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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Acting Born Sep 27, 1950 Tokyo, Japan 24 credits

Biography

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (September 27, 1950 – December 4, 2025) was a Japanese-American actor, film producer, and martial artist. In addition to his extensive film work, he has appeared on television in Star Trek: The Next Generation - "Encounter at Farpoint" (1987), Thunder in Paradise (1995), Nash Bridges (1996), Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003), and Heroes (2007). He also provided the voice of Sin Tzu for the video game Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu. He played the part of Earth Alliance security officer Morishi in Babylon 5 - "Convictions". He played a soul-stealing sorcerer Shang Tsung in a film adaptation of the video game Mortal Kombat and the evil mastermind Heihachi Mishima in the Tekken movie.

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Full filmography

  • Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Hiro Noshimuri
  • Stargate SG-1 (1997) as Turghan
  • Grimm (2011) as Takeshi Imura
  • NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) as Craig Tanaka
  • Teen Wolf (2011) as Katashi
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) as Mandarin Bailiff
  • Babylon 5 (1994) as Morishi
  • MacGyver (1985) as Asian Buyer
  • Miami Vice (1984) as Kenji Fujitsu
  • Miami Vice (1984) as Tegoro
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) as Sumo Kuma (voice)
  • Heroes (2006) as The Swordsmith
  • Baywatch (1989) as Sato
  • Knots Landing (1979) as Mr. Toyo
  • Revenge (2011) as Satoshi Takeda
  • Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Master Ko
  • Jake and the Fatman (1987)
  • Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996) as Tai Wai Tse
  • The Man in the High Castle (2015) as Nobusuke Tagomi
  • Star Wars Rebels (2014) as Alrich Wren (voice)
  • DuckTales (2017) as Akita (voice)
  • Renegade (1992) as Hirotaka
  • Nash Bridges (1996) as A.J. Shimamura
  • Moonlighting (1985) as Artist