James Hiroyuki Liao
Acting

James Hiroyuki Liao

Born 6 February 1976 · New York City, New York, USA
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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).

Known for

Star Trek Into Darkness
House
Prison Break
Superman
Battle: Los Angeles
Frankenweenie
Bones
Peacemaker
Marvel's Iron Fist
ONE PIECE
24
Manifest
ONE PIECE: Into the Grand Line
Star Trek: Section 31
Superman
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
Lost Girls
Star Trek Into Darkness
Applebaum
Frankenweenie
Battle: Los Angeles
Management
Hard Luck
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