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James Hiroyuki Liao

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James Hiroyuki Liao
Unforgettable: Doa
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D.O.A. (2014)
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James Hiroyuki Liao was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is known for Barry (2018), The Dropout (2022) and Unforgettable (2011).
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James Hiroyuki Liao in starting now (2022)
James Hiroyuki Liao and Sarah Burns in crazytimesh*tshow (2022)
Susan Moore Harmon, Amanda Seyfried, James Hiroyuki Liao, and Mike Baker in The Dropout (2022)
Susan Moore Harmon, Amanda Seyfried, James Hiroyuki Liao, and Mike Baker in The Dropout (2022)
James Hiroyuki Liao in The Dropout (2022)
James Hiroyuki Liao in The Dropout (2022)
Poppy Montgomery, Dylan Walsh, and James Hiroyuki Liao in Unforgettable (2011)
William Fichtner, Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Sarah Wayne Callies, Wade Williams, Amaury Nolasco, and James Hiroyuki Liao in Prison Break (2005)
Shohreh Aghdashloo, Jesse Spencer, and James Hiroyuki Liao in House (2004)
Shohreh Aghdashloo and James Hiroyuki Liao in House (2004)
Shohreh Aghdashloo, Hugh Laurie, and James Hiroyuki Liao in House (2004)
Dominic Purcell, Sarah Wayne Callies, Amaury Nolasco, and James Hiroyuki Liao in Prison Break (2005)

Known for

Barry (2018)
Barry
8.4
TV Series
  • Albert Nguyen
Amanda Seyfried in The Dropout (2022)
The Dropout
7.5
TV Mini Series
  • Edmond Ku
Poppy Montgomery in Unforgettable (2011)
Unforgettable
6.8
TV Series
  • Jay Lee
Frankenweenie (2012)
Frankenweenie
6.9
  • Toshiaki(voice)
  • 2012

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Actor

  • Orphan Black: Echoes
    • In Production
  • Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes in Blue Bloods (2010)
    Blue Bloods
  • John C. McGinley in Ramble On (2022)
    Ramble On
  • Barry (2018)
    Barry
  • Amanda Seyfried in The Dropout (2022)
    The Dropout
  • Cowboy Bebop (2021)
    Cowboy Bebop
  • Peter Mensah, Úrsula Corberó, Haruka Abe, Samara Weaving, Takehiro Hira, Iko Uwais, Andrew Koji, and Henry Golding in Snake Eyes (2021)
    Snake Eyes
  • Ghost of Tsushima (2020)
    Ghost of Tsushima
    • (voice)
  • Amy Ryan and Sarah Wisser in Lost Girls (2020)
    Lost Girls
    • (as James Liao)
  • Daryl Edwards, Matt Long, Luna Blaise, Josh Dallas, J.R. Ramirez, Holly Taylor, Melissa Roxburgh, and Parveen Kaur in Manifest (2018)
    Manifest
  • Finn Jones and Anand Bhatt in Iron Fist (2017)
    Iron Fist
  • David Boreanaz in SEAL Team (2017)
    SEAL Team
  • Preacher (2016)
    Preacher
  • Melissa George in Heartbeat (2016)
    Heartbeat
  • Four Stars
  • Scott Bakula in NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
    NCIS: New Orleans

Producer

  • Yellow Face

Videos25

Frankenweenie
Clip 1:19
Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie
Clip 0:48
Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie
Clip 0:37
Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie
Clip 1:22
Frankenweenie
Management
Trailer 2:32
Management
Frankenweenie
Trailer 1:21
Frankenweenie
Hard Luck (2006)
Trailer 1:01
Hard Luck (2006)
Unforgettable: The Haircut
Trailer 1:07
Unforgettable: The Haircut
Unforgettable: Season 1
Trailer 1:10
Unforgettable: Season 1
Unforgettable: Doa
Trailer 1:15
Unforgettable: Doa
Unforgettable: True Identity
Trailer 1:33
Unforgettable: True Identity
Unforgettable: Superhero
Trailer 0:33
Unforgettable: Superhero

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    • Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • October 2004 - Played Song Liling (Butterfly) in Washington DC's Arena Stage production of M. Butterfly. This performance marked his professional theatrical debut.

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    His father is Taiwanese, and his mother is Japanese.

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