- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 13, 1963
- Place of Birth
- Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Hiro Kanagawa
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.
Filmography
moviePlaydate
2025 · Colonel Kurtz
movieAkashi
2025 · Cab Driver
Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama
movieBetween Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama
2024 · Tamio Wakayama / Narrator (voice)
tvShōgun
2024 · Igarashi Yoshimoto
tvAvatar: The Last Airbender
2024 · Fire Lord Sozin
tvSight Unseen
2024 · Roman Hayashi
tvPercy Jackson and the Olympians
2023 · Headmaster
tvThe Night Agent
2023 · FBI Director Willett
tvThe Last of Us
2023 · Carlisle
tvThe Recruit
2022 · Kenta Nakano
tvSo Help Me Todd
2022 · Alistair Song
movieOrphan: First Kill
2022 · Detective Donnan
tvPachinko
2022 · Goto
movieNeedle in a Timestack
2021 · Tattersall
movieEvery Breath You Take
2021 · Dr. Toth
movieCrisis
2021 · Dr. Ishiyama
tvAge of Samurai: Battle for Japan
2021 · Narrator
tvHelstrom
2020 · Father Sean Okamoto
Deeper I Go
movieDeeper I Go
2020
movieThe Tailor
2020 · Tailor
tvUpload
2020 · Det. Sato
tvZoey's Extraordinary Playlist
2020 · Dr. Hamara
movieMidway
2019 · Makigumo Captain
tvSee
2019 · Lord Unoa
movieAlive
2019 · Dr. Nakamura
tvThe Order
2019 · Detective Hayashi
movieA Twist of Christmas
2018 · Chester
tvImpulse
2018 · Man Thrown Off Roof
movieAkashi
2018
movieLove, Once and Always
2018 · Niven
tvAltered Carbon
2018 · Captain Tanaka
movieFifty Shades Freed
2018 · Detective Clark
tvThe Good Doctor
2017 · Paul Nakano
tvStar Trek: Discovery
2017 · Dr. Hirai
movieHailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love
2016 · Al Sandburg
tvKim's Convenience
2016 · Pastor Choi
tvTimeless
2016 · Agent Kondo
tvDesignated Survivor
2016 · Richard Kim
tvDC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016 · Director Wilbur Burnett
tvColony
2016 · Man in Diner
tvThe Magicians
2015 · Professor March
tvHeroes Reborn
2015 · Hachiro Otomo
tvZoo
2015 · Curtis
tvDark Matter
2015 · Emperor Ishida Tetsuda
tvThe Whispers
2015 · team member 1 (Brent)
movieThe Age of Adaline
2015 · Kenneth
tviZombie
2015 · Lieutenant Suzuki
tvThe Returned
2015 · Doctor Hiromoto
tvThe Man in the High Castle
2015 · Taishi Okamura
movieGodzilla
2014 · Hayato
tvThe 100
2014 · Council Member #3
tvAlmost Human
2013 · Recollectionist
tvSpooksville
2013 · Mr. Moonbeam
movieGrave Halloween
2013 · Jin
tvThe Tomorrow People
2013 · Corbin
Down River
movieDown River
2013 · Aki's Father
tvDelete
2013 · Black Ops #3
movieAssault on Wall Street
2013 · TV Host
tvBates Motel
2013 · Fumhiro Kurata
movieThe Company You Keep
2012 · FBI Agent Kanagawa
tvEmily Owens, M.D.
2012 · Nobu Chiba
tvArrow
2012 · Neil Lamb
tvContinuum
2012 · Dr. Ted Gibson
movieDeck the Halls
2011 · Harry Saito
tvThe Secret Circle
2011 · Calvin Wilson
movieDoomsday Prophecy
2011 · Dr. Yates
tvFairly Legal
2011 · Dale Rence
tvCaprica
2010 · Cyrus Xander
tvHuman Target
2010 · Lt. Peale
movieThe King of Fighters
2009 · Saisyu Kusanagi
movieHardwired
2009 · Dr. Steckler
tvThe Listener
2009 · Supervisor
moviePlaying for Keeps
2009 · Henry Wong
movieThe Day the Earth Stood Still
2008 · Dr. Ikegawa
tvSanctuary
2008 · Ark-Fong Li
tvFringe
2008 · Executor
tvReaper
2007 · Morris
movieWar
2007 · Yoshido
tvMasters of Science Fiction
2007
movieThe Last Mimzy
2007 · Scientist
tvIntelligence
2006
movieThe Entrance
2006 · Detective Nolan
tvFantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes
2006 · Mr. Fantastic (voice)
tvBlade: The Series
2006
movieSpymate
2006 · Japanese Chairman
movieFantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes: Vol. 1
2006 · Mr. Fantastic
movieBest Friends
2005 · Detective Myashiro
tvDa Vinci's City Hall
2005 · , Writer
tvCriminal Minds
2005 · Seattle ASAC
tvSupernatural
2005 · Game Show Host
movieHiro
2005 · Hiro
movieHush
2005 · Dr. Berke
movieBob the Butler
2005 · Japanese Plumber
movieLadies Night
2005 · Mr. Muriyami
movieElektra
2005 · Meizumi
tvThe 4400
2004 · Agent Park
movieSagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Feline, Friends and Family
2003 · Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
movieFirst to Die
2003 · Dr. Shimera
movieSagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Sagwa's Storybook World
2003 · Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Tales and Celebrations
movieSagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Tales and Celebrations
2003 · Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
movieExtreme Ops
2002 · Mr. Imahara
movieChaos and Desire
2002 · Kiyoshi
movieDamaged Care
2002 · Dr. Kitano
movieLiving with the Dead
2002 · Frank the Business Consultant
tvSmallville
2001 · Principal Kwan
tvSagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat
2001
movieReplicant
2001 · Lab Video Technician #1
tvSpecial Unit 2
2001 · Madison
movieClass Warfare
2001 · Mr. Tanaka
movieJosie and the Pussycats
2001 · Japanese Delegate
tvThe Lone Gunmen
2001
movieTouched by a Killer
2001 · Steve Tunaki
movieThe 6th Day
2000 · Team Doctor
tvDark Angel
2000 · Theo
tvAndromeda
2000 · General Burma
movieBest in Show
2000 · Pet Shop Owner
Protection
movieProtection
2000 · Don
movieThe Guilty
2000 · Police Detective
movieEpicenter
2000 · Agent Ted
tvSecret Agent Man
2000 · Tokyo Chief
movieTurbulence 2: Fear of Flying
1999 · Controller
movieFuturesport
1999 · Otomo Akira
movieAmerican Dragons
1998 · Nakai
tvDa Vinci's Inquest
1998
tvSeven Days
1998
tvFirst Wave
1998 · John Tran
tvCold Squad
1998 · Det. James Kai
movieTricks
1997 · Matsuba
movieExcess Baggage
1997 · Jon
tvStargate SG-1
1997 · M. Wayne
movieBliss
1997 · Doctor
movieFor Hope
1996 · Dr. Black
tvMillennium
1996 · Agent Takahashi, Detective Rondell, Shopkeeper
tvThe Sentinel
1996 · Furukawa
movieBloodhounds II
1996 · Detective
movieA Child Is Missing
1995 · Agent Kurosaka
movieCrying Freeman
1995 · Temple Yakuza
tvThe Outer Limits
1995 · Tali, Ron Hikida
tvSliders
1995 · Henry
movieHideaway
1995 · Nurse Nakamura
movieThe Hunted
1995 · Lieutenant
movieMy Name Is Kate
1994 · Doctor
tvViper
1994 · Otomo, Tashogi
tvThe X-Files
1993 · Peter Tanaka, Dr. Yonechi, Garner
movieBorn Too Soon
1993 · Resident
tvHighlander: The Series
1992 · Akira Yoshida
tvBill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
1992 · Elvis #2