Daniel K. Isaac

Isaac's parents are immigrants from Korea. His mother raised him in California as a single parent and he grew up bilingual. Isaac is an only child.[3] He received his bachelor's degree in theater from the University of California, San Diego.[4]

In 2015, Isaac created the hashtag #AccordingToMyMother to share comedic conversations he had with his mother.[3] He then started a Kickstarter to finance a fictional short film about their relationship. Isaac produced what became a television pilot, According to My Mother, with Cathy Yan, and Devin Landin, and also starred in the production.[5] It premiered at the New York Television Festival in October 2016 and won Best Drama. Isaac won Best Actor in a Drama for his performance.[5]

Isaac has appeared in the role of Ben Kim on Billions since its premiere in 2016.[1] The role was initially written to last two to three episodes but the writers wrote in the character on every episode of the first two seasons. He also stars as a bike courier with a foot fetish on the BDSM-focused web series Mercy Mistress produced by Margaret Cho.[6]

He portrayed William Inge in an off-Broadway production of Philip Dawkins' The Gentleman Caller in May 2018.[7]

Isaac appeared in a recurring role as Jeremy Delongpre on the first season the 2019 Comedy Central series The Other Two.[8]

Isaac is gay.[3] He voluntarily went through gay conversion therapy from ages 13 to 16.[9][2] His mother, a devout Christian, disowned him for being gay when he was a freshman in college. Isaac later embraced his sexuality.[9]

• Official website
• Daniel K. Isaac on IMDb