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 offBroadway 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 comedydrama 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 griefstricken 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 20182023 for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series His voiceacting work includes roles in Solar Opposites 2022present and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off 2023 On stage Culkin starred in the West End and Broadway productions of Kenneth Lonergans This Is Our Youth He also portrayed Richard Roma in the Broadway revival of David Mamets Glengarry Glen Ross 2025 Description above from the Wikipedia article Kieran Culkin licensed under CCBYSA is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia