Biography
Tony Kim is an actor, known for Sleepless (2017), The Second Coming of Christ (2017) and Answered Prayers (2015). Tony resides in Los Angeles, CA.
Born in Key West, FL to a father who was a submariner in the US Navy, and an immigrant mother from S. Korea who was a stay at home parent. Being taught that education was the most important thing in life, Tony excelled in academics at public school, continuing this trend well into adulthood despite challenges along the way. After living in Hawaii for 4 years, his family relocated to San Diego when he was 5 years old, where he spent his life until he was 19.
Graduated from West Hills High School. Upon graduation he attended San Diego State University under the Computer Science program, however he dropped out during the 2nd semester. Knowing that he had to attain a higher education, at the age of 19, he enlisted in the US Navy under a program that included an education rated among the top in the nation in academics and intensity of both private and public universities.
Afterwards, he started a career as an Industrial Technical Engineer and Production Management. With almost no art experience of any kind, he took the stage as a Stand up comedian 2011 in Kansas City. He's never looked back...well occasionally a glance over the shoulder. Shortly afterwards, he moved back to San Diego to pursue his new calling. He booked his first paid performances: a play, and a Stand-up show before setting foot in San Diego. The play was ironically for the Marine Corps Recruitment Depot staff. Quickly he became well known in the local comedy circuit, having radio appearances, becoming a paid regular at Madhouse Comedy Club, running the New York Comedy Club in San Diego as the Club Manager and paid regular, with national touring veteran comedians who took him under their wings.
Two years later he moved to LA, started performing in stand up shows, improv groups, taking classes in improv and acting at various studios, trading his knowledge in engineering for classes, and working harder and happier than he's ever had. Now having completed dozens of Film, TV, Theatre, and Commercial projects.
He was cast in the feature film Natural Vice (2017) as the villain of the story, Kai-Shen, which premiered at Warner Brothers. He was cast in the stage adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time (Mar/Apr 2017) as the Man with the Red Eyes/Father, at the Sierra Madre Playhouse performing privately for schools, and publicly for general audiences. He is represented commercially by Prestigious Models, and theatrically by 90210 Talent.
