James Saito

Biography

​James Tomio Saito (born March 6, 1955) is an American actor, best known for his physical portrayal of Shredder in the 1990 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; the character was voiced by David McCharen. Saito also appeared in films including The Devil's Advocate, Home Alone 3, Pearl Harbor, and Die Hard: With a Vengeance. His TV credits include MAS*H, MacGyver, Law & Order, and Sex and the City. Saito has appeared in numerous stage productions, with early career work at the Asian American theatre company East West Players in Los Angeles. On Broadway he has appeared in The King and I, and David Henry Hwang's Golden Child. He won an Obie Award in 2007 for his performance in Julia Cho's Durango at The Public Theater in New York City. He starred as Dr. Chen in the ABC drama Eli Stone.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Grey's Anatomy

Law & Order

Law & Order

Hawaii Five-0

Blue Bloods

Person of Interest

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

All Movies (42)

• Breathe2024 · as Man
• Breathe2024 · as The Man
• Love Hard2021 · as Bob Lin
• The Christmas Bow2020 · as Grandpa Joe
• Algorithm: BLISS2020 · as Dr. Stein
• Tigertail2020 · as Hank
• Always Be My Maybe2019 · as Harry
• Long Shot2019 · as Minister Kishido
• Paterno2018 · as Doctor
• Wilson2017 · as Warren Kudo
• The Sea of Trees2016 · as Dr. Takahashi
• While We're Young2015 · as Dr. Nagato
• Big Eyes2014 · as Judge
• From the Rough2013 · as Won-Sik
• Life of Pi2012 · as Older Insurance Investigator
• Too Big to Fail2011 · as Chinese Official
• I Think I Love My Wife2007 · as Mr. Yuni
• Brother's Shadow2006 · as Line Boss
• Love the Hard Way2003 · as Akiri
• Robot Stories2003 · as Roy
• Pearl Harbor2001 · as Japanese Aide #1
• The Atlantis Conspiracy2001 · as Police Captain
• The Thomas Crown Affair1999 · as Paul Cheng
• Henry Fool1998 · as Mr. Deng
• Home Alone 31997 · as Chinese Mob Boss
• The Devil's Advocate1997 · as Takaori Osumi
• The Tomorrow Man1996 · as Dr. Lorechi
• Die Hard: With a Vengeance1995 · as Korean Proprietor
• The Hunted1995 · as Nemura
• Silent Cries1993 · as Japanese Soldier
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1990 · as The Shredder / Oroko Saki
• Mortal Sins1989 · as Park Sung
• C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf1988
• Covenant1985 · as Cabbie
• Hot Dog... The Movie1984 · as Kendo Yamamoto
• Girls of the White Orchid1983 · as Officer #1
• The Renegades1982 · as Khan
• The Two Lives of Carol Letner1981 · as Professor
• Beyond the Next Mountain1981
• Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb1980 · as Lt. Tatsuo Yamato
• The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story1980
• Farewell to Manzanar1976 · as Richard Wakatsuki

All TV Shows (60)

• The Company You Keep2023 · as Joseph Hill
• Blockbuster2022 · as Simon
• Dash & Lily2020 · as Arthur Mori
• Little America2020
• Modern Love2019 · as Kenji
• Prodigal Son2019 · as Dr. Stanley Higa
• New Amsterdam2018 · as Andrew Nomura
• The Terror2018 · as Wilson Yoshida
• Altered Carbon2018 · as Tanaseda Hideki
• The Deuce2017 · as Kim
• Marvel's Iron Fist2017 · as Yü-Ti
• Madam Secretary2014 · as Shimbakura
• Broad City2014 · as Trang
• House of Cards2013 · as Dr. Krebs
• Elementary2012 · as Dr. Ken Fukata
• Person of Interest2011 · as Glen
• Blue Bloods2010 · as Dennis Eng
• Hawaii Five-02010 · as David Toriyama
• Eli Stone2008 · as Frank Chen
• Heroes and Villains2007
• 30 Rock2006 · as Chef
• The Unit2006 · as Chu
• Starved2005 · as Captain Wong
• Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Herschel Katano
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Mr. Miyazaki
• Third Watch1999 · as Sgt. Yee
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Judge Henry Suzuki
• Strangers with Candy1999 · as Drug Tester
• Sex and the City1998 · as Korean Man
• Star Trek: Voyager1995 · as Nogami
• Gargoyles1994 · as Taro (voice)
• New York Undercover1994 · as Detective Chang
• To Be the Best1992 · as Tony Chiu
• Law & Order1990 · as Yoshi Yoshimura
• Law & Order1990 · as Mr. Tanaka
• Counterstrike1990 · as General Loctuck
• True Blue1989
• War and Remembrance1988 · as Operations Officer (Yamato)
• Blood & Orchids1986 · as Halehone
• MacGyver1985 · as Ming
• A Woman of Substance1985 · as Tony Chiu
• Crazy like a Fox1984 · as Chinese Henchman
• Charles in Charge1984 · as Chinese Food Delivery Man
• Miami Vice1984 · as Ma Sek
• Miami Vice1984 · as Howie Wong
• Airwolf1984 · as Tim Shimizu
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King1983
• The A-Team1983 · as Kwai Li
• Tales of the Gold Monkey1982
• T. J. Hooker1982 · as Lab Technician
• The Fall Guy1981
• Hill Street Blues1981
• Bosom Buddies1980
• Knots Landing1979 · as Reporter
• Hart to Hart1979
• The Incredible Hulk1977
• M*A*S*H1972 · as Park
• M*A*S*H1972 · as South Korean (uncredited)
• M*A*S*H1972 · as South Korean
• The Waltons1972