct 6, 2019)
- Episode 2x08: Dundee (Sep 29, 2019)
- Episode 2x07: Return (Sep 22, 2019)
- Episode 2x06: Argestes (Sep 15, 2019)
- Episode 2x05: Tern Haven (Sep 8, 2019)
- Episode 2x04: Safe Room (Sep 1, 2019)
- Episode 2x03: Hunting (Aug 25, 2019)
- Episode 2x02: Vaulter (Aug 18, 2019)
- Episode 2x01: The Summer Palace (Aug 11, 2019)
- Episode 1x10: Nobody Is Ever Missing (Aug 5, 2018)
- Episode 1x09: Pre-Nuptial (Jul 29, 2018)
- Episode 1x08: Prague (Jul 22, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: Austerlitz (Jul 15, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Which Side Are You On? (Jul 8, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: I Went to Market (Jul 1, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Sad Sack Wasp Trap (Jun 24, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Lifeboats (Jun 17, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Sh*t Show at the F**k Factory (Jun 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Celebration (Jun 3, 2018)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Kieran Culkin
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2024-10-30: Kieran Culkin, Ta-Nehisi Coates (Oct 30, 2024)
- Episode 2022-08-10: Kieran Culkin, Run the Jewels, Joe Walsh (Aug 10, 2022)
- Episode 2021-10-08: Brian Cox; Sarah Snook; Kieran Culkin; Alan Ruck; Nicholas Braun; Matthew Macfadyen; J. Smith-Cameron (Oct 8, 2021)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Kieran Culkin
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2020-08-27: Kieran Culkin, Maren Morris (Aug 27, 2020)
- Episode 2019-10-09: Adam DeVine, Kieran Culkin, Adam Lambert (Oct 9, 2019)
Hot Ones (2015)
Guest starring as Kieran Culkin
- Episode 20x11: Kieran Culkin Fires Sean While Eating Spicy Wings (Apr 6, 2023)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
Guest starring as Kieran Culkin
(2 episodes)
- Episode 21x10: Colman Domingo & Kieran Culkin (Dec 18, 2024)
- Episode 18x02: Pedro Pascal and Steven Yeun; Melanie Lynskey and Natasha Lyonne; Kieran Culkin and Claire Danes (Jun 15, 2023)
Long Live the Royals (2014)
Starring as Peter
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: • Episode 4 • The Feast (Dec 3, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: • Episode 3 • Snore Much (Dec 2, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: • Episode 2 • Punk Show (Dec 1, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: • Episode 1 • Yule Scare (Nov 30, 2015)
Fargo (2014)
Guest starring as Rye Gerhardt
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x02: Before the Law (Oct 19, 2015)
- Episode 2x01: Waiting for Dutch (Oct 12, 2015)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Kieran Culkin
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2019-09-26: Woody Harrelson, Kieran Culkin, Bobby Flay (Sep 26, 2019)
- Episode 2014-09-04: Heidi Klum, Kieran Culkin, Leslie Jones (Sep 4, 2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Kieran Culkin
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2025-02-06: Kieran Culkin, Kenan Thompson, Marcello Hernández, Sharon Van Etten, The Attachment Theory (Feb 6, 2025)
- Episode 2023-03-24: Kieran Culkin, Method Man, Jimin (Mar 24, 2023)
- Episode 2021-11-05: Kieran Culkin, D.J. 'Shangela' Pierce, Camilo with Evaluna (Nov 5, 2021)
- Episode 2019-08-14: Ice Cube, Kieran Culkin, Alessia Cara, Juanes (Aug 14, 2019)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Guest starring as Kieran Culkin
- Episode 32x11: Daniel Craig, Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Nicola Coughlan, FLO (Dec 13, 2024)
Go Fish (2001)
Starring as Andy 'Fish' Troutner
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Go Rebel ()
- Episode 1x04: Go Wrestling (Jul 3, 2001)
- Episode 1x03: Go Student Council (Jun 26, 2001)
- Episode 1x02: Go PDA (Jun 19, 2001)
- Episode 1x01: Go Four-Point Plan (Jun 19, 2001)
CBS News Sunday Morning (1979)
Guest starring as Kieran Culkin
- Episode 2024-11-03: Taylor Sheridan, Kieran Culkin (Nov 3, 2024)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as Kieran Culkin
(3 episodes)
- Episode 48x08: Steve Martin & Martin Short / Brandi Carlile (Dec 10, 2022)
- Episode 47x05: Kieran Culkin / Ed Sheeran (Nov 6, 2021)
- Episode 17x07: Macaulay Culkin / Tin Machine (Nov 23, 1991)
The Emmy Awards (1949)
Guest starring as Kieran Culkin
- Episode 2020-09-20: The 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 (Sep 20, 2020)