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Rory Culkin

  • Actor
  • Producer
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Rory Culkin
A young woman's obsession with a pop star takes a dark turn.
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Rory Culkin was born in New York City, New York. He is the youngest son of Kit Culkin, a former stage and child actor, and Patricia Brentrup. He is the brother of Shane Culkin, Dakota Culkin, Macaulay Culkin, Kieran Culkin, Quinn Culkin, and Christian Culkin. His mother, who is from North Dakota, is of German and Norwegian descent. His father, from Manhattan, has Irish, German, English, Swiss-German, and French ancestry.

He grew up in New York along with his mother (his parents split up in 1995) and the rest of his siblings. He started his career by playing younger versions of his brothers in their films, such as Richie Rich and Igby Goes Down. He landed his first real role in 2000 in the Kenneth Lonergan film You Can Count on Me. Rory Culkin is best known for his work in the 2002 M. Knight Shyamalan film Signs but has also appeared in a number of independent films like Mean Creek, The Chumscrubber, Down in the Valley, The Night Listener, and Lymelife. He has also appeared in some television shows such as The Twilight Zone and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
BornJuly 21, 1989
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BornJuly 21, 1989
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Known for

    Signs (2002)
    Signs
    6.8
    • Morgan Hess
    • 2002
    Rory Culkin, Ryan Kelley, Trevor Morgan, Josh Peck, Carly Schroeder, and Scott Mechlowicz in Mean Creek (2004)
    Mean Creek
    7.1
    • Sam
    • 2004
    Laura Linney in You Can Count on Me (2000)
    You Can Count on Me
    7.5
    • Rudy
    • 2000
    Rory Culkin in Lords of Chaos (2018)
    Lords of Chaos
    6.6
    • Euronymous
    • 2018

    Credits

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    • A Worthy Man
      • Roy Carter
      • Pre-production
    • Skinemax
      • Post-production
    • Dead Guy
      • Post-production



    • David Keith, Rory Culkin, Jackie Earle Haley, Emile Hirsch, and India Eisley in Dead Money (2024)
      Dead Money
      5.8
      • Uncle Lonnie AKA Revolver
      • 2024
    • Rory Culkin and Jane Purnell in Speed Queen 51 (2024)
      Speed Queen 51
      Short
      • Cory
      • 2024
    • Luke Evans in 5lbs of Pressure (2024)
      5lbs of Pressure
      5.2
      • Mike
      • 2024
    • The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (2024)
      The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
      6.4
      TV Series
      • (voice)
      • 2024
    • Black Mirror (2011)
      Black Mirror
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Kappa
      • 2023
    • Dominique Fishback in Swarm (2023)
      Swarm
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Marcus
      • 2023
    • Under the Banner of Heaven (2022)
      Under the Banner of Heaven
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Samuel Lafferty
      • 2022
    • Outliers (2022)
      Outliers
      8.4
      Podcast Series
      • Boy
      • 2022
    • Stefanie Scott in The Last Thing Mary Saw (2021)
      The Last Thing Mary Saw
      5.1
      • The Intruder
      • 2021
    • Ewan McGregor and Gian Franco Rodriguez in Halston (2021)
      Halston
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Joel Schumacher
      • 2021
    • The Expecting (2020)
      The Expecting
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Tyler
      • 2020
    • Assol Abdullina, Lindsay Burdge, Kate Lyn Sheil, and Jade Eshete in Materna (2020)
      Materna
      4.8
      • Gabe
      • 2020
    • 50 States of Fright (2020)
      50 States of Fright
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Older Aiden
      • Storyteller
      • 2020
    • Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge in City on a Hill (2019)
      City on a Hill
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Clay Roach
      • 2019
    • Castle Rock (2018)
      Castle Rock
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Willie
      • 2018

    Producer



    • Rory Culkin in Lords of Chaos (2018)
      Lords of Chaos
      6.6
      • co-producer
      • 2018
    • Dolph Lundgren, Thomas Dekker, Bill Sage, Anastasia Baranova, Garrett Clayton, Shad Gaspard, Sabina Gadecki, Chris Zylka, Keelin Woodell, and Karrueche Tran in Welcome to Willits (2016)
      Welcome to Willits
      4.1
      • co-producer
      • 2016

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    • Height
      • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
    • Born
      • July 21, 1989
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Sarah ScrivenerApril 8, 2018 - present
    • Parents
        Patricia Brentrup
    • Relatives
        Shane Culkin(Sibling)
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    • Trivia
      Brother of Shane Culkin (b. 1976), Dakota Culkin (1979-2008), Macaulay Culkin (b. 1980), Kieran Culkin (b. 1982), Quinn Culkin (b. 1984) and Christian Culkin (b. 1987).
    • Salary
      • Signs
        (2002)
        $100,000

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