Daniel Dae Kim executive produces and stars in the new Prime Video series 'Butterfly'. He speaks to PEOPLE in this week's issue about his life, career and what he still would like to accomplish.

After three decades in Hollywood, Daniel Dae Kim has done spy thrillers, sci-fi epics and medical dramas. But there’s one role that’s eluded the Korean American actor: romantic leading man. “I’m still waiting to play a romantic lead after all these years,

"Anytime there's a role that focuses, to me, on the American experience of being Asian — that's something that no matter [if] you're Korean, Chinese, Indian, Malaysian, that's something we all share in common as Asian Americans,

The Colts third-year safety saw his first two seasons get cut short due to a torn ACL in 2023 and a torn Achilles in 2024, both coming in the spring. That changed in 2025 as Scott returned fully healthy for his first training camp and preseason action.