James Hiroyuki Liao

Known for: Acting
Born: February 6, 1976
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

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

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All Signs of Death
All Signs of Death TBA
as Dingbang, as Ding Bang
ONE PIECE: Into the Grand Line 2026
as Ipponmatsu
Superman 2025
as General Mori
Star Trek: Section 31 2025
as San
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins 2021
as Yasuzo
Lost Girls 2020
as Michael Pak
Star Trek Into Darkness 2013
as U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer
Frankenweenie 2012
as Toshiaki (voice)
Applebaum 2012
as Tze Lin
Battle: Los Angeles 2011
as Steven Mottola
Management 2009
as Al
Hard Luck 2006
as Chang

Credits from TMDB.