James Hiroyuki Liao
Biography
James Hiroyuki Liao is an actor born in New York City, New York on February 6, 1976. His known credits include thirty-three acting projects across film and television. Among his filmography and appearances are roles associated with Dr. House, One Piece, Seal Team, and Star Trek: Section 31. Liao is also known by the name James Liao and has been recognized in international databases for his work in various movies and television series.
Career overview
James Hiroyuki Liao is an actor born on February 6, 1976, in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York. His father is Taiwanese and his mother is Japanese. His educational background includes attending graduate school at the Juilliard School's Drama Division, where he graduated in 2004, and studying at the Marjorie Ballentine Studio.
Throughout his career, Liao has amassed numerous roles in movies and television shows, alongside work in other mediums. His stage performances include portraying Song Liling in Washington, D.C., at the Arena Stage production of M. Butterfly. Additionally, he expanded his acting work into video games by providing voice and motion-capture acting for the role of Kenji in the 2020 video game Ghost of Tsushima. His extensive screen credits encompass appearances in various film and television projects, among them Dr. House, Seal Team, One Piece, and Star Trek: Section 31.
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- Superman (2025) as General Mori
- Star Trek: Section 31 (2025) as San
- Presumed Innocent (2024) as Dr. Herbert Kumagai
- Orphan Black: Echoes (2024) as Paul Darros
- ONE PIECE (2023) as Ipponmatsu
- Peacemaker (2022) as General Mori
- The Dropout (2022) as Edmond Ku
- Cowboy Bebop (2021) as Rengie Tanaka
- Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (2021) as Yasuzo
- Lost Girls (2020) as Michael Pak
- Manifest (2018) as Rob
- Barry (2018) as Albert Nguyen
- SEAL Team (2017) as Dr. Lucien
- Marvel's Iron Fist (2017) as Albert
- Preacher (2016) as Teddy Gunth
- Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) as U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer
- Frankenweenie (2012) as Toshiaki (voice)
- Applebaum (2012) as Tze Lin
- Unforgettable (2011) as Jay Lee
- Battle: Los Angeles (2011) as Steven Mottola
- Blue Bloods (2010) as Lt. Fleming
- Management (2009) as Al
- Hard Luck (2006) as Chang
- Bones (2005) as Assistant Coroner
- Prison Break (2005) as Roland Glenn
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) as Eddie Perkins
- House (2004) as Luca
- CSI: Miami (2002) as ME Assistant
- The Shield (2002) as Llewellyn Wang
- 24 (2001) as Devon Rosenthal
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Eric Hong
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Erik 'Precious Ricky' Hong
- Law & Order (1990) as Bobby Ito
- All Signs of Death as Dingbang
- All Signs of Death as Ding Bang