Daniel Dae Kim Makes Directorial Debut On ‘Hawaii Five-0’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Daniel Dae Kim made an impressively smooth transition from a stalwart husband on “Lost” to dashing crime fighter on “Hawaii Five-0.”

The actor is not done with transformations. Kim has a big-screen role in “Insurgent,” the sequel to sci-fi drama “Divergent” coming in March, and took his first stab at TV directing with Friday’s episode of the CBS police series (9 p.m. EST).

Even more ambitious: He founded a year-old production company to put his stamp on film and TV projects, with two pilots under network consideration for the 2015-16 season.

Acting hasn’t lost its allure, said the handsome Kim, who’s made the cut on People magazine’s “Sexist Men” list. But expanding his role in the industry brings new opportunities that extend beyond deal-making.

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Lynn Elber is a national television columnist for The Associated Press. She can be reached at lelber(at)ap.org and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/lynnelber .

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