Macaulay Culkin
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1980-08-26 (age 45)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Macaulay Carson Culkin · Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin
Biography
Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin (born Macaulay Carson Culkin; August 26, 1980) is an American actor who rose to fame in John Hughes’s 1990 box office hit Home Alone and quickly became one of the most famous child actors of the 1990s.
He next appeared in Only the Lonely and costarred in the highly acclaimed My Girl, both released in 1991. Culkin returned to his star-making role as Kevin in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), which also performed well at the box office. Culkin’s next role, a dramatic turn from his previous work, was in the dark and disturbing The Good Son (1993), in which he played a deeply troubled child.
Culkin continued to work steadily, appearing in one more film that year and in three films the next year—The Nutcracker (1993), Getting Even with Dad (1994), The Pagemaster (1994), and, in the title role, Richie Rich (1994)—before taking a step back from acting in his early 20s to act occasionally and to pursue other creative opportunities.
Meanwhile, Culkin had returned to acting in the early 2000s. He starred in the play Madame Melville, which opened in London in 2000 and moved to New York City (Off-Broadway) the next year. His first movie as an adult was Party Monster (2003), in which he played the murderous party promoter Michael Alig. It was closely followed by his role in Saved! (2004), a comedy in which he played a high-school student whose sister is a Christian zealot. Later films included Sex and Breakfast (2007), The Wrong Ferrari (2011), Adam Green’s Aladdin (2016), and Changeland (2019). During this time he also worked in television, notably making appearances on Will & Grace, in 2003; Foster Hall, in 2004; Kings, in 2009; Dollface, in 2019; American Horror Story, in 2021; and The Righteous Gemstones, in 2022. Culkin lent his voice to Robot Chicken (2001– ) and appeared as himself in The Jim Gaffigan Show (2015–16).
Culkin pursued other creative interests as well. He wrote a novel, Junior (2005), which is the story of a young star who has a troubled relationship with his father; while ostensibly fiction, it appeared to have many similarities to Culkin’s own experiences with his father. Culkin also dabbled in music. He formed a band called the Pizza Underground that performed the songs of the Velvet Underground but with the lyrics humorously revised to incorporate a pizza theme. Pizza Underground went on a brief tour in 2014. In 2017 Culkin created the comedy website and accompanying podcast Bunny Ears, which was a satiric riff on wellness and lifestyle brands.
Known For
TV Shows (27)
American Horror Story
2011
as Mickey
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self (archive footage)
Frasier
1993
as Elliott (voice)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
The View
1997
as Self
Will & Grace
1998
as Jason 'J.T.' Towne
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
Robot Chicken
2005
as Vampire #2 / Bastian / Co-anchor / Little Boy / Bullied Kid / Macaulay Culkin (voice) / Wiseass / Luke Duke / Pikachu (voice) / Dean Devlin / Sponge / Prince Adam / Farmer / Kevin McCallister / Billy / Kid (voice)
The Equalizer
1985
as Paul Gephardt
Fallout
2024
as Lacerta Legate
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Righteous Gemstones
2019
as Harmon Freeman
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Running Point
2025
as Angry Fan
The Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
Dollface
2019
as Dan Hackett
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022
as Self - Contestant
The Angry Video Game Nerd
2004
as Self
Kings
2009
as Andrew Cross
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
2024
as (voice)
Leaving Neverland
2019
as Self (archive footage)
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
as Self
Wish Kid
1991
as Nick McClary (voice)
:DRYVRS
2015
as Kevin McCallister / Hero
Child Star Confidential
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Movies (44)
Zootopia 2
2025
as Cattrick Lynxley (voice)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
as Kevin
Michael Jackson: Faking It
2023
as Self (Archive Footage)
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994
as Richie Rich
Jacob's Ladder
1990
as Gabe (uncredited)
My Girl
1991
as Thomas J. Sennett
Uncle Buck
1989
as Miles Russell
Zoolander 2
2016
as Macaulay Culkin
The Good Son
1993
as Henry Evans
The Pagemaster
1994
as Richard Tyler
Entergalactic
2022
as Downtown Pat (voice)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
as Self - Actor, Uncle Buck
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
2022
as Mogg (voice)
Saved!
2004
as Roland
Changeland
2019
as Ian
Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour
1992
as Self - Boy in video
Only the Lonely
1991
as Billy Maldoon
Party Monster
2003
as Michael Alig
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Getting Even with Dad
1994
as Timmy Gleason
Sex and Breakfast
2007
as James
See You in the Morning
1989
as Billy Livingstone
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993
as Self (uncredited)
Home Alone
1990
as Kevin
Rocket Gibraltar
1988
as Cy Blue Black
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
2003
as Self
Leaving Neverland: ProSieben Spezial
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
2017
as Spectre / Tough One
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
2002
as Self
The Nutcracker
1993
as The Nutcracker Prince
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
as Self
An Open Secret
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
2014
as Various (voice) (archive sound)
The Midnight Hour
1985
as Halloween Kid (uncredited)
Michael Jackson's Boys
2005
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
1994
as Self
LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special
2021
as Pat Mahoney
Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes
1999
as Kevin
The Wrong Ferarri
2011
Our Popcorn Movie Dystopia - Some More News: The Movie
2020
as Macaulay Culkin/Alternate Cody
Adam Green's Aladdin
2016
as Ralph
Jerusalem Syndrome
2004
Michael Jackson: VIDEOGRAPHY
2010
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Foster Hall
2004
as Clark Hall
About Macaulay Culkin
Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin (born Macaulay Carson Culkin; August 26, 1980) is an American actor who rose to fame in John Hughes’s 1990 box office hit Home Alone and quickly became one of the most famous child actors of the 1990s. He next appeared in Only the Lonely and costarred in the highly acclaimed My Girl, both released in 1991. Culkin returned to his star-making role as Kevin in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), which also performed well at the box office. Culkin’s next role, a dramatic turn from his previous work, was in the da… With 71 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Macaulay Culkin has appeared in 44 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Macaulay Culkin Movies
- Zootopia 2 (2025) — as Cattrick Lynxley (voice)
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) — as Kevin
- Michael Jackson: Faking It (2023) — as Self (Archive Footage)
- Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994) — as Richie Rich
- Jacob's Ladder (1990) — as Gabe (uncredited)
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