
Hiro Kanagawa
Known for Acting · 143 credits
- Born
- 1963-10-13 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Also known as
- Hiro Kangawa · 神奈川宏幸 · 金川弘敦 · هیرو کاناگاوا · Hironobu Kanagawa · 金川 弘敦
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
TV Shows (74)

Supernatural
2005
as Game Show Host

Criminal Minds
2005
as Seattle ASAC

Smallville
2001
as Principal Kwan

Stargate SG-1
1997
as M. Wayne

The Good Doctor
2017
as Paul Nakano

Arrow
2012
as Neil Lamb

The X-Files
1993
as Peter Tanaka / Dr. Yonechi / Garner

The 100
2014
as Council Member #3

Fringe
2008
as Executor

DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
as Director Wilbur Burnett

The Night Agent
2023
as FBI Director Willett

The Man in the High Castle
2015
as Taishi Okamura

Star Trek: Discovery
2017
as Dr. Hirai

The Last of Us
2023
as Carlisle

Highlander: The Series
1992
as Akira Yoshida

See
2019
as Lord Unoa

Bates Motel
2013
as Fumhiro Kurata

Sliders
1995
as Henry

Andromeda
2000
as General Burma

The Outer Limits
1995
as Tali / Ron Hikida

Millennium
1996
as Agent Takahashi / Detective Rondell / Shopkeeper

Shōgun
2024
as Igarashi Yoshimoto

Designated Survivor
2016
as Richard Kim

Avatar the Last Airbender
2024
as Fire Lord Sozin

Viper
1994
as Otomo / Tashogi

iZombie
2015
as Lieutenant Suzuki

The Magicians
2015
as Professor March

Colony
2016
as Man in Diner

The 4400
2004
as Agent Park

Dark Angel
2000
as Theo

Percy Jackson and the Olympians
2023
as Headmaster

Altered Carbon
2018
as Captain Tanaka

The Sentinel
1996
as Furukawa

The Listener
2009
as Supervisor

Continuum
2012
as Dr. Ted Gibson

Timeless
2016
as Agent Kondo

First Wave
1998
as John Tran

Sanctuary
2008
as Ark-Fong Li

Zoo
2015
as Curtis

Upload
2020
as Det. Sato

Da Vinci's Inquest
1998

Human Target
2010
as Lt. Peale

Pachinko
2022
as Goto

Reaper
2007
as Morris

Dark Matter
2015
as Emperor Ishida Tetsuda

Caprica
2010
as Cyrus Xander

Seven Days
1998

Cold Squad
1998
as Det. James Kai

The Recruit
2022
as Kenta Nakano

Kim's Convenience
2016
as Pastor Choi

So Help Me Todd
2022
as Alistair Song

The Order
2019
as Detective Hayashi

Impulse
2018
as Man Thrown Off Roof

Heroes Reborn
2015
as Hachiro Otomo

The Tomorrow People
2013
as Corbin

Special Unit 2
2001
as Madison

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
2020
as Dr. Hamara

Almost Human
2013
as Recollectionist

Blade: The Series
2006

Sight Unseen
2024
as Roman Hayashi
Movies (69)

Fifty Shades Freed
2018
as Detective Clark

Playdate
2025
as Colonel Kurtz

Godzilla
2014
as Hayato

The Age of Adaline
2015
as Kenneth

Midway
2019
as Makigumo Captain

War
2007
as Yoshido

Elektra
2005
as Meizumi

The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008
as Dr. Ikegawa

Orphan: First Kill
2022
as Detective Donnan

The 6th Day
2000
as Team Doctor

The Hunted
1995
as Lieutenant

The Company You Keep
2012
as FBI Agent Kanagawa

Crying Freeman
1995
as Temple Yakuza

Replicant
2001
as Lab Video Technician #1

Crisis
2021
as Dr. Ishiyama

Bliss
1997
as Doctor

Assault on Wall Street
2013
as TV Host

The Guilty
2000
as Police Detective

Best in Show
2000
as Pet Shop Owner

Every Breath You Take
2021
as Dr. Toth

Hideaway
1995
as Nurse Nakamura

The Last Mimzy
2007
as Scientist

Excess Baggage
1997
as Jon

The King of Fighters
2009
as Saisyu Kusanagi

Grave Halloween
2013
as Jin

For Hope
1996
as Dr. Black

Hardwired
2009
as Dr. Steckler

Josie and the Pussycats
2001
as Japanese Delegate

Needle in a Timestack
2021
as Tattersall

Hush
2005
as Dr. Berke

Doomsday Prophecy
2011
as Dr. Yates

Bloodhounds II
1996
as Detective

Spymate
2006
as Japanese Chairman

The Entrance
2006
as Detective Nolan

Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love
2016
as Al Sandburg

Damaged Care
2002
as Dr. Kitano

Tricks
1997
as Matsuba

Touched by a Killer
2001
as Steve Tunaki

Ladies Night
2005
as Mr. Muriyami

Extreme Ops
2002
as Mr. Imahara

Living with the Dead
2002
as Frank the Business Consultant

Futuresport
1999
as Otomo Akira

Deck the Halls
2011
as Harry Saito

Playing for Keeps
2009
as Henry Wong

Bob the Butler
2005
as Japanese Plumber

Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying
1999
as Controller

Epicenter
2000
as Agent Ted

First to Die
2003
as Dr. Shimera

A Child Is Missing
1995
as Agent Kurosaka

American Dragons
1998
as Nakai

Love, Once and Always
2018
as Niven
Down River
2013
as Aki's Father

Chaos and Desire
2002
as Kiyoshi

Akashi
2025
as Cab Driver

A Twist of Christmas
2018
as Chester

Best Friends
2005
as Detective Myashiro

Alive
2019
as Dr. Nakamura

My Name Is Kate
1994
as Doctor

Akashi
2018
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Tales and Celebrations
2003
as Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Sagwa's Storybook World
2003
as Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate

Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes: Vol. 1
2006
as Mr. Fantastic

Born Too Soon
1993
as Resident

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Feline, Friends and Family
2003
as Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
Deeper I Go
2020

The Tailor
2020
as Tailor
Protection
2000
as Don
Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama
2024
as Tamio Wakayama / Narrator (voice)

Class Warfare
2001
as Mr. Tanaka
About Hiro Kanagawa
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 franch… With 143 credits spanning from 1992 to 2025, Hiro Kanagawa has appeared in 69 films and 74 TV shows.
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Most Popular Hiro Kanagawa Movies
- Fifty Shades Freed (2018) — as Detective Clark
- Playdate (2025) — as Colonel Kurtz
- Godzilla (2014) — as Hayato
- The Age of Adaline (2015) — as Kenneth
- Midway (2019) — as Makigumo Captain
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