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Hiro Kanagawa
ACTOR

Hiro Kanagawa

Known for The Good Doctor · The 100 · Supernatural

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…

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Born
Oct 13, 1963
Birthplace
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Known For
Acting

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.

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Known For

TVThe Good Doctor
The Good DoctorPaul Nakano · 2017
★ 8.5
TVThe 100
The 100Council Member #3 · 2014
★ 7.9
TVSupernatural
SupernaturalGame Show Host · 2005
★ 8.3
MOVIEFifty Shades Freed
Fifty Shades FreedDetective Clark · 2018
★ 6.7
TVThe Last of Us
The Last of UsCarlisle · 2023
★ 8.4
TVArrow
ArrowNeil Lamb · 2012
★ 6.8
TVSmallville
SmallvillePrincipal Kwan · 2001
★ 8.2
TVCriminal Minds
Criminal MindsSeattle ASAC · 2005
★ 8.3

Filmography

Movies

Born Too SoonResident
1993
My Name Is KateDoctor
1994
A Child Is MissingAgent Kurosaka
1995
Crying FreemanTemple Yakuza
1995
HideawayNurse Nakamura
1995
The HuntedLieutenant
1995
Bloodhounds IIDetective
1996
For HopeDr. Black
1996
BlissDoctor
1997
Excess BaggageJon
1997
TricksMatsuba
1997
American DragonsNakai
1998
FuturesportOtomo Akira
1999
Turbulence 2: Fear of FlyingController
1999
Best in ShowPet Shop Owner
2000
EpicenterAgent Ted
2000
P
ProtectionDon
2000
The 6th DayTeam Doctor
2000
The GuiltyPolice Detective
2000
Class WarfareMr. Tanaka
2001
Josie and the PussycatsJapanese Delegate
2001
ReplicantLab Video Technician #1
2001
Touched by a KillerSteve Tunaki
2001
Chaos and DesireKiyoshi
2002
Damaged CareDr. Kitano
2002
Extreme OpsMr. Imahara
2002
Living with the DeadFrank the Business Consultant
2002
First to DieDr. Shimera
2003
ST
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Tales and CelebrationsShan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
2003
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Feline, Friends and FamilyShan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
2003
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Sagwa's Storybook WorldShan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
2003
Best FriendsDetective Myashiro
2005
Bob the ButlerJapanese Plumber
2005
ElektraMeizumi
2005
HiroHiro
2005
HushDr. Berke
2005
Ladies NightMr. Muriyami
2005
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes: Vol. 1Mr. Fantastic
2006
SpymateJapanese Chairman
2006
The EntranceDetective Nolan
2006
The Last MimzyScientist
2007
WarYoshido
2007
The Day the Earth Stood StillDr. Ikegawa
2008
HardwiredDr. Steckler
2009
Playing for KeepsHenry Wong
2009
The King of FightersSaisyu Kusanagi
2009
Deck the HallsHarry Saito
2011
Doomsday ProphecyDr. Yates
2011
Earth's Final HoursTech
2011
The Company You KeepFBI Agent Kanagawa
2012
Assault on Wall StreetTV Host
2013
DR
Down RiverAki's Father
2013
Grave HalloweenJin
2013
GodzillaHayato
2014
The Age of AdalineKenneth
2015
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With LoveAl Sandburg
2016
A Twist of ChristmasChester
2018
Akashi
2018
Fifty Shades FreedDetective Clark
2018
Love, Once and AlwaysNiven
2018
AliveDr. Nakamura
2019
MidwayMakigumo Captain
2019
DI
Deeper I Go
2020
The TailorTailor
2020
CrisisDr. Ishiyama
2021
Every Breath You TakeDr. Toth
2021
Needle in a TimestackTattersall
2021
Orphan: First KillDetective Donnan
2022
BP
Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio WakayamaTamio Wakayama / Narrator (voice)
2024
AkashiCab Driver
2025
PlaydateColonel Kurtz
2025

Television

Bill & Ted's Excellent AdventuresElvis #2 · 1 eps
1992
Highlander: The SeriesAkira Yoshida · 1 eps
1992
The X-FilesPeter Tanaka · 1 eps
1993
The X-FilesDr. Yonechi · 1 eps
1993
The X-FilesGarner · 1 eps
1993
ViperOtomo · 1 eps
1994
ViperTashogi · 1 eps
1994
SlidersHenry · 1 eps
1995
The Outer LimitsTali · 1 eps
1995
The Outer LimitsRon Hikida · 1 eps
1995
MillenniumAgent Takahashi · 1 eps
1996
MillenniumDetective Rondell · 1 eps
1996
MillenniumShopkeeper · 1 eps
1996
The SentinelFurukawa · 1 eps
1996
Stargate SG-1M. Wayne · 1 eps
1997
Cold SquadDet. James Kai · 26 eps
1998
Da Vinci's Inquest1 eps
1998
First WaveJohn Tran · 1 eps
1998
Seven Days1 eps
1998
AndromedaGeneral Burma · 2 eps
2000
Dark AngelTheo · 1 eps
2000
Secret Agent ManTokyo Chief · 1 eps
2000
Sagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat40 eps
2001
SmallvillePrincipal Kwan · 5 eps
2001
Special Unit 2Madison · 1 eps
2001
The Lone Gunmen1 eps
2001
The 4400Agent Park · 2 eps
2004
Criminal MindsSeattle ASAC · 1 eps
2005
Da Vinci's City Hall13 eps
2005
Da Vinci's City HallWriter
2005
SupernaturalGame Show Host · 1 eps
2005
Blade: The Series1 eps
2006
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest HeroesMr. Fantastic (voice) · 26 eps
2006
Intelligence1 eps
2006
Masters of Science Fiction1 eps
2007
ReaperMorris · 2 eps
2007
FringeExecutor · 1 eps
2008
SanctuaryArk-Fong Li · 1 eps
2008
The ListenerSupervisor · 1 eps
2009
CapricaCyrus Xander · 13 eps
2010
Human TargetLt. Peale · 1 eps
2010
Tower PrepMr. Sato · 1 eps
2010
Fairly LegalDale Rence · 1 eps
2011
The Secret CircleCalvin Wilson · 2 eps
2011
ArrowNeil Lamb · 2 eps
2012
ContinuumDr. Ted Gibson · 1 eps
2012
Emily Owens, M.D.Nobu Chiba · 2 eps
2012
Almost HumanRecollectionist · 2 eps
2013
Bates MotelFumhiro Kurata · 2 eps
2013
DeleteBlack Ops #3 · 1 eps
2013
SpooksvilleMr. Moonbeam · 2 eps
2013
The Tomorrow PeopleCorbin · 1 eps
2013
The 100Council Member #3 · 1 eps
2014
Dark MatterEmperor Ishida Tetsuda · 2 eps
2015
Heroes RebornHachiro Otomo · 8 eps
2015
iZombieLieutenant Suzuki · 7 eps
2015
The MagiciansProfessor March · 2 eps
2015
The Man in the High CastleTaishi Okamura · 5 eps
2015
The ReturnedDoctor Hiromoto · 3 eps
2015
The Whispersteam member 1 (Brent) · 1 eps
2015
ZooCurtis · 1 eps
2015
ColonyMan in Diner · 1 eps
2016
DC's Legends of TomorrowDirector Wilbur Burnett · 4 eps
2016
Designated SurvivorRichard Kim · 1 eps
2016
Kim's ConveniencePastor Choi · 2 eps
2016
TimelessAgent Kondo · 1 eps
2016
Star Trek: DiscoveryDr. Hirai · 4 eps
2017
The Good DoctorPaul Nakano · 1 eps
2017
Altered CarbonCaptain Tanaka · 7 eps
2018
ImpulseMan Thrown Off Roof · 1 eps
2018
SeeLord Unoa · 4 eps
2019
The OrderDetective Hayashi · 1 eps
2019
HelstromFather Sean Okamoto · 1 eps
2020
UploadDet. Sato · 4 eps
2020
Zoey's Extraordinary PlaylistDr. Hamara · 3 eps
2020
Age of Samurai: Battle for JapanNarrator · 6 eps
2021
PachinkoGoto · 1 eps
2022
So Help Me ToddAlistair Song · 2 eps
2022
The RecruitKenta Nakano · 2 eps
2022
Percy Jackson and the OlympiansHeadmaster · 2 eps
2023
The Last of UsCarlisle · 1 eps
2023
The Night AgentFBI Director Willett · 3 eps
2023
Avatar: The Last AirbenderFire Lord Sozin · 1 eps
2024
ShōgunIgarashi Yoshimoto · 3 eps
2024
Sight UnseenRoman Hayashi · 1 eps
2024

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