James Hiroyuki Liao
February 6, 1976 (48 years old) in 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).
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Star Trek: Section 31 as San
- 2024 · Orphan Black: Echoes as Paul Darros
- 2024 · Presumed Innocent as Dr. Herbert Kumagai
- 2022 · The Dropout as Edmond Ku
- 2021 · Cowboy Bebop as Rengie Tanaka
- 2021 · Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins as Yasuzo
- 2020 · Lost Girls as Michael Pak
- 2018 · Manifest as Rob
- 2018 · Barry as Albert Nguyen
- 2017 · SEAL Team as Dr. Lucien
- 2017 · Marvel's Iron Fist as Albert
- 2013 · Star Trek Into Darkness as U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer
- 2012 · Frankenweenie as Toshiaki (voice)
- 2012 · Applebaum as Tze Lin
- 2011 · Unforgettable as Jay Lee
- 2011 · Battle: Los Angeles as Steven Mottola
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as Lt. Fleming
- 2009 · Management as Al
- 2007 · Hard Luck as Chang (as James Liao)
- 2005 · Bones as Assistant Coroner
- 2005 · Prison Break as Roland Glenn
- 2005 · Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Eddie Perkins
- 2004 · House as Luca
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as ME Assistant
- 2002 · The Shield as Llewellyn Wang
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Eric Hong
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Erik 'Precious Ricky' Hong
- 1990 · Law & Order as Bobby Ito
- Future · All Signs of Death as Ding Bang
- Future · All Signs of Death as Dingbang