Joseph Lim Kim
Known For: Acting
Biography
Joseph was born on the border of Kentucky and West "by God" Virginia, where the Hatfields & McCoys feuded for generations over a razorback pig. He is the son of an immigrant from Seoul, Korea and an Irish Catholic nun / former beauty queen (Miss Welch) from the coal mining hollers of West Virginia. His father, Kim Hak-Lim, was a South Korean POW and left for dead after being marched to exhaustion by North Korean troops. His grandmother, who had secretly followed behind, found him in a cave and nursed him back to health. He had survived by eating crickets and insects. His father eventually became a surgeon and was one of the first wave of Korean doctors to immigrate to the US. During his post-residency he married Shirley Jean Daugherty after she left the convent.
Filmography
2025
- Death Name as Gabriel Park
2019
- Most Likely to Murder as Mr. Lavalier
2018
- 9-1-1 as Ivan
2014
- Young & Hungry as George
2013
- Mickey Mouse as Boar Piglet / Ant 1 & 2 / Couples (voice)
2010
- Hawaii Five-0 as Ben Nakano
- Unusual Suspects as Detective Joe Banks
2009
- Modern Family as Reporter
2007
- Life as Uniform Cop
2006
- Brothers and Sisters as Phil