Person
Hiro Kanagawa
Acting · Born 1963-10-13 · 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
Supernatural
Game Show Host
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Fire Lord Sozin
Criminal Minds
Seattle ASAC
Smallville
Principal Kwan
Stargate SG-1
M. Wayne
Arrow
Neil Lamb
The Good Doctor
Paul Nakano
The X-Files
Peter Tanaka
The 100
Council Member #3
Fringe
Executor
Filmography
- 2025PlaydateColonel Kurtz
- 2025AkashiCab Driver
- 2024Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio WakayamaTamio Wakayama / Narrator (voice)
- 2024ShōgunIgarashi Yoshimoto
- 2024Avatar: The Last AirbenderFire Lord Sozin
- 2024Sight UnseenRoman Hayashi
- 2023Percy Jackson and the OlympiansHeadmaster
- 2023The Night AgentFBI Director Willett
- 2023The Last of UsCarlisle
- 2022The RecruitKenta Nakano
- 2022So Help Me ToddAlistair Song
- 2022Orphan: First KillDetective Donnan
- 2022PachinkoGoto
- 2021Needle in a TimestackTattersall
- 2021Every Breath You TakeDr. Toth
- 2021CrisisDr. Ishiyama
- 2021Age of Samurai: Battle for JapanNarrator
- 2020HelstromFather Sean Okamoto
- 2020Deeper I Go
- 2020The TailorTailor
- 2020UploadDet. Sato
- 2020Zoey's Extraordinary PlaylistDr. Hamara
- 2019MidwayMakigumo Captain
- 2019SeeLord Unoa
- 2019AliveDr. Nakamura
- 2019The OrderDetective Hayashi
- 2018A Twist of ChristmasChester
- 2018ImpulseMan Thrown Off Roof
- 2018Akashi
- 2018Love, Once and AlwaysNiven
- 2018Altered CarbonCaptain Tanaka
- 2018Fifty Shades FreedDetective Clark
- 2017The Good DoctorPaul Nakano
- 2017Star Trek: DiscoveryDr. Hirai
- 2016Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With LoveAl Sandburg
- 2016Kim's ConveniencePastor Choi
- 2016TimelessAgent Kondo
- 2016Designated SurvivorRichard Kim
- 2016DC's Legends of TomorrowDirector Wilbur Burnett
- 2016ColonyMan in Diner
- 2015The MagiciansProfessor March
- 2015Heroes RebornHachiro Otomo
- 2015ZooCurtis
- 2015Dark MatterEmperor Ishida Tetsuda
- 2015The Whispersteam member 1 (Brent)
- 2015The Age of AdalineKenneth
- 2015iZombieLieutenant Suzuki
- 2015The ReturnedDoctor Hiromoto
- 2015The Man in the High CastleTaishi Okamura
- 2014GodzillaHayato
- 2014The 100Council Member #3
- 2013Almost HumanRecollectionist
- 2013SpooksvilleMr. Moonbeam
- 2013Grave HalloweenJin
- 2013The Tomorrow PeopleCorbin
- 2013Down RiverAki's Father
- 2013DeleteBlack Ops #3
- 2013Assault on Wall StreetTV Host
- 2013Bates MotelFumhiro Kurata
- 2012The Company You KeepFBI Agent Kanagawa
- 2012Emily Owens, M.D.Nobu Chiba
- 2012ArrowNeil Lamb
- 2012ContinuumDr. Ted Gibson
- 2011Deck the HallsHarry Saito
- 2011The Secret CircleCalvin Wilson
- 2011Doomsday ProphecyDr. Yates
- 2011Fairly LegalDale Rence
- 2010CapricaCyrus Xander
- 2010Human TargetLt. Peale
- 2009The King of FightersSaisyu Kusanagi
- 2009HardwiredDr. Steckler
- 2009The ListenerSupervisor
- 2009Playing for KeepsHenry Wong
- 2008The Day the Earth Stood StillDr. Ikegawa
- 2008SanctuaryArk-Fong Li
- 2008FringeExecutor
- 2007ReaperMorris
- 2007WarYoshido
- 2007Masters of Science Fiction
- 2007The Last MimzyScientist
- 2006Intelligence
- 2006The EntranceDetective Nolan
- 2006Fantastic Four: World's Greatest HeroesMr. Fantastic (voice)
- 2006Blade: The Series
- 2006SpymateJapanese Chairman
- 2006Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes: Vol. 1Mr. Fantastic
- 2005Best FriendsDetective Myashiro
- 2005Da Vinci's City Hall
- 2005Criminal MindsSeattle ASAC
- 2005SupernaturalGame Show Host
- 2005HiroHiro
- 2005HushDr. Berke
- 2005Bob the ButlerJapanese Plumber
- 2005Ladies NightMr. Muriyami
- 2005ElektraMeizumi
- 2004The 4400Agent Park
- 2003Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Feline, Friends and FamilyShan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
- 2003First to DieDr. Shimera
- 2003Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Sagwa's Storybook WorldShan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
- 2003Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Tales and CelebrationsShan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
- 2002Extreme OpsMr. Imahara
- 2002Chaos and DesireKiyoshi
- 2002Damaged CareDr. Kitano
- 2002Living with the DeadFrank the Business Consultant
- 2001SmallvillePrincipal Kwan
- 2001Sagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat
- 2001ReplicantLab Video Technician #1
- 2001Special Unit 2Madison
- 2001Class WarfareMr. Tanaka
- 2001Josie and the PussycatsJapanese Delegate
- 2001The Lone Gunmen
- 2001Touched by a KillerSteve Tunaki
- 2000The 6th DayTeam Doctor
- 2000Dark AngelTheo
- 2000AndromedaGeneral Burma
- 2000Best in ShowPet Shop Owner
- 2000ProtectionDon
- 2000The GuiltyPolice Detective
- 2000EpicenterAgent Ted
- 2000Secret Agent ManTokyo Chief
- 1999Turbulence 2: Fear of FlyingController
- 1999FuturesportOtomo Akira
- 1998American DragonsNakai
- 1998Da Vinci's Inquest
- 1998Seven Days
- 1998First WaveJohn Tran
- 1998Cold SquadDet. James Kai
- 1997TricksMatsuba
- 1997Excess BaggageJon
- 1997Stargate SG-1M. Wayne
- 1997BlissDoctor
- 1996For HopeDr. Black
- 1996MillenniumAgent Takahashi
- 1996The SentinelFurukawa
- 1996Bloodhounds IIDetective
- 1995A Child Is MissingAgent Kurosaka
- 1995Crying FreemanTemple Yakuza
- 1995The Outer LimitsTali
- 1995SlidersHenry
- 1995HideawayNurse Nakamura
- 1995The HuntedLieutenant
- 1994My Name Is KateDoctor
- 1994ViperOtomo
- 1993The X-FilesPeter Tanaka
- 1993Born Too SoonResident
- 1992Highlander: The SeriesAkira Yoshida
- 1992Bill & Ted's Excellent AdventuresElvis #2
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