Rory Culkin

• Name — Rory Culkin • Birth Name — Rory Hugh Culkin • Born — 21 July 1989 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1993–present • Partner — Katelin Arizmendi (2023–present) • Children — 1 • Relatives — Macaulay Culkin (brother) Kieran Culkin (brother) Bonnie Bedelia (aunt) • Father — Kit Culkin

Culkin was born on July 21, 1989, in New York City. His father is Christopher "Kit" Culkin, a former Broadway stage actor. His mother is Patricia Brentrup, a native of North Dakota who met Kit in 1974 while working as a road traffic controller in Sundance, Wyoming. Rory is the youngest of their seven children. Culkin's siblings include Shane (b. born 1976), Dakota (1979–2008), Macaulay (b. born 1980), Kieran (b. born 1982), Quinn (b. born 1984), and Christian (b. born 1987). He also had a paternal half-sister, Jennifer (1970–2000). Culkin's paternal aunt is actress Bonnie Bedelia. He has German, Irish, and Norwegian ancestry.

Culkin began acting by playing alongside his elder brothers, among them Macaulay and Kieran, often as the younger versions of their characters. He first appeared in a photograph as a baby in The Good Son (1993), then as Young Richie in Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994) (Richie being played by his brother Macaulay) and in 2002, played 10-year-old Igby in Igby Goes Down (17-year-old Igby was played by his older brother Kieran). Culkin's breakthrough role was in You Can Count on Me (2000), opposite Laura Linney, a role for which he received much praise and a Young Artist Award. Since then, Culkin has appeared in numerous films, including Signs (2002), in which he starred alongside Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix and Electrick Children, in which he starred alongside Julia Garner. As a teenager, Rory started moving into more independent films. He took a leading role in Mean Creek (2004), a film about a group of teenagers that plan revenge on a bully. The entire youth cast won an Independent Spirit Award for this film. He appeared in other independent films, such as The Chumscrubber (2005), Down in the Valley (2005), and Hick (2011). Since his Young Artist Award win for You Can Count on Me, Culkin has received three more nominations. He had a guest role in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Manic", and in the episode "Azoth the Avenger Is a Friend of Mine" of The Twilight Zone alongside Patrick Warburton. In May 2010, Culkin was cast for the slasher film Scream 4, which was released on April 15, 2011. Culkin was cast as Euronymous in the biographical film Lords of Chaos (2018) which tells the story about the events of the Norwegian black metal scene and the band Mayhem. In 2014, Culkin starred as the titular character in Gabriel. Culkin was commended by critics, and was subsequently nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor. In 2016, he appeared in the horror movies Welcome to Willits and Jack Goes Home. • Illustration — Culkin with Lorraine Farris and Nira Burstein at the 2025 Woodstock Film Festival In 2023, Culkin guest-appeared in Amazon Prime Video series Swarm. In June of 2026, it was announced Culkin would star opposite Lauren LaVera in Red Wedding, a new horror-thriller film.

Culkin met cinematographer Sarah Scrivener in 2010 during the production of Scre4m, and worked together on several projects. They got engaged in December 2017, and were married on April 7, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Their wedding was officiated by Paul Heyman on the eve of WrestleMania 34. Culkin and Scrivener eventually separated. Culkin entered a relationship with cinematographer Katelin Arizmendi in 2023. They welcomed their first child, a daughter, on May 23, 2026.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2001 — Off Season — Jackson Mayhew — Television film • 2001–2002 — The Job — Davey McNeil — 2 episodes • 2002 — The Twilight Zone — Craig Hansen — Episode: "Azoth the Avenger Is a Friend of Mine" • 2003 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Joe Blaine — Episode: "Manic" • 2017–2018 — Sneaky Pete — Gavin — 2 episodes • 2018 — Waco — David Thibodeau — 6 episodes • Castle Rock — Willie — 4 episodes • 2019 — City on a Hill — Clay Roach — 5 episodes • 2020 — The Expecting — Tyler — 9 episodes • 50 States of Fright — Older Aiden — 2 episodes • 2021 — Halston — Joel Schumacher — Episode: "Becoming Halston" • 2022 — Under the Banner of Heaven — Samuel Lafferty — 7 episodes • 2023 — Swarm — Marcus — Episode: "Stung" • Black Mirror — Kappa — Episode: "Beyond the Sea" • 2026 — Nocturne — Karl — Upcoming series