James Hiroyuki Liao
Born: 1976-02-06 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2025
- Superman as General Mori
- Star Trek: Section 31 as San
2024
- Presumed Innocent as Dr. Herbert Kumagai
- Orphan Black: Echoes as Paul Darros
2022
- Peacemaker as General Mori
- The Dropout as Edmond Ku
2021
- Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins as Yasuzo
- Cowboy Bebop as Rengie Tanaka
2020
- Lost Girls as Michael Pak
2017
- SEAL Team as Dr. Lucien
- Marvel's Iron Fist as Albert
2013
- Star Trek Into Darkness as U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer
2012
- Frankenweenie as Toshiaki (voice)
- Applebaum as Tze Lin
2011
- Unforgettable as Jay Lee
- Battle: Los Angeles as Steven Mottola
2010
- Blue Bloods as Lt. Fleming
2009
- Management as Al
2006
- Hard Luck as Chang
2005
- Bones as Assistant Coroner
- Prison Break as Roland Glenn
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Eddie Perkins
2004
- House as Luca
2002
- CSI: Miami as ME Assistant
- The Shield as Llewellyn Wang
2001
- 24 as Devon Rosenthal
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Eric Hong
1990
- Law & Order as Bobby Ito