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Kieran Culkin realized he wanted to be an actor 'halfway through the first season' of Succession

Kieran Culkin, a former child actor, says he didn't realize he wanted to be an actor until 'halfway through the first season' of 'Succession.'

The 41-year-old, who made his on screen debut in Home Alone at 7, recently revealed that he didn’t truly unlock his passion for the job until many years later — when Succession came along. While chatting with Jesse Eisenberg at a Tribeca Film festival panel for their upcoming movie, A Real Pain, Culkin opened up about his relationship to the craft. Despite Culkin’s many credits in film and television his A Real Pain costar and director admitted that he wasn’t too familiar with his work when he cast him.

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