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Hiro Kanagawa

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Hiro Kanagawa
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Hiro Kanagawa is a Vancouver-based actor and writer. Born in Sapporo, Japan, he spent his childhood in Guelph, Ontario and Sterling Heights, Michigan before attending International Christian University High School in Tokyo where he acted in his first student films and stage productions. Returning to the U.S., he attended Middlebury College, VT, the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, and the Tyler School of Art at Temple University before settling in Vancouver, BC. Since 1990, his multi-faceted career has earned him numerous stage awards and distinctions in his native Canada. Internationally, he is perhaps best known for his recurring roles and guest appearances on popular American television series such as Altered Carbon (2018), The X-Files (1993), iZombie (2015), and Smallville (2001), and for memorable comedic turns in hits like Best in Show (2000) and Supernatural (2005). His screenwriting credits include story editing on the critically-acclaimed Canadian series Da Vinci's Inquest (1998), Da Vinci's City Hall (2005), Intelligence (2005), and Blackstone (2009). Also an accomplished playwright, he received the 2017 Governor-General's Literary Award for Drama for his play Indian Arm.
BornOctober 13, 1963
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BornOctober 13, 1963
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 4 nominations

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Hiro Kanagawa
Hiro Kanagawa
Limetown Premiere
Limetown Premiere
Altered Carbon premiere
Altered Carbon premiere
Doug Jones, Hiro Kanagawa, Chelah Horsdal, and Sonequa Martin-Green in Coming Home (2022)
Joel de la Fuente and Hiro Kanagawa in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
Hiro Kanagawa in Andromeda (2000)
Hiro Kanagawa in The X-Files (1993)
Hiro Kanagawa in The X-Files (1993)
Hiro Kanagawa, Tuck Milligan, and Bradley Whitford in The X-Files (1993)

Known for

Sonequa Martin-Green in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
Star Trek: Discovery
7.0
TV Series
  • Dr. Hirai
Joel Kinnaman in Altered Carbon (2018)
Altered Carbon
7.9
TV Series
  • Captain Tanaka
The Man in the High Castle (2015)
The Man in the High Castle
7.9
TV Series
  • Taishi Okamura
Rose McIver in iZombie (2015)
iZombie
7.8
TV Series
  • Lieutenant Suzuki

Credits

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Actor

  • Shogun
    • Igarashi
    • Post-production
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender
    • Fire Lord Sozin
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
  • Alive
    • Dr. Nakamura
    • Completed
    • TV Movie
  • nm2773059 in The Night Agent (2023)
    The Night Agent
    • FBI Director Willett
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin in So Help Me Todd (2022)
    So Help Me Todd
    • Alistair Song
    • TV Series
    • 2022–2023
  • Team Zenko Go (2022)
    Team Zenko Go
    • Mr. Tanaka
    • Passerby
    • Man
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Orphan: First Kill (2022)
    Orphan: First Kill
    • Detective Donnan
    • 2022
  • Minha Kim and Lee Min-Ho in Pachinko (2022)
    Pachinko
    • Goto-San
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Sonequa Martin-Green in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
    Star Trek: Discovery
    • Dr. Hirai
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Upload (2020)
    Upload
    • Det. Sato
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Hiro Kanagawa and Carmen Moore in iDorothy (2021)
    iDorothy
    • Sal
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Orlando Bloom, Leslie Odom Jr., Freida Pinto, and Cynthia Erivo in Needle in a Timestack (2021)
    Needle in a Timestack
    • Tattersall
    • 2021
  • Mayumi Yoshida in Hiro and the Emerald Lady (2021)
    Hiro and the Emerald Lady
    • Hiro
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Mayumi Yoshida in I Don't Want Him Either (2021)
    I Don't Want Him Either
    • Short
    • 2021
  • The Sacrifice (2021)
    The Sacrifice
    • The Sacrifice
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Freddie Highmore in The Good Doctor (2017)
    The Good Doctor
    • Dr. Paul Nakano
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • nm0000729, Michelle Monaghan, and Sam Claflin in Every Breath You Take (2021)
    Every Breath You Take
    • Dr. Toth
    • 2021
  • Gary Oldman, Evangeline Lilly, and Armie Hammer in Crisis (2021)
    Crisis
    • Dr. Ishiyama
    • 2021

Writer

  • Dusk & Dawn
    • story editor
    • Post-production
  • Intelligence (2005)
    Intelligence
    • story editor
    • TV Series
    • 2006–2007
  • Da Vinci's City Hall (2005)
    Da Vinci's City Hall
    • story editor
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2006

Additional Crew

  • Tantoo Cardinal, Nathaniel Arcand, Carmen Moore, Eric Schweig, Michelle Thrush, Ray G. Thunderchild, Michelle Latimer, Andrea Menard, Steven Cree Molison, Bernard Starlight, Roseanne Supernault, Justin Rain, and Ashley Callingbull in Blackstone (2009)
    Blackstone
    • Story Editor
    • story editor
    • story consultant
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2013
  • Da Vinci's Inquest (1998)
    Da Vinci's Inquest
    • intern: story department
    • TV Series
    • 2004–2005
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos12

Hiro Kanagawa 2016 Demo Reel
Demo Reel 4:46
Hiro Kanagawa 2016 Demo Reel
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:43
Official Trailer
Date Announcement
Trailer 1:03
Date Announcement
Assault On Wall Street
Trailer 1:31
Assault On Wall Street
Orphan: First Kill
Trailer 2:15
Orphan: First Kill
Doomsday Prophecy
Trailer 2:04
Doomsday Prophecy
The King of Fighters
Trailer 1:27
The King of Fighters
Hardwired
Trailer 1:15
Hardwired
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes - The Complete First Season
Trailer 0:58
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes - The Complete First Season
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Trailer 1:53
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Orphan: First Kill- Official Trailer
Trailer 2:15
Orphan: First Kill- Official Trailer
Scare Me Animated Promo
Trailer 2:20
Scare Me Animated Promo

Personal details

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    • Hiro Kanagawa Official Twitter Page
    • Hiro Kanagawa Official Website
  • Alternative names
    • Hironobu Kanagawa
  • Height
    • 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
  • Born
    • October 13, 1963
    • Sapporo, Japan
  • Spouse
    • Tasha Faye EvansJune 22, 2004 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Niko Kanagawa

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    He made guest appearances on all three of the longest running North American science fiction series: The X-Files (1993), Stargate SG-1 (1997) and Smallville (2001).

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