Hiro Kanagawa
Biography
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
Supernatural
2005
Criminal Minds
2005
Smallville
2001
The X-Files
1993
The X-Files
1993
The X-Files
1993
Arrow
2012
Star Trek: Discovery
2017
Stargate SG-1
1997
The Good Doctor
2017
Fringe
2008
The Night Agent
2023
Filmography
Supernatural
as Game Show Host · 2005
Criminal Minds
as Seattle ASAC · 2005
Smallville
as Principal Kwan · 2001
The X-Files
as Peter Tanaka · 1993
The X-Files
as Dr. Yonechi · 1993
The X-Files
as Garner · 1993
Arrow
as Neil Lamb · 2012
Star Trek: Discovery
as Dr. Hirai · 2017
Stargate SG-1
as M. Wayne · 1997
The Good Doctor
as Paul Nakano · 2017
Fringe
as Executor · 2008
The Night Agent
as FBI Director Willett · 2023
The 100
as Council Member #3 · 2014
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
as Director Wilbur Burnett · 2016
The Outer Limits
as Tali · 1995
The Outer Limits
as Ron Hikida · 1995
Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Fire Lord Sozin · 2024
Highlander: The Series
as Akira Yoshida · 1992
The Last of Us
as Carlisle · 2023
Sliders
as Henry · 1995
Bates Motel
as Fumhiro Kurata · 2013
Designated Survivor
as Richard Kim · 2016
Andromeda
as General Burma · 2000
The 4400
as Agent Park · 2004
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
as Headmaster · 2023
The Man in the High Castle
as Taishi Okamura · 2015
The Magicians
as Professor March · 2015
iZombie
as Lieutenant Suzuki · 2015
See
as Lord Unoa · 2019
Millennium
as Agent Takahashi · 1996
Millennium
as Detective Rondell · 1996
Millennium
as Shopkeeper · 1996
First Wave
as John Tran · 1998
Dark Angel
as Theo · 2000
Shōgun
as Igarashi Yoshimoto · 2024
Altered Carbon
as Captain Tanaka · 2018
The Sentinel
as Furukawa · 1996
Dark Matter
as Emperor Ishida Tetsuda · 2015
The Listener
as Supervisor · 2009
Timeless
as Agent Kondo · 2016
Impulse
as Man Thrown Off Roof · 2018
Continuum
as Dr. Ted Gibson · 2012
Sanctuary
as Ark-Fong Li · 2008
Colony
as Man in Diner · 2016
Zoo
as Curtis · 2015
Upload
as Det. Sato · 2020
Reaper
as Morris · 2007
Viper
as Otomo · 1994
Viper
as Tashogi · 1994
Fifty Shades Freed
as Detective Clark · 2018
Da Vinci's Inquest
· 1998
The Age of Adaline
as Kenneth · 2015
Caprica
as Cyrus Xander · 2010
So Help Me Todd
as Alistair Song · 2022
Human Target
as Lt. Peale · 2010
Heroes Reborn
as Hachiro Otomo · 2015
Kim's Convenience
as Pastor Choi · 2016
Fairly Legal
as Dale Rence · 2011
The Secret Circle
as Calvin Wilson · 2011
Pachinko
as Goto · 2022
Seven Days
· 1998
Playdate
as Colonel Kurtz · 2025
Cold Squad
as Det. James Kai · 1998
The Recruit
as Kenta Nakano · 2022
The Order
as Detective Hayashi · 2019
Godzilla
as Hayato · 2014
The Tomorrow People
as Corbin · 2013
Special Unit 2
as Madison · 2001
Emily Owens, M.D.
as Nobu Chiba · 2012
Sight Unseen
as Roman Hayashi · 2024
Blade: The Series
· 2006
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
as Dr. Hamara · 2020
Helstrom
as Father Sean Okamoto · 2020
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Dr. Ikegawa · 2008
Almost Human
as Recollectionist · 2013
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes
as Mr. Fantastic (voice) · 2006
Tower Prep
as Mr. Sato · 2010
Midway
as Makigumo Captain · 2019
The Lone Gunmen
· 2001
The Returned
as Doctor Hiromoto · 2015
Orphan: First Kill
as Detective Donnan · 2022
Intelligence
· 2006
Elektra
as Meizumi · 2005
The 6th Day
as Team Doctor · 2000
Secret Agent Man
as Tokyo Chief · 2000
War
as Yoshido · 2007
The Whispers
as team member 1 (Brent) · 2015
Spooksville
as Mr. Moonbeam · 2013
Masters of Science Fiction
· 2007
Crying Freeman
as Temple Yakuza · 1995
Best in Show
as Pet Shop Owner · 2000
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
as Elvis #2 · 1992
Sagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat
· 2001
The Company You Keep
as FBI Agent Kanagawa · 2012
Excess Baggage
as Jon · 1997
Delete
as Black Ops #3 · 2013
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
as Narrator · 2021
Every Breath You Take
as Dr. Toth · 2021
The Last Mimzy
as Scientist · 2007
Da Vinci's City Hall
· 2005
Josie and the Pussycats
as Japanese Delegate · 2001
The Hunted
as Lieutenant · 1995
The King of Fighters
as Saisyu Kusanagi · 2009
Assault on Wall Street
as TV Host · 2013
The Guilty
as Police Detective · 2000
Replicant
as Lab Video Technician #1 · 2001
Crisis
as Dr. Ishiyama · 2021
Needle in a Timestack
as Tattersall · 2021
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love
as Al Sandburg · 2016
Hardwired
as Dr. Steckler · 2009
Extreme Ops
as Mr. Imahara · 2002
Earth's Final Hours
as Tech · 2011
Hideaway
as Nurse Nakamura · 1995
Living with the Dead
as Frank the Business Consultant · 2002
Bliss
as Doctor · 1997
Doomsday Prophecy
as Dr. Yates · 2011
Love, Once and Always
as Niven · 2018
Tricks
as Matsuba · 1997
Alive
as Dr. Nakamura · 2019
Epicenter
as Agent Ted · 2000
Bob the Butler
as Japanese Plumber · 2005
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying
as Controller · 1999
Grave Halloween
as Jin · 2013
Ladies Night
as Mr. Muriyami · 2005
A Twist of Christmas
as Chester · 2018
Akashi
· 2018
Futuresport
as Otomo Akira · 1999
A Child Is Missing
as Agent Kurosaka · 1995
Hiro
as Hiro · 2005
Damaged Care
as Dr. Kitano · 2002
First to Die
as Dr. Shimera · 2003
Spymate
as Japanese Chairman · 2006
American Dragons
as Nakai · 1998
Deck the Halls
as Harry Saito · 2011
Touched by a Killer
as Steve Tunaki · 2001
My Name Is Kate
as Doctor · 1994
Chaos and Desire
as Kiyoshi · 2002
Protection
as Don · 2000
Bloodhounds II
as Detective · 1996
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Sagwa's Storybook World
as Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate · 2003
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Tales and Celebrations
as Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate · 2003
Best Friends
as Detective Myashiro · 2005
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Feline, Friends and Family
as Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate · 2003
Playing for Keeps
as Henry Wong · 2009
Akashi
as Cab Driver · 2025
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes: Vol. 1
as Mr. Fantastic · 2006
Born Too Soon
as Resident · 1993
Hush
as Dr. Berke · 2005
The Entrance
as Detective Nolan · 2006
For Hope
as Dr. Black · 1996
Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama
as Tamio Wakayama / Narrator (voice) · 2024
Down River
as Aki's Father · 2013
The Tailor
as Tailor · 2020
Deeper I Go
· 2020
Class Warfare
as Mr. Tanaka · 2001