Acting credits
30
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
James Hiroyuki Liao
Acting
Career Snapshot
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0.9
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Movies: 10Series: 20
TMDB ID: 58330
IMDb ID: nm1620756
Known for: Acting
Born: February 6, 1976
Age: 50
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2025
Years active: 36
Average TMDB rating: 7.2
Wikidata: Q8215223
Also known as
جیمز هیرویوکی لیائو • James Liao
Biography
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).
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with James Hiroyuki Liao.
7.4
Superman
as General Mori
2025 Movie
4.7
Star Trek: Section 31
as San
2025 Movie
6.5
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
as Yasuzo
2021 Movie
6.0
Lost Girls
as Michael Pak
2020 Movie
7.3
Star Trek Into Darkness
as U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer
2013 Movie
7.0
Frankenweenie
as Toshiaki (voice)
2012 Movie
Applebaum
as Tze Lin
2012 Movie
5.8
Battle: Los Angeles
as Steven Mottola
2011 Movie
5.4
Management
as Al
2009 Movie
5.5
Hard Luck
as Chang
2006 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with James Hiroyuki Liao.
6.7
Orphan Black: Echoes
as Paul Darros • 10 eps
2024 Series
7.9
Presumed Innocent
as Dr. Herbert Kumagai • 5 eps
2024 Series
7.3
The Dropout
as Edmond Ku • 2 eps
2022 Series
8.2
Peacemaker
as General Mori • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.5
Cowboy Bebop
as Rengie Tanaka • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.6
Manifest
as Rob • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.9
Barry
as Albert Nguyen • 6 eps
2018 Series
8.0
SEAL Team
as Dr. Lucien • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.5
Marvel's Iron Fist
as Albert • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.2
Unforgettable
as Jay Lee • 39 eps
2011 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
as Lt. Fleming • 5 eps
2010 Series
8.2
Bones
as Assistant Coroner • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.1
Prison Break
as Roland Glenn • 7 eps
2005 Series
8.1
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Eddie Perkins • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.6
House
as Luca • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.7
CSI: Miami
as ME Assistant • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.1
The Shield
as Llewellyn Wang • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.8
24
as Devon Rosenthal • 3 eps
2001 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Eric Hong • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Bobby Ito • 1 eps
1990 Series