Daniel Dae Kim on Asian representation in film

Photo: Mat Hayward—The Latinx House

Daniel Dae Kim will always be a leading man in our book. It’s fuggin’ absurd that it’s taken THREE DECADES for him to land a leading role. Daniel recently starred as the lead in Natgeo’s “The Hot Zone: Anthrax,” which can be streamed on Hulu.

In a podcast interview with “The Envelope,” Daniel said, “One of the things that has been very difficult for Asian American men in particular is to be a Type-A alpha male, because the stereotypes in our society are that we’re asexual, we’re beta males. If you look at my career also, you’ve seen plenty of roles where I support the lead characters, but very rarely have you seen me actually be the man who initiates the action, our protagonist literally. So that has everything to do with our perception in society and how that trickles into the roles that we're eligible to be cast in.”

Petition for studios and casting directors to consider Daniel and other talented Asian men for leading roles!

You can listen to Daniel’s interview with the LA Times “The Envelope” here.