Hiro Kanagawa

Hiro Kanagawa

Known for
Acting
Born
October 13, 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Sapporo, 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.

Known For

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Filmography

2025
Akashi poster

Akashi

Movie · as Cab Driver

2025
Playdate poster

Playdate

Movie · as Colonel Kurtz

2024
Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama

Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama

Movie · as Tamio Wakayama / Narrator (voice)

2024
Shōgun poster

Shōgun

TV · as Igarashi Yoshimoto · 3 eps

2024
Sight Unseen poster

Sight Unseen

TV · as Roman Hayashi · 1 ep

2024
Avatar: The Last Airbender poster

Avatar: The Last Airbender

TV · as Fire Lord Sozin · 1 ep

2023
The Night Agent poster

The Night Agent

TV · as FBI Director Willett · 3 eps

2023
Percy Jackson and the Olympians poster

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

TV · as Headmaster · 2 eps

2023
The Last of Us poster

The Last of Us

TV · as Carlisle · 1 ep

2022
Orphan: First Kill poster

Orphan: First Kill

Movie · as Detective Donnan

2022
Pachinko poster

Pachinko

TV · as Goto · 1 ep

2022
So Help Me Todd poster

So Help Me Todd

TV · as Alistair Song · 2 eps

2022
The Recruit poster

The Recruit

TV · as Kenta Nakano · 2 eps

2021
Needle in a Timestack poster

Needle in a Timestack

Movie · as Tattersall

2021
Every Breath You Take poster

Every Breath You Take

Movie · as Dr. Toth

2021
Crisis poster

Crisis

Movie · as Dr. Ishiyama

2021
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan poster

Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan

TV · as Narrator · 6 eps

2020
Deeper I Go

Deeper I Go

Movie

2020
The Tailor poster

The Tailor

Movie · as Tailor

2020
Upload poster

Upload

TV · as Det. Sato · 4 eps

2020
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist poster

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

TV · as Dr. Hamara · 3 eps

2020
Helstrom poster

Helstrom

TV · as Father Sean Okamoto · 1 ep

2019
Midway poster

Midway

Movie · as Makigumo Captain

2019
Alive poster

Alive

Movie · as Dr. Nakamura

2019
See poster

See

TV · as Lord Unoa · 4 eps

2019
The Order poster

The Order

TV · as Detective Hayashi · 1 ep

2018
Love, Once and Always poster

Love, Once and Always

Movie · as Niven

2018
Fifty Shades Freed poster

Fifty Shades Freed

Movie · as Detective Clark

2018
Akashi poster

Akashi

Movie

2018
A Twist of Christmas poster

A Twist of Christmas

Movie · as Chester

2018
Impulse poster

Impulse

TV · as Man Thrown Off Roof · 1 ep

2018
Altered Carbon poster

Altered Carbon

TV · as Captain Tanaka · 7 eps

2017
The Good Doctor poster

The Good Doctor

TV · as Paul Nakano · 1 ep

2017
Star Trek: Discovery poster

Star Trek: Discovery

TV · as Dr. Hirai · 4 eps

2016
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love poster

Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love

Movie · as Al Sandburg

2016
DC's Legends of Tomorrow poster

DC's Legends of Tomorrow

TV · as Director Wilbur Burnett · 4 eps

2016
Timeless poster

Timeless

TV · as Agent Kondo · 1 ep

2016
Designated Survivor poster

Designated Survivor

TV · as Richard Kim · 1 ep

2016
Kim's Convenience poster

Kim's Convenience

TV · as Pastor Choi · 2 eps

2016
Colony poster

Colony

TV · as Man in Diner · 1 ep

2015
The Age of Adaline poster

The Age of Adaline

Movie · as Kenneth

2015
Zoo poster

Zoo

TV · as Curtis · 1 ep

2015
The Whispers poster

The Whispers

TV · as team member 1 (Brent) · 1 ep

2015
Heroes Reborn poster

Heroes Reborn

TV · as Hachiro Otomo · 8 eps

2015
iZombie poster

iZombie

TV · as Lieutenant Suzuki · 7 eps

2015
Dark Matter poster

Dark Matter

TV · as Emperor Ishida Tetsuda · 2 eps

2015
The Magicians poster

The Magicians

TV · as Professor March · 2 eps

2015
The Returned poster

The Returned

TV · as Doctor Hiromoto · 3 eps

2015
The Man in the High Castle poster

The Man in the High Castle

TV · as Taishi Okamura · 5 eps

2014
Godzilla poster

Godzilla

Movie · as Hayato

2014
The 100 poster

The 100

TV · as Council Member #3 · 1 ep

2013
Grave Halloween poster

Grave Halloween

Movie · as Jin

2013
Assault on Wall Street poster

Assault on Wall Street

Movie · as TV Host

2013
Down River

Down River

Movie · as Aki's Father

2013
Delete poster

Delete

TV · as Black Ops #3 · 1 ep

2013
Spooksville poster

Spooksville

TV · as Mr. Moonbeam · 2 eps

2013
The Tomorrow People poster

The Tomorrow People

TV · as Corbin · 1 ep

2013
Bates Motel poster

Bates Motel

TV · as Fumhiro Kurata · 2 eps

2013
Almost Human poster

Almost Human

TV · as Recollectionist · 2 eps

2012
The Company You Keep poster

The Company You Keep

Movie · as FBI Agent Kanagawa

2012
Continuum poster

Continuum

TV · as Dr. Ted Gibson · 1 ep

2012
Emily Owens, M.D. poster

Emily Owens, M.D.

TV · as Nobu Chiba · 2 eps

2012
Arrow poster

Arrow

TV · as Neil Lamb · 2 eps

2011
Deck the Halls poster

Deck the Halls

Movie · as Harry Saito

2011
Doomsday Prophecy poster

Doomsday Prophecy

Movie · as Dr. Yates

2011
Earth's Final Hours poster

Earth's Final Hours

Movie · as Tech

2011
Fairly Legal poster

Fairly Legal

TV · as Dale Rence · 1 ep

2011
The Secret Circle poster

The Secret Circle

TV · as Calvin Wilson · 2 eps

2010
Human Target poster

Human Target

TV · as Lt. Peale · 1 ep

2010
Caprica poster

Caprica

TV · as Cyrus Xander · 13 eps

2010
Tower Prep poster

Tower Prep

TV · as Mr. Sato · 1 ep

2009
Hardwired poster

Hardwired

Movie · as Dr. Steckler

2009
The King of Fighters poster

The King of Fighters

Movie · as Saisyu Kusanagi

2009
Playing for Keeps poster

Playing for Keeps

Movie · as Henry Wong

2009
The Listener poster

The Listener

TV · as Supervisor · 1 ep

2008
The Day the Earth Stood Still poster

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Movie · as Dr. Ikegawa

2008
Sanctuary poster

Sanctuary

TV · as Ark-Fong Li · 1 ep

2008
Fringe poster

Fringe

TV · as Executor · 1 ep

2007
War poster

War

Movie · as Yoshido

2007
The Last Mimzy poster

The Last Mimzy

Movie · as Scientist

2007
Masters of Science Fiction poster

Masters of Science Fiction

TV · 1 ep

2007
Reaper poster

Reaper

TV · as Morris · 2 eps

2006
The Entrance poster

The Entrance

Movie · as Detective Nolan

2006
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes: Vol. 1 poster

Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes: Vol. 1

Movie · as Mr. Fantastic

2006
Spymate poster

Spymate

Movie · as Japanese Chairman

2006
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes poster

Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes

TV · as Mr. Fantastic (voice) · 26 eps

2006
Blade: The Series poster

Blade: The Series

TV · 1 ep

2006
Intelligence poster

Intelligence

TV · 1 ep

2005
Elektra poster

Elektra

Movie · as Meizumi

2005
Hush poster

Hush

Movie · as Dr. Berke

2005
Ladies Night poster

Ladies Night

Movie · as Mr. Muriyami

2005
Bob the Butler poster

Bob the Butler

Movie · as Japanese Plumber

2005
Best Friends poster

Best Friends

Movie · as Detective Myashiro

2005
Hiro poster

Hiro

Movie · as Hiro

2005
Da Vinci's City Hall poster

Da Vinci's City Hall

TV · 13 eps

2005
Criminal Minds poster

Criminal Minds

TV · as Seattle ASAC · 1 ep

2005
Supernatural poster

Supernatural

TV · as Game Show Host · 1 ep

2004
The 4400 poster

The 4400

TV · as Agent Park · 2 eps

2003
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Sagwa's Storybook World poster

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Sagwa's Storybook World

Movie · as Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate

2003
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Tales and Celebrations

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Tales and Celebrations

Movie · as Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate

2003
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Feline, Friends and Family poster

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Feline, Friends and Family

Movie · as Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate

2003
First to Die poster

First to Die

Movie · as Dr. Shimera

2002
Damaged Care poster

Damaged Care

Movie · as Dr. Kitano

2002
Living with the Dead poster

Living with the Dead

Movie · as Frank the Business Consultant

2002
Chaos and Desire poster

Chaos and Desire

Movie · as Kiyoshi

2002
Extreme Ops poster

Extreme Ops

Movie · as Mr. Imahara

2001
Replicant poster

Replicant

Movie · as Lab Video Technician #1

2001
Josie and the Pussycats poster

Josie and the Pussycats

Movie · as Japanese Delegate

2001
Touched by a Killer poster

Touched by a Killer

Movie · as Steve Tunaki

2001
Class Warfare poster

Class Warfare

Movie · as Mr. Tanaka

2001
Smallville poster

Smallville

TV · as Principal Kwan · 5 eps

2001
The Lone Gunmen poster

The Lone Gunmen

TV · 1 ep

2001
Sagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat poster

Sagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat

TV · 40 eps

2001
Special Unit 2 poster

Special Unit 2

TV · as Madison · 1 ep

2000
Epicenter poster

Epicenter

Movie · as Agent Ted

2000
Best in Show poster

Best in Show

Movie · as Pet Shop Owner

2000
The 6th Day poster

The 6th Day

Movie · as Team Doctor

2000
The Guilty poster

The Guilty

Movie · as Police Detective

2000
Protection

Protection

Movie · as Don

2000
Andromeda poster

Andromeda

TV · as General Burma · 2 eps

2000
Dark Angel poster

Dark Angel

TV · as Theo · 1 ep

2000
Secret Agent Man poster

Secret Agent Man

TV · as Tokyo Chief · 1 ep

1999
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying poster

Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying

Movie · as Controller

1999
Futuresport poster

Futuresport

Movie · as Otomo Akira

1998
American Dragons poster

American Dragons

Movie · as Nakai

1998
Cold Squad poster

Cold Squad

TV · as Det. James Kai · 26 eps

1998
Da Vinci's Inquest poster

Da Vinci's Inquest

TV · 1 ep

1998
Seven Days poster

Seven Days

TV · 1 ep

1998
First Wave poster

First Wave

TV · as John Tran · 1 ep

1997
Tricks poster

Tricks

Movie · as Matsuba

1997
Excess Baggage poster

Excess Baggage

Movie · as Jon

1997
Bliss poster

Bliss

Movie · as Doctor

1997
Stargate SG-1 poster

Stargate SG-1

TV · as M. Wayne · 1 ep

1996
For Hope poster

For Hope

Movie · as Dr. Black

1996
Bloodhounds II poster

Bloodhounds II

Movie · as Detective

1996
Millennium poster

Millennium

TV · as Agent Takahashi, Detective Rondell, Shopkeeper · 1 ep

1996
The Sentinel poster

The Sentinel

TV · as Furukawa · 1 ep

1995
A Child Is Missing poster

A Child Is Missing

Movie · as Agent Kurosaka

1995
Hideaway poster

Hideaway

Movie · as Nurse Nakamura

1995
Crying Freeman poster

Crying Freeman

Movie · as Temple Yakuza

1995
The Hunted poster

The Hunted

Movie · as Lieutenant

1995
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Tali, Ron Hikida · 1 ep

1995
Sliders poster

Sliders

TV · as Henry · 1 ep

1994
My Name Is Kate poster

My Name Is Kate

Movie · as Doctor

1994
Viper poster

Viper

TV · as Otomo, Tashogi · 1 ep

1993
Born Too Soon poster

Born Too Soon

Movie · as Resident

1993
The X-Files poster

The X-Files

TV · as Peter Tanaka, Dr. Yonechi, Garner · 1 ep

1992
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures poster

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures

TV · as Elvis #2 · 1 ep

1992
Highlander: The Series poster

Highlander: The Series

TV · as Akira Yoshida · 1 ep