James Hiroyuki Liao

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James Hiroyuki Liao

Acting 50 February 6, 1976

New York City, New York, USA

Liao was born on February 6, 1976, in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York. His father is Taiwanese, and his mother is Japanese. He attended graduate school at the Juill…

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Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek Into Darkness

7.3 2013 Movie
House

House

8.6 2004 TV Show
Prison Break

Prison Break

8.1 2005 TV Show
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.3 1990 TV Show
Bones

Bones

8.2 2005 TV Show
Superman

Superman

7.3 2025 Movie
Peacemaker

Peacemaker

8.2 2022 TV Show
Battle: Los Angeles

Battle: Los Angeles

5.8 2011 Movie
Frankenweenie

Frankenweenie

7.0 2012 Movie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.6 2000 TV Show
CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

7.7 2002 TV Show
24

24

7.8 2001 TV Show

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Liao was born on February 6, 1976, in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York. His father is Taiwanese, and his mother is Japanese. He attended graduate school at the Juilliard School's Drama Division, graduating in 2004, and studied at the Marjorie Ballentine Studio. In addition to numerous roles in movies and TV shows, he performed on stage, including portraying Song Liling in Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage production of M. Butterfly. Liao also provided voice and motion-capture acting for the role of Kenji in the video game Ghost of Tsushima (2020).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    One Piece: Into the Grand Line

    Movie Ipponmatsu

  2. 2025
    Superman

    Movie General Mori

  3. 2025
    Star Trek: Section 31

    Movie San

  4. 2024
    Orphan Black: Echoes

    TV show Paul Darros

  5. 2024
    Presumed Innocent

    TV show Dr. Herbert Kumagai

  6. 2023
    ONE PIECE

    TV show Ipponmatsu

  7. 2022
    The Dropout

    TV show Edmond Ku

  8. 2022
    Peacemaker

    TV show General Mori

  9. 2021
    Cowboy Bebop

    TV show Rengie Tanaka

  10. 2021
    Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

    Movie Yasuzo

  11. 2020
    Lost Girls

    Movie Michael Pak

  12. 2018
    Manifest

    TV show Rob

  13. 2018
    Barry

    TV show Albert Nguyen

  14. 2017
    SEAL Team

    TV show Dr. Lucien

  15. 2017
    Marvel's Iron Fist

    TV show Albert

  16. 2016
    Preacher

    TV show Teddy Gunth

More credits
  1. 2013
    Star Trek Into Darkness

    Movie U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer

  2. 2012
    Frankenweenie

    Movie Toshiaki (voice)

  3. 2012
    Applebaum

    Movie Tze Lin

  4. 2011
    Unforgettable

    TV show Jay Lee

  5. 2011
    Battle: Los Angeles

    Movie Steven Mottola

  6. 2010
    Blue Bloods

    TV show Lt. Fleming

  7. 2009
    Management

    Movie Al

  8. 2006
    Hard Luck

    Movie Chang

  9. 2005
    Bones

    TV show Assistant Coroner

  10. 2005
    Prison Break

    TV show Roland Glenn

  11. 2005
    Law & Order: Trial by Jury

    TV show Eddie Perkins

  12. 2004
    House

    TV show Luca

  13. 2002
    CSI: Miami

    TV show ME Assistant

  14. 2002
    The Shield

    TV show Llewellyn Wang

  15. 2001
    24

    TV show Devon Rosenthal

  16. 2000
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    TV show Eric Hong

  17. 1990
    Law & Order

    TV show Bobby Ito

  18. —
    All Signs of Death

    Movie Dingbang