Actor

Joseph Lim Kim

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.

Notable work

7.9
Modern Family (2009)
as Reporter
8.2
9-1-1 (2018)
as Ivan
7.7
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
as Ben Nakano

Often works with

Bryan Safi
2 titles together
9-1-1, Young & Hungry

Full filmography · 10

9-1-1
as Ivan
20188.2
Young & Hungry
as George
20146.7
Mickey Mouse
as Boar Piglet / Ant 1 & 2 / Couples (voice)
20137.7
Hawaii Five-0
as Ben Nakano
20107.7
Unusual Suspects
as Detective Joe Banks
2010
Modern Family
as Reporter
20097.9
Life
as Uniform Cop
20077.6
Brothers and Sisters
as Phil
20067.1