Hiro Kanagawa
Biography
Hironobu Kanagawa (金川 弘敦, Kanagawa Hironobu, October 13, 1963) is a Japanese-Canadian actor and playwright based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has appeared in numerous high-profile films and television series shot in the Vancouver area, including Smallville, Caprica, Godzilla, The Man in the High Castle, Altered Carbon, iZombie, Legends of Tomorrow, Heroes Reborn and Kim's Convenience and was a writer on Da Vinci's City Hall. As a voice-over artist, he was the original English-language voice of Gihren Zabi in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise and played Reed Richards in Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes.
Known For
All Movies (70)
- Playdate2025 · as Colonel Kurtz
- Akashi2025 · as Cab Driver
- Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama2024 · as Tamio Wakayama / Narrator (voice)
- Orphan: First Kill2022 · as Detective Donnan
- Needle in a Timestack2021 · as Tattersall
- Every Breath You Take2021 · as Dr. Toth
- Crisis2021 · as Dr. Ishiyama
- Deeper I Go2020
- The Tailor2020 · as Tailor
- Midway2019 · as Makigumo Captain
- Alive2019 · as Dr. Nakamura
- A Twist of Christmas2018 · as Chester
- Akashi2018
- Love, Once and Always2018 · as Niven
- Fifty Shades Freed2018 · as Detective Clark
- Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love2016 · as Al Sandburg
- The Age of Adaline2015 · as Kenneth
- Godzilla2014 · as Hayato
- Grave Halloween2013 · as Jin
- Down River2013 · as Aki's Father
- Assault on Wall Street2013 · as TV Host
- The Company You Keep2012 · as FBI Agent Kanagawa
- Deck the Halls2011 · as Harry Saito
- Doomsday Prophecy2011 · as Dr. Yates
- The King of Fighters2009 · as Saisyu Kusanagi
- Hardwired2009 · as Dr. Steckler
- Playing for Keeps2009 · as Henry Wong
- The Day the Earth Stood Still2008 · as Dr. Ikegawa
- War2007 · as Yoshido
- The Last Mimzy2007 · as Scientist
- The Entrance2006 · as Detective Nolan
- Spymate2006 · as Japanese Chairman
- Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes: Vol. 12006 · as Mr. Fantastic
- Best Friends2005 · as Detective Myashiro
- Hiro2005 · as Hiro
- Hush2005 · as Dr. Berke
- Bob the Butler2005 · as Japanese Plumber
- Ladies Night2005 · as Mr. Muriyami
- Elektra2005 · as Meizumi
- Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Feline, Friends and Family2003 · as Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
- First to Die2003 · as Dr. Shimera
- Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Sagwa's Storybook World2003 · as Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
- Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Tales and Celebrations2003 · as Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
- Extreme Ops2002 · as Mr. Imahara
- Chaos and Desire2002 · as Kiyoshi
- Damaged Care2002 · as Dr. Kitano
- Living with the Dead2002 · as Frank the Business Consultant
- Replicant2001 · as Lab Video Technician #1
- Class Warfare2001 · as Mr. Tanaka
- Josie and the Pussycats2001 · as Japanese Delegate
- Touched by a Killer2001 · as Steve Tunaki
- The 6th Day2000 · as Team Doctor
- Best in Show2000 · as Pet Shop Owner
- Protection2000 · as Don
- The Guilty2000 · as Police Detective
- Epicenter2000 · as Agent Ted
- Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying1999 · as Controller
- Futuresport1999 · as Otomo Akira
- American Dragons1998 · as Nakai
- Tricks1997 · as Matsuba
- Excess Baggage1997 · as Jon
- Bliss1997 · as Doctor
- For Hope1996 · as Dr. Black
- Bloodhounds II1996 · as Detective
- A Child Is Missing1995 · as Agent Kurosaka
- Crying Freeman1995 · as Temple Yakuza
- Hideaway1995 · as Nurse Nakamura
- The Hunted1995 · as Lieutenant
- My Name Is Kate1994 · as Doctor
- Born Too Soon1993 · as Resident
All TV Shows (82)
- Shōgun2024 · as Igarashi Yoshimoto
- Avatar the Last Airbender2024 · as Fire Lord Sozin
- Sight Unseen2024 · as Roman Hayashi
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians2023 · as Headmaster
- The Night Agent2023 · as FBI Director Willett
- The Last of Us2023 · as Carlisle
- The Recruit2022 · as Kenta Nakano
- So Help Me Todd2022 · as Alistair Song
- Pachinko2022 · as Goto
- Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan2021 · as Narrator
- Helstrom2020 · as Father Sean Okamoto
- Upload2020 · as Det. Sato
- Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist2020 · as Dr. Hamara
- See2019 · as Lord Unoa
- The Order2019 · as Detective Hayashi
- Impulse2018 · as Man Thrown Off Roof
- Altered Carbon2018 · as Captain Tanaka
- The Good Doctor2017 · as Paul Nakano
- Star Trek: Discovery2017 · as Dr. Hirai
- Kim's Convenience2016 · as Pastor Choi
- Timeless2016 · as Agent Kondo
- Designated Survivor2016 · as Richard Kim
- DC's Legends of Tomorrow2016 · as Director Wilbur Burnett
- Colony2016 · as Man in Diner
- The Magicians2015 · as Professor March
- Heroes Reborn2015 · as Hachiro Otomo
- Zoo2015 · as Curtis
- Dark Matter2015 · as Emperor Ishida Tetsuda
- The Whispers2015 · as team member 1 (Brent)
- iZombie2015 · as Lieutenant Suzuki
- The Returned2015 · as Doctor Hiromoto
- The Man in the High Castle2015 · as Taishi Okamura
- The 1002014 · as Council Member #3
- Almost Human2013 · as Recollectionist
- Spooksville2013 · as Mr. Moonbeam
- The Tomorrow People2013 · as Corbin
- Delete2013 · as Black Ops #3
- Bates Motel2013 · as Fumhiro Kurata
- Emily Owens, M.D.2012 · as Nobu Chiba
- Arrow2012 · as Neil Lamb
- Continuum2012 · as Dr. Ted Gibson
- The Secret Circle2011 · as Calvin Wilson
- Fairly Legal2011 · as Dale Rence
- Caprica2010 · as Cyrus Xander
- Human Target2010 · as Lt. Peale
- The Listener2009 · as Supervisor
- Sanctuary2008 · as Ark-Fong Li
- Fringe2008 · as Executor
- Reaper2007 · as Morris
- Masters of Science Fiction2007
- Intelligence2006
- Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes2006 · as Mr. Fantastic (voice)
- Blade: The Series2006
- Da Vinci's City Hall2005
- Criminal Minds2005 · as Seattle ASAC
- Supernatural2005 · as Game Show Host
- The 44002004 · as Agent Park
- Smallville2001 · as Principal Kwan
- Sagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat2001
- Special Unit 22001 · as Madison
- The Lone Gunmen2001
- Dark Angel2000 · as Theo
- Andromeda2000 · as General Burma
- Da Vinci's Inquest1998
- Seven Days1998
- First Wave1998 · as John Tran
- Cold Squad1998 · as Det. James Kai
- Stargate SG-11997 · as M. Wayne
- Millennium1996 · as Agent Takahashi
- Millennium1996 · as Detective Rondell
- Millennium1996 · as Shopkeeper
- The Sentinel1996 · as Furukawa
- The Outer Limits1995 · as Tali
- The Outer Limits1995 · as Ron Hikida
- Sliders1995 · as Henry
- Viper1994 · as Otomo
- Viper1994 · as Tashogi
- The X-Files1993 · as Peter Tanaka
- The X-Files1993 · as Dr. Yonechi
- The X-Files1993 · as Garner
- Highlander: The Series1992 · as Akira Yoshida
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures1992 · as Elvis #2