Daniel Dae Kim is still waiting for his rom-com moment

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.

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“I'm still waiting to play a romantic lead after all these years,” Kim says with a laugh. His latest project, “Butterfly,” which features a star-studded cast including top Korean actors Kim Tae-hee and Park Hae-soo (“Squid Game”), follows a former US intelligence operative in South Korea whose past catches up with him. It premiered on Amazon Prime in the US and elsewhere earlier this month, but makes its Korean debut last Friday. In a recent interview with The Associated Press in Seoul, South Korea, Kim revealed one of his biggest regrets, reflected on cultural lessons from the Korea-US co-production, and opened up about what it’s really like being the bridge between two cultures while pursuing his mission to tell stories “that haven't been told yet.”

You served as both star and executive producer on “Butterfly.” How do those roles differ for you?