Hiro Kanagawa
Known for acting · Born 13 October 1963 · 62 · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
150 credits
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
Orphan: First Kill
2022
Caprica
2010
iZombie
2015
Altered Carbon
2018
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes
2006
Sagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat
2001
Heroes Reborn
2015
Every Breath You Take
2021
Smallville
2001
Arrow
2012
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
2021
Cold Squad
1998
Acting (149)
2025PlaydateColonel KurtzFilm
2025AkashiCab DriverFilm
2024ShōgunIgarashi Yoshimoto · 3 episodesSeries
2024Avatar: The Last AirbenderFire Lord SozinSeries
2024Sight UnseenRoman HayashiSeries
2024Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio WakayamaTamio Wakayama / Narrator (voice)Film
2023The Last of UsCarlisleSeries
2023The Night AgentFBI Director Willett · 3 episodesSeries
2023Percy Jackson and the OlympiansHeadmaster · 2 episodesSeries
2022Orphan: First KillDetective DonnanFilm
2022The RecruitKenta Nakano · 2 episodesSeries
2022PachinkoGotoSeries
2022So Help Me ToddAlistair Song · 2 episodesSeries
2021CrisisDr. IshiyamaFilm
2021Age of Samurai: Battle for JapanNarrator · 6 episodesSeries
2021Every Breath You TakeDr. TothFilm
2021Needle in a TimestackTattersallFilm
2020UploadDet. Sato · 4 episodesSeries
2020HelstromFather Sean OkamotoSeries
2020Zoey's Extraordinary PlaylistDr. Hamara · 3 episodesSeries
2020Deeper I GoFilm
2020The TailorTailorFilm
2019SeeLord Unoa · 4 episodesSeries
2019MidwayMakigumo CaptainFilm
2019The OrderDetective HayashiSeries
2019AliveDr. NakamuraFilm
2018Fifty Shades FreedDetective ClarkFilm
2018Altered CarbonCaptain Tanaka · 7 episodesSeries
2018ImpulseMan Thrown Off RoofSeries
2018Love, Once and AlwaysNivenFilm
2018A Twist of ChristmasChesterFilm
2018AkashiFilm
2017The Good DoctorPaul NakanoSeries
2017Star Trek: DiscoveryDr. Hirai · 4 episodesSeries
2016DC's Legends of TomorrowDirector Wilbur Burnett · 4 episodesSeries
2016Designated SurvivorRichard KimSeries
2016TimelessAgent KondoSeries
2016ColonyMan in DinerSeries
2016Kim's ConveniencePastor Choi · 2 episodesSeries
2016Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With LoveAl SandburgFilm
2015The Age of AdalineKennethFilm
2015iZombieLieutenant Suzuki · 7 episodesSeries
2015The MagiciansProfessor March · 2 episodesSeries
2015The Man in the High CastleTaishi Okamura · 5 episodesSeries
2015Dark MatterEmperor Ishida Tetsuda · 2 episodesSeries
2015ZooCurtisSeries
2015Heroes RebornHachiro Otomo · 8 episodesSeries
2015The Whispersteam member 1 (Brent)Series
2015The ReturnedDoctor Hiromoto · 3 episodesSeries
2014GodzillaHayatoFilm
2014The 100Council Member #3Series
2013Bates MotelFumhiro Kurata · 2 episodesSeries
2013Almost HumanRecollectionist · 2 episodesSeries
2013Assault on Wall StreetTV HostFilm
2013The Tomorrow PeopleCorbinSeries
2013Grave HalloweenJinFilm
2013DeleteBlack Ops #3Series
2013SpooksvilleMr. Moonbeam · 2 episodesSeries
2013Down RiverAki's FatherFilm
2012ArrowNeil Lamb · 2 episodesSeries
2012ContinuumDr. Ted GibsonSeries
2012The Company You KeepFBI Agent KanagawaFilm
2012Emily Owens, M.D.Nobu Chiba · 2 episodesSeries
2011The Secret CircleCalvin Wilson · 2 episodesSeries
2011Doomsday ProphecyDr. YatesFilm
2011Earth's Final HoursTechFilm
2011Fairly LegalDale RenceSeries
2011Deck the HallsHarry SaitoFilm
2010CapricaCyrus Xander · 13 episodesSeries
2010Human TargetLt. PealeSeries
2010Tower PrepMr. SatoSeries
2009The King of FightersSaisyu KusanagiFilm
2009The ListenerSupervisorSeries
2009HardwiredDr. StecklerFilm
2009Playing for KeepsHenry WongFilm
2008The Day the Earth Stood StillDr. IkegawaFilm
2008FringeExecutorSeries
2008SanctuaryArk-Fong LiSeries
2007WarYoshidoFilm
2007The Last MimzyScientistFilm
2007ReaperMorris · 2 episodesSeries
2007Masters of Science FictionSeries
2006Fantastic Four: World's Greatest HeroesMr. Fantastic (voice) · 26 episodesSeries
2006Blade: The SeriesSeries
2006SpymateJapanese ChairmanFilm
2006IntelligenceSeries
2006The EntranceDetective NolanFilm
2006Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes: Vol. 1Mr. FantasticFilm
2005SupernaturalGame Show HostSeries
2005Criminal MindsSeattle ASACSeries
2005ElektraMeizumiFilm
2005Bob the ButlerJapanese PlumberFilm
2005Best FriendsDetective MyashiroFilm
2005HushDr. BerkeFilm
2005Ladies NightMr. MuriyamiFilm
2005Da Vinci's City Hall · 13 episodesSeries
2005HiroHiroFilm
2004The 4400Agent Park · 2 episodesSeries
2003First to DieDr. ShimeraFilm
2003Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Feline, Friends and FamilyShan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish MagistrateFilm
2003Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Sagwa's Storybook WorldShan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish MagistrateFilm
2003Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Tales and CelebrationsShan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish MagistrateFilm
2002Extreme OpsMr. ImaharaFilm
2002Living with the DeadFrank the Business ConsultantFilm
2002Chaos and DesireKiyoshiFilm
2002Damaged CareDr. KitanoFilm
2001SmallvillePrincipal Kwan · 5 episodesSeries
2001ReplicantLab Video Technician #1Film
2001Josie and the PussycatsJapanese DelegateFilm
2001The Lone GunmenSeries
2001Special Unit 2MadisonSeries
2001Sagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat · 40 episodesSeries
2001Touched by a KillerSteve TunakiFilm
2001Class WarfareMr. TanakaFilm
2000The 6th DayTeam DoctorFilm
2000Best in ShowPet Shop OwnerFilm
2000Dark AngelTheoSeries
2000AndromedaGeneral Burma · 2 episodesSeries
2000The GuiltyPolice DetectiveFilm
2000EpicenterAgent TedFilm
2000Secret Agent ManTokyo ChiefSeries
2000ProtectionDonFilm
1999FuturesportOtomo AkiraFilm
1999Turbulence 2: Fear of FlyingControllerFilm
1998First WaveJohn TranSeries
1998Seven DaysSeries
1998American DragonsNakaiFilm
1998Cold SquadDet. James Kai · 26 episodesSeries
1998Da Vinci's InquestSeries
1997Stargate SG-1M. WayneSeries
1997Excess BaggageJonFilm
1997BlissDoctorFilm
1997TricksMatsubaFilm
1996MillenniumAgent Takahashi, Detective Rondell, ShopkeeperSeries
1996The SentinelFurukawaSeries
1996For HopeDr. BlackFilm
1996Bloodhounds IIDetectiveFilm
1995SlidersHenrySeries
1995Crying FreemanTemple YakuzaFilm
1995The Outer LimitsTali, Ron HikidaSeries
1995HideawayNurse NakamuraFilm
1995The HuntedLieutenantFilm
1995A Child Is MissingAgent KurosakaFilm
1994ViperOtomo, TashogiSeries
1994My Name Is KateDoctorFilm
1993The X-FilesPeter Tanaka, Dr. Yonechi, GarnerSeries
1993Born Too SoonResidentFilm
1992Highlander: The SeriesAkira YoshidaSeries
1992Bill & Ted's Excellent AdventuresElvis #2Series
Writing (1)
2005Da Vinci's City HallWriterSeries