James Hiroyuki Liao
Biography
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Hard Luck
as Chang
2006
Applebaum
as Tze Lin
2012
Battle: Los Angeles
as Steven Mottola
2011
Star Trek Into Darkness
as U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer
2013
Star Trek: Section 31
as San
2025
Lost Girls
as Michael Pak
2020
Frankenweenie
as Toshiaki (voice)
2012
Management
as Al
2009
All Signs of Death
as Ding Bang
TBA
All Signs of Death
as Dingbang
TBA
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
as Yasuzo
2021
Superman
as General Mori
2025
TV Appearances
The Shield
as Llewellyn Wang
2002
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Eric Hong
2000
CSI: Miami
as ME Assistant
2002
Bones
as Assistant Coroner
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Erik 'Precious Ricky' Hong
2000
Manifest
as Rob
2018
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Eddie Perkins
2005
Marvel's Iron Fist
as Albert
2017
Unforgettable
as Jay Lee
2011
Cowboy Bebop
as Rengie Tanaka
2021
Orphan Black: Echoes
as Paul Darros
2024
Barry
as Albert Nguyen
2018