Cast & creator
Macaulay Culkin
Best known for American Horror Story, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live
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.
Also known as: Macaulay Carson Culkin, Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin
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film credits
37
television credits
82
1944–2025 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (85)
Showing 85 of 85 credits
American Horror Story
Mickey
2011
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Self (archive footage)
1975
The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Frasier
Elliott (voice)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Zootopia 2
Cattrick Lynxley (voice)
2025
Robot Chicken
2005Robot Chicken
Wiseass / Luke Duke / Pikachu (voice)
2005Robot Chicken
Prince Adam / Farmer
2005Robot Chicken
Little Boy / Bullied Kid / Macaulay Culkin (voice)
2005Robot Chicken
Dean Devlin / Sponge
2005Robot Chicken
Vampire #2 / Bastian / Co-anchor
2005Robot Chicken
Kevin McCallister / Billy / Kid (voice)
2005
Will & Grace
Jason 'J.T.' Towne
1998
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Fallout
Lacerta Legate
2024
The Equalizer
Paul Gephardt
1985
Last Meals
Self
2021
The Righteous Gemstones
Harmon Freeman
2019
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Eric Andre Show
Self
2012
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Kevin
1992
Running Point
Angry Fan
2025
The Angry Video Game Nerd
Self
2004
Dollface
Dan Hackett
2019
Celebrity Jeopardy!
Self - Contestant
2022
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
2019
Kings
Andrew Cross
2009
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
(voice)
2024
Jacob's Ladder
Gabe (uncredited)
1990
Zoolander 2
Macaulay Culkin
2016
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Richie Rich
1994
My Girl
Thomas J. Sennett
1991
Uncle Buck
Miles Russell
1989
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor, Uncle Buck
2025
Leaving Neverland
Self (archive footage)
2019
The Pagemaster
Richard Tyler
1994
Getting Even with Dad
Timmy
1994
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
The Good Son
Henry Evans
1993
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
Mogg (voice)
2022
The Last Showgirl
Thanks
2024Child Star Confidential
Self (archive footage)
2006
E! True Hollywood Story
Self
1996
Wish Kid
Nick McClary (voice)
1991
Entergalactic
Downtown Pat (voice)
2022
Only the Lonely
Billy Maldoon
1991
Party Monster
Michael Alig
2003
Saved!
Roland
2004
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Self (uncredited)
1993
Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour
Self - Boy in video
1992
The Midnight Hour
Halloween Kid (uncredited)
1985
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
Self
1994
Rocket Gibraltar
Cy Blue Black
1988
An SNL Thanksgiving
(archive footage)
2024
See You in the Morning
Billy Livingstone
1989
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
Self
2002Michael Jackson's Boys
Self (archive footage)
2005
Sex and Breakfast
James
2007
Jerusalem Syndrome
2004
Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes
Kevin
1999
Michael Jackson: Faking It
Self (Archive Footage)
2023
Changeland
Ian
2019
Wrestling Isn't Wrestling
Little 90s Kid 2
2015
An Open Secret
Self (archive footage)
2014
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Various (voice) (archive sound)
2014
Adam Green's Aladdin
Ralph
2016Adam Green's Aladdin
Associate Producer
2016
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker Prince
1993
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
Self
2003
Home Alone
Kevin
1990
Leaving Neverland: ProSieben Spezial
Self (archive footage)
2019
:DRYVRS
Kevin McCallister
2015:DRYVRS
Hero
2015
LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special
Pat Mahoney
2021
WWE WrestleMania VII
Self
1991
The Wrong Ferarri
2011The Wrong Ferarri
Set Designer
2011
Our Popcorn Movie Dystopia - Some More News: The Movie
Macaulay Culkin/Alternate Cody
2020Michael Jackson: VIDEOGRAPHY
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010Foster Hall
Clark Hall
2004