Since leaving the beautiful shores of Hawaii, Daniel Dae Kim has kept busy in front of and behind the camera. During his transition between Hawaii Five-0 and The Good Doctor, Kim told reporters that though he loves acting, he was "really content being behind the scenes" of the drama — which Kim helped adapt from a Korean series, and which has aired for three seasons and earned season 4 renewal.
"It's been fascinating to me to watch their work as a producer," he said back in 2017 (via Entertainment Weekly). "At some point, I'd love to play with them. They inspired me, and it would be a nice opportunity."
He eventually did get into the Good Doctor acting sandbox, guest-starring on several episodes as Dr. Jackson Han, the Chief of Surgery at the San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital.
Since stepping out of Chin's shoes, Kim has also appeared in movies and done voiceover work. Fans of Netflix's inclusive and kid-friendly She-Ra reboot, specifically those who have watched She-Ra and the Princesses of Power season 3, will recognize Kim's voice as King Micah — the former king of Bright Moon who was captured in battle by the Horde and rescued from an island by She-Ra's Adora and her friend Bow.
On the big screen, the former Hawaii Five-0 actor most recently starred in the Netflix romantic comedy Always Be My Maybe as the handsome and self-centric Brandon Choi, the fiancé of Ali Wong's celebrity chef Sasha Tran. That same year, Kim swapped a suit for a uniform when he was cast in the 2019 Hellboy reboot as Major Ben Daimio, a highly trained former military officer who contained a powerful jaguar spirit within him.
Daniel Dae Kim's departure from the CBS show left a cloud over the island that remains even as the Hawaii Five-0 ending nears, but he's had plenty of brighter creative days since.
