Hiro Kanagawa
Hiro Kanagawa | |
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Native name | 金川 弘敦 |
Born |
Hironobu Kanagawa October 13, 1963 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan |
Residence | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Nationality | Japanese American Canadian |
Alma mater |
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Occupation |
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Years active | 1980's-present |
Known for |
Smallville Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat |
Hironobu Kanagawa (金川 弘敦 Kanagawa Hironobu, October 13, 1963) is a Japanese American Canadian television and voice actor based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1] Kanagawa has written plays, including Tiger of Malaya and The Patron Saint of Stanley Park.[2] He played Hachiro Otomo on NBC's Heroes Reborn.[3]
Early life and education
Kanagawa was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan and grew up in Guelph, Ontario; Sterling Heights, Michigan and Tokyo. After graduating from International Christian University High School, he left Japan for Middlebury College, the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the Tyler School of Art at Temple University and Simon Fraser University.[4] He has lived in Vancouver since 1990.[1]
Career
Kanagawa is perhaps best known as Principal Kwan from the TV series Smallville. His most notable anime role is Gihren Zabi from Mobile Suit Gundam. He was also the voice of Mister Fantastic on Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes. Kanagawa has the distinction of having played three different characters in the TV series The X-Files, appearing independently in seasons 2, 4 and 10. Besides acting, Kanagawa is also a playwright[2] and screenwriter and teaches creative writing in the English department at Capilano University.
In 2017, he won the Governor General's Award for English-language drama for his play Indian Arm.[5]
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Born Too Soon | Resident | |
1994 | My Name is Kate | Doctor | |
1994 | Voices from Within | Medical Examiner | |
1995 | A Child Is Missing | Agent Kurosaka | |
1997 | Excess Baggage | Jon | |
1998 | Futuresport | Otomo Arika | |
1999 | Resurrection | Tech #2 | TV Movie |
2000 | The Linda McCartney Story | Senior Narcotics Officer | TV Film |
2000 | Best in Show | Pet Shop Owner | |
2003 | Betrayed | Dr. Tanaka | TV Film |
2005 | Hiro | Hiro | |
2005 | Best Friends | Detective Miyashiro | |
2006 | Family in Hiding | Kanagawa | |
2008 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Dr. Ikegawa | |
2009 | Hardwired | Dr. Steckler | |
2009 | Girlfriend Experience | John | |
2010 | The King of Fighters | Saisyu Kusanagi | |
2011 | Doomsday Prophecy | Dr. Yates | |
2011 | Earth's Final Hours | Tech | |
2013 | Grave Halloween | Jin | |
2014 | Godzilla | Technician | |
2015 | The Age of Adaline | Kenneth | |
2018 | Fifty Shades Freed | Detective Clark | |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Highlander: The Series | Herbalist | Deleted Scene |
1994 | Madison | Teacher | |
1994 | Highlander: The Series | Akira Yoshida | |
1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Yakuza Translator | |
1994–2016 | The X-Files | Dr. Yonechi / Peter Tanaka / Garner | |
1998–2000 | The Outer Limits | Ron Hikida / Tali | |
1996 | Sliders | Henry | |
1998 | The Inpectors | Polygraph Tech | |
2000 | Seven Days | Mr. Kim / Dr. Oshima | |
2000 | Dark Angel | Theo | |
2002 | Smallville | Principal Kwan | |
2002 | Damaged Care | Dr. Kitano | |
2002 | Living with the Dead | Frank the Business Consultant | |
2005 | The 4400 | Agent Park | |
2005 | Criminal Minds | Seattle ASAC | |
2005 | Steklo | Akira | |
2005 | Andromeda | Burma | |
2006 | Blade: The Series | Taka | |
2007 | Intelligence | Detective Ogawa | |
2008 | Heroes and Villains | Mitsunari Ishida | |
2008 | What Color Is Love? | Henry Wong | |
2008 | The Story of Saiunkoku | Kaku | |
2009 | Supernatural | Game Show Host | |
2009 | Reaper | Morris | |
2009 | Sanctuary | Ark-Fong Li | |
2010 | Caprica | Cyrus Xander | |
2010 | Human Target | Lt. Peale | |
2010 | Fringe | Lawyer | |
2011–12 | The Secret Circle | Calvin Wilson | |
2012-14 | Blackstone | Harold | |
2013 | The Tomorrow People | Corbin | |
2013 | Bates Motel | Dr. Kurata | |
2014 | The 100 | Council Member #3 | 3 episodes, season 1 |
2015 | iZombie | Lieutenant Suzuki | Recurring role, season 1 |
2015 | The Returned | Dr. Hiromoto | |
2015-16 | The Man in the High Castle | Taishi Okamura | |
2015 | The Whispers | Team Member 1 Brent | |
2015–17 | Dark Matter | Emperor Ishida Tetsuda | |
2015–16 | Heroes Reborn | Hachiro Otomo/Red Samurai | |
2016 | Timeless | Agent Kondo | Episode: "Pilot" |
2016 | Zoo | Curtis | Episode: "The Moon and the Star" |
2016 | Kim's Convenience | Pastor Choi | Episodes: "Janet's Photos" and "Service" |
2017-18 | Legends of Tomorrow | Director Wilbur Bennett | 4 episodes, season 3 |
2018 | Altered Carbon | Captain Tanaka | |
2018 | Salvation | Chief Justice Martin Cheng |
Voice acting
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Mobile Suit Gundam | Gihren Zabi | |
2001 | Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat | The Foolish Magistrate | |
2001 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon | Gihren Zabi | |
2003 | Master Keaton | Fumio Hisayama | |
2004 | InuYasha | Saint Hakushin | |
2006–07 | Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes | Mr. Fantastic | |
2007 | Black Lagoon | Col. Matsuto |
Games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front | Gihren Zabi | |
References
- 1 2 "God's Baboons » Cast » Hiro Kanagawa". Godsbaboons.com. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
- 1 2 Birnie, Peter (November 25, 2010). "Stanley Park storm inspires Christmas play". The Vancouver Sun. Postmedia. p. C.7. Archived from the original on June 24, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- ↑ ChinLin Pan (15 April 2015). "TV Recap: iZombie, 1.5, "Flight of the Living Dead"". The Horn. Archived from the original on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ "Hiro Kanagawa | Playwrights Guild of Canada". Playwrightsguild.ca. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
- ↑ "Governor General Literary Awards announced: Joel Thomas Hynes wins top English fiction prize". CBC News, November 1, 2017.