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James Hiroyuki Liao

Acting Born Feb 6, 1976 New York City, New York, USA 24 credits

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).

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Full filmography

  • Law & Order (1990) as Bobby Ito
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Eric Hong
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Erik 'Precious Ricky' Hong
  • Bones (2005) as Assistant Coroner
  • House (2004) as Luca
  • Prison Break (2005) as Roland Glenn
  • 24 (2001) as Devon Rosenthal
  • Blue Bloods (2010) as Lt. Fleming
  • CSI: Miami (2002) as ME Assistant
  • SEAL Team (2017) as Dr. Lucien
  • Peacemaker (2022) as General Mori
  • The Shield (2002) as Llewellyn Wang
  • ONE PIECE (2023) as Ipponmatsu
  • Superman (2025) as General Mori
  • Unforgettable (2011) as Jay Lee
  • Manifest (2018) as Rob
  • Barry (2018) as Albert Nguyen
  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) as Eddie Perkins
  • Presumed Innocent (2024) as Dr. Herbert Kumagai
  • Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) as U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer
  • The Dropout (2022) as Edmond Ku
  • Cowboy Bebop (2021) as Rengie Tanaka
  • Marvel's Iron Fist (2017) as Albert
  • Orphan Black: Echoes (2024) as Paul Darros