 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", then as Young Richie in "Ri¢hie Ri¢h" (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", opposite Laura Linney, a role for which he received much praise and a Young Artist Award.