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Hiro Kanagawa

Hiro Kanagawa

Acting1963Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Biography

Hironobu Kanagawa (金川 弘敦, Kanagawa Hironobu, October 13, 1963) is a Japanese-Canadian actor and playwright based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has appeared in numerous high-profile films and television series shot in the Vancouver area, including Smallville, Caprica, Godzilla, The Man in the High Castle, Altered Carbon, iZombie, Legends of Tomorrow, Heroes Reborn and Kim's Convenience and was a writer on Da Vinci's City Hall. As a voice-over artist, he was the original English-language voice of Gihren Zabi in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise and played Reed Richards in Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes.

Acting History

2025
Playdate
as Colonel Kurtz
Akashi
as Cab Driver
The Recruit
TVas Kenta Nakano• 2 eps
The Last of Us
TVas Carlisle• 1 eps
2024
Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama
as Tamio Wakayama / Narrator (voice)
Avatar the Last Airbender
TVas Fire Lord Sozin• 1 eps
Sight Unseen
TVas Roman Hayashi• 1 eps
Shōgun
TVas Igarashi Yoshimoto• 3 eps
2023
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
TVas Headmaster• 2 eps
The Night Agent
TVas FBI Director Willett• 3 eps
2022
Orphan: First Kill
as Detective Donnan
Upload
TVas Det. Sato• 4 eps
Star Trek: Discovery
TVas Dr. Hirai• 4 eps
Pachinko
TVas Goto• 1 eps
So Help Me Todd
TVas Alistair Song• 2 eps
2021
Crisis
as Dr. Ishiyama
The Good Doctor
TVas Paul Nakano• 1 eps
2020
The Tailor
as Tailor
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
TVas Dr. Hamara• 3 eps
Helstrom
TVas Father Sean Okamoto
2019
Midway
as Makigumo Captain
Alive
as Dr. Nakamura
The Order
TVas Detective Hayashi• 1 eps
See
TVas Lord Unoa• 4 eps
2018
Fifty Shades Freed
as Detective Clark
Colony
TVas Man in Diner• 1 eps
Designated Survivor
TVas Richard Kim• 1 eps
Impulse
TVas Man Thrown Off Roof• 1 eps
Altered Carbon
TVas Captain Tanaka• 7 eps
2017
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
TVas Director Wilbur Burnett• 4 eps
2016
The Magicians
TVas Professor March• 2 eps
Zoo
TVas Curtis• 1 eps
Kim's Convenience
TVas Pastor Choi• 2 eps
The X-Files
TVas Garner / Dr. Yonechi / Peter Tanaka• 1 eps
Timeless
TVas Agent Kondo• 1 eps
2015
The Returned
TVas Doctor Hiromoto• 3 eps
The Whispers
TVas team member 1 (Brent)
Heroes Reborn
TVas Hachiro Otomo• 8 eps
iZombie
TVas Lieutenant Suzuki• 7 eps
The Man in the High Castle
TVas Taishi Okamura• 5 eps
Dark Matter
TVas Emperor Ishida Tetsuda• 2 eps
2014
Godzilla
as Hayato
The 100
TVas Council Member #3• 1 eps
2013
Down River
as Aki's Father
Bates Motel
TVas Fumhiro Kurata• 2 eps
The Listener
TVas Supervisor• 1 eps
Almost Human
TVas Recollectionist• 2 eps
The Tomorrow People
TVas Corbin• 1 eps
Spooksville
TVas Mr. Moonbeam
Delete
TVas Black Ops #3
2012
The Company You Keep
as FBI Agent Kanagawa
Arrow
TVas Neil Lamb• 2 eps
Continuum
TVas Dr. Ted Gibson• 1 eps
Emily Owens, M.D.
TVas Nobu Chiba
2011
Doomsday Prophecy
as Dr. Yates
Deck the Halls
as Harry Saito
2010
Human Target
TVas Lt. Peale• 1 eps
Caprica
TVas Cyrus Xander• 13 eps
Fringe
TVas Executor• 1 eps
2009
Playing for Keeps
as Henry Wong
Hardwired
as Dr. Steckler
The King of Fighters
as Saisyu Kusanagi
Sanctuary
TVas Ark-Fong Li• 1 eps
Reaper
TVas Morris• 2 eps
Supernatural
TVas Game Show Host• 1 eps
2008
2007
War
as Yoshido
The Last Mimzy
as Scientist
2006
The Entrance
as Detective Nolan
Spymate
as Japanese Chairman
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes
TVas Mr. Fantastic (voice)• 26 eps
2005
Elektra
as Meizumi
Bob the Butler
as Japanese Plumber
Best Friends
as Detective Myashiro
Hush
as Dr. Berke
Ladies Night
as Mr. Muriyami
The 4400
TVas Agent Park• 2 eps
Andromeda
TVas General Burma• 2 eps
Criminal Minds
TVas Seattle ASAC• 1 eps
Stargate SG-1
TVas M. Wayne• 1 eps
2003
First to Die
as Dr. Shimera
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Sagwa's Storybook World
as Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
2002
Damaged Care
as Dr. Kitano
Living with the Dead
as Frank the Business Consultant
Extreme Ops
as Mr. Imahara
Special Unit 2
TVas Madison• 1 eps
2001
Replicant
as Lab Video Technician #1
Class Warfare
as Mr. Tanaka
Josie and the Pussycats
as Japanese Delegate
Touched by a Killer
as Steve Tunaki
Smallville
TVas Principal Kwan• 5 eps
2000
The 6th Day
as Team Doctor
Best in Show
as Pet Shop Owner
The Guilty
as Police Detective
Epicenter
as Agent Ted
Dark Angel
TVas Theo• 1 eps
The Outer Limits
TVas Ron Hikida / Tali• 1 eps
1999
Viper
TVas Tashogi• 1 eps
Millennium
TVas Detective Rondell / Agent Takahashi / Shopkeeper• 1 eps
1998
First Wave
TVas John Tran• 1 eps
1997
Bliss
as Doctor
Tricks
as Matsuba
1996
Bloodhounds II
as Detective
For Hope
as Dr. Black
The Sentinel
TVas Furukawa• 1 eps
Sliders
TVas Henry• 1 eps
1995
Hideaway
as Nurse Nakamura
Crying Freeman
as Temple Yakuza
A Child Is Missing
as Agent Kurosaka
The Hunted
as Lieutenant
1994
Highlander: The Series
TVas Akira Yoshida• 1 eps
1993
Born Too Soon
as Resident
1992

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/13/1963(62 years old)
Place of Birth
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan