Born in New York City, Rory Culkin is the youngest son of former stage and child actor, Kit Culkin and Patricia Brentrup, with his ancestry spanning Irish, German, English, Swiss-German, French and Norwegian roots.
He grew up in New York, post his parents’ split in 1995, alongside his siblings including notable actors Macaulay and Kieran Culkin.
Rory kick-started his acting journey by playing younger versions of his brothers in films like Richie Rich and Igby Goes Down.
His first prominent role arrived with Kenneth Lonergan’s film, You Can Count on Me, in 2000.
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Best known for his performance in the 2002 M. Night Shyamalan film, Signs, Rory has made his mark in several independent films, including Mean Creek, The Chumscrubber, Down in the Valley, The Night Listener and Lymelife, as well as TV shows like The Twilight Zone and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
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Best Rory Culkin Quotes
When I was little, acting opportunities were always proposed to me as ‘a favor.’ ~ Rory Culkin.
I’m not a solid enough actor to have techniques. ~ Rory Culkin.
Just live life. That’s the best way to learn how to act. Just live. ~ Rory Culkin.
I think we all miss our childhood. ~ Rory Culkin.
I only work once or twice a year for about a month, so I have a lot of free time. But I’m good at being alone, which helps. ~ Rory Culkin.
I did this movie called ‘Lymelife’ when I was 18, and you know, it was the first time I was working as an adult, a legal adult, and that was a huge growing experience for me. ~ Rory Culkin.
I was the ghost-faced killer for Halloween in the third or fourth grade. ~ Rory Culkin.
Top Rory Culkin Quotes
When I was younger, I actually had a ghost face mask, and I stood in my sister’s room in the corner for, like, half an hour until she saw in the reflection, me behind her, and she freaked out and started slapping me. ~ Rory Culkin.
I grew up on a set and saw my family doing it and thought, ‘I can do that too.’ ~ Rory Culkin.
If I’m reading a script, and I’m not buying it, I need to be able to relate to the character on some level, and they need to have more than one dimension. I need to have an idea of what this guy’s thinking about when he’s taking a shower not on camera. And if I can’t picture him taking a shower and getting dressed, then he’s not a real person. ~ Rory Culkin.
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