Who Is Kieran Culkin's Wife? All About Jazz Charton

Mar. 15, 2025

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Kieran Culkinhas been acting since childhood, along with his older brotherMacaulay Culkin, but his wifeJazz Chartonwasn’t in the public eye until she began a relationship with theSuccessionstar.

Charton originally hails from the U.K., and moved to New York City from London inSeptember 2010. She met her husband in 2012 at a bar, and they have kept a relatively low profile together ever since.

The couple tied the knot privately in 2013 while on a road trip in Iowa. On Sept. 13, 2019, they welcomed their first child, daughterKinsey Sioux. Their sonWilder Wolfwas born on Aug. 17, 2021.

Culkin gave Charton a shout-out when he won his first-ever Oscar for his role inA Real Painat the97th Academy Awardsin March 2025. He thanked her for “giving me my favorite peoplein the world” before revealing that she’d promised they could have two more children if he won.

“You remember that, honey, you do? Okay, then I just have this to say to you," he said. “Jazz, love of my life … No pressure. I love you. I’m really sorry I did this again, and let’s get cracking on those kids. What do you say?”

So, who is Kieran Culkin’s wife? Here’s everything to know about Jazz Charton and her relationship with theaward-winning actor.

She was born in London

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Coco shares photos of herself and her art on social media, in addition to supportive posts about her daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren. The proud mom even partially credits herself for helping get Charton and Culkin together. As she wrote in one Instagramcaption, she previously convinced her daughter to stay in N.Y.C., which eventually led her to meeting Culkin.

In May 2023, she posted photos from atrip to her home city on Instagram, including photos with family and friends and a snap of sweets that honored King Charles and his coronation. “Oh London, you tempting beast. How dare you make me consider a move back,” she wrote in the caption.

She and Culkin met at a bar

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The future couple met at an N.Y.C. bar in 2012. Culkin toldThe Hollywood Reporterthat Charton was working in the music department of an ad agency at the time.

“I said, ‘I’m Kieran. You have an English accent. What’s your name?’ " he recounted. “She said, ‘Jazz.’ I said, ‘J-A-Z-Z, like the music?’ And she said, ‘Yeah.’ And I said, ‘Well, that’s f—— stupid.’ "

Culkin waited until the other man left to go to the bathroom and went in to take his seat. “I asked if he was her boyfriend and when she said no, I asked if I could be her boyfriend. We’ve been together ever since,” Culkin said.

In December 2024, Culkin toldThe New York Timesthat though he doesn’t consider himself ambitious when it comes to his work, he does “aim high when it comes to other things,” including his relationship with Charton.

“I took a shot at the most beautiful and charismatic person I’ve ever known and she said yes to a date with me,” he said. “Now I’m married to her, so I aimed pretty high there and I ended up with my best friend and a great person. I have two beautiful kids and I want to be the best dad ever, so I work really hard at that.”

They got married on a road trip

Charton and Culkin tied the knot on June 22, 2013, in Iowa.

In 2020, she sharedanother photofrom their wedding day and wrote, “7 years ago we went on what was supposed to be a 6 week road trip but ended up taking 3 1/2 months. 7 years ago we fell in love with Iowa. 7 years ago we met a girl named Kinsey who helped us get our marriage license and 7 years ago today we said I do in the rain with 3 strangers.”

She’s supportive of Culkin’s career

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Culkin might not be on social media, but that doesn’t stop Charton from sharing words of support for her husband.

The day afterCulkin hostedSaturday Night Livein November 2021, Charton dedicatedan Instagram postto him, writing, “Proud would be an understatement. So lucky to see this impressive man achieve his dreams - even while our kids deprive me of sleep and just general quality of life.”

She jokingly added, “Going to the after party was a mistake.”

In March 2023, Charton accompanied Culkin to the season 4 premiere ofSuccessionin New York City. She dazzled in a flowy green dress, while her husband looked handsome in a custom ZEGNA suit.

“I still have no idea what to do in front of a camera and probably never will but Kieran is seeeeerving,” Charton captioned a photo from the red carpet onInstagram.

“Oh thanks, this is incredible. I’m feeling a little - my wife and I did a shot of tequila withMario Lopez, definitely feeling that,” he said in his speech. “Whole speech is gone - terrific Kieran, you’re doing fine. I love the Golden Globes.”

Their daughter was conceived after the Golden Globes

On more than one occasion, Charton has left little to the imagination regarding how theirdaughter Kinsey, who wasborn on Sept. 13, 2019, came to be.

In May 2019, Chartonannounced her pregnancyon Instagram adding “#theglobeswerefun” at the end of her caption, referencing the 2019 Golden Globe Awards where Culkin was nominated for best supporting actor for his role as Roman Roy onSuccession.

AfterCulkin was nominatedthe following year and lost again, Charton shareda playful postpoking fun at her husband. “My 3 time Golden Globe loser. I got pregnant the last time he lost so I’m out of consolation prize ideas…” she captioned a shot of Culkin holding an imaginary trophy.

As for her daughter’s name, Charton shared inan Instagram postcommemorating the couple’s seventh wedding anniversary that “a girl named Kinsey” had helped the couple get their marriage license.

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Their son didn’t have a name for weeks after he was born

Charton and Culkinwelcomed their second child, son Wilder Wolf, on Aug. 17, 2021, just a few months afterannouncing the pregnancy. But he didn’t have a name for several weeks following his birth.

Duringan appearanceonThe Ellen DeGeneres Showlater that year, the HBO star explained why it took the pair so long to settle on a name for their son.

“My wife wanted Wolf. She was fighting hard for Wolf,” Culkin shared. “We found [the name] in the hospital the day that he was born and we thought ‘That’s great.’ But instead of pulling the trigger on it, [we thought], ‘Let’s torture ourselves for about seven weeks,’ disagreeing with names before we come around to the name that we picked. ‘Cause, we didn’t know if we were having a boy or a girl.”

He explained that they waited until right before Charton gave birth to brainstorm names. “So, she’s in bed and we have a dry erase board so we can go over every name we thought of. And we were like ‘Let’s focus on girl names because we really like these,’ " he recalled. “We narrowed it down to two girl names that we really liked, and we agreed it was going to be one of those two names if it’s a girl and if it’s a boy we’re screwed.”

“And we had a boy and spent seven weeks arguing about names,” Culkin added with a laugh.

They didn’t always want kids

Culkin has hinted that kids weren’t always in the cards for the couple. In 2018, Culkin toldiNewsthat the couple were apprehensive about having kids: “It just seems like a lot to take on. I suppose if she gets pregnant, that would be fine but it’s really not on our horizon.”

Still, Culkin seems glad that they did end up having kids. When discussing a recent project withTaika WaititiforInterview, the actor said, “I don’t like being away from themfor more than two days at a time.”

source: people.com