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 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 buddy comedy A Real Pain (2024). 

On television, Culkin found a career resurgence with 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 voice-acting work includes roles in Solar Opposites (2022–present) and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023). On stage, Culkin starred in the West End and Broadway productions of Kenneth Lonergan’s This Is Our Youth. He also portrayed Richard Roma in the Broadway revival of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross (2025).

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Known For

Home Alone Not in library

Home Alone

1990

The Simpsons Not in library

The Simpsons

1989

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Not in library

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Not in library

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

2010

Fargo Not in library

Fargo

2014

Movie 43 Not in library

Movie 43

2013

She's All That Not in library

She's All That

1999

Succession Not in library

Succession

2018

Father of the Bride Not in library

Father of the Bride

1991

A Real Pain Not in library

A Real Pain

2024

Acting

2027 Untitled Nancy Meyers Film
2026 Animal Farm as Squealer (voice) In Library
2026 The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping as Caesar Flickerman
2025 Actors on Actors: Broadway as Self (1 episode)
2025 #1 Happy Family USA as Dr. Riley (voice) (3 episodes)
2024 A Real Pain as Benji Kaplan
2024 The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy as Dr. Plowp (voice) (8 episodes)
2023 Agent Elvis as Gabriel Wolf (voice) (1 episode)
2023 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as Wallace Wells (voice) (8 episodes)
2023 Krapopolis as Wormius (voice) (1 episode)
2022 Gaming Wall St as Narrator (voice) (2 episodes)
2022 The Boys Presents: Diabolical as O.D. (voice) (1 episode)
2021 No Sudden Move as Charley Barnes
2020 Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) as Matty Banks
2020 Solar Opposites as Glen (voice) (3 episodes)
2020 Solar Opposites as Glen / Astronaut (voice) (1 episode)
2020 Solar Opposites as Dodge Charger (voice) (2 episodes)
2020 Solar Opposites as (voice) (2 episodes)
2018 Succession as Roman Roy (39 episodes)
2017 Infinity Baby as Ben
2017 Approaching a Breakthrough as Norman
2016 Wiener-Dog as Brandon McCarthy
2015 Quitters as Mr. Becker
2015 Hot Ones as Self (1 episode)
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self (3 episodes)
2015 Long Live the Royals as Peter (voice) (4 episodes)
2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self (1 episode)
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self (2 episodes)
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2014 Fargo as Rye Gerhardt (1 episode)
2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self (3 episodes)
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self (1 episode)
2013 Movie 43 as Neil (segment "Veronica")
2013 Gogglebox as Self (1 episode)
2011 Margaret as Paul
2010 The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' as Self
2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as Wallace Wells
2009 Paper Man as Christopher
2008 Lymelife as Jimmy Bartlett
2007 The Graham Norton Show as Self (2 episodes)
2005 Robot Chicken as Joe Jonas / Nostradamus' Intern (voice) (1 episode)
2003 Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies as Self (archive footage)
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self (1 episode)
2002 Igby Goes Down as Igby
2002 The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys as Tim Sullivan
2001 Go Fish as Andy 'Fish' Troutner (5 episodes)
1999 The Cider House Rules as Buster
1999 She's All That as Simon Boggs
1999 Music of the Heart as Lexi at 15
1999 Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes as Fuller
1999 The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as Barney O'Grady (2 episodes)
1998 The Mighty as Kevin "Freak" Dillon
1997 The Wonderful World of Disney
1996 Amanda as Biddle Farnsworth
1995 Father of the Bride Part II as Matty Banks
1994 It Runs in the Family as Ralph "Ralphie" Parker
1993 Nowhere to Run as Mike 'Mookie' Anderson
1993 Frasier as Jimmy (voice) (1 episode)
1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Fuller
1992 MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self / Presenter (1 episode)
1991 Father of the Bride as Matty Banks
1991 Only the Lonely as Patrick Muldoon Jr.
1990 Home Alone as Fuller
1989 The Simpsons as Hub (voice) (1 episode)
1975 Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited) (2 episodes)
1975 Saturday Night Live as Self - Host (1 episode)
1975 Saturday Night Live as Froggy (uncredited) (1 episode)
1953 The Oscars as Self (1 episode)
1953 The Oscars as Self - Presenter (1 episode)
1944 Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee (2 episodes)