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James Hiroyuki Liao

Actor • Born 1976

James Hiroyuki Liao

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About

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

Law & Order posterLaw & OrderSeries • 1990CSI: Crime Scene Investigation posterCSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000Bones posterBonesSeries • 2005House posterHouseSeries • 2004CSI: Miami posterCSI: MiamiSeries • 2002Blue Bloods posterBlue BloodsSeries • 201024 poster24Series • 2001Prison Break posterPrison BreakSeries • 2005SEAL Team posterSEAL TeamSeries • 2017The Shield posterThe ShieldSeries • 2002Unforgettable posterUnforgettableSeries • 2011Peacemaker posterPeacemakerSeries • 2022Superman posterSupermanMovie • 2025Preacher posterPreacherSeries • 2016Manifest posterManifestSeries • 2018ONE PIECE posterONE PIECESeries • 2023Barry posterBarrySeries • 2018Presumed Innocent posterPresumed InnocentSeries • 2024The Dropout posterThe DropoutSeries • 2022Law & Order: Trial by Jury posterLaw & Order: Trial by JurySeries • 2005Star Trek Into Darkness posterStar Trek Into DarknessMovie • 2013Orphan Black: Echoes posterOrphan Black: EchoesSeries • 2024Frankenweenie posterFrankenweenieMovie • 2012Cowboy Bebop posterCowboy BebopSeries • 2021