Personal Info
Birth date
1963-10-13 (61 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
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
かながわ ひろのぶ
ヒロ カナガワ
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.
Filmography
Supernatural
8.299
Overview:
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.Criminal Minds
8.311
Overview:
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.Smallville
8.205
Overview:
The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.Arrow
6.825
Overview:
Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.The Good Doctor
8.474
Overview:
Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join a prestigious hospital's surgical unit. Unable to personally connect with those around him, Shaun uses his extraordinary medical gifts to save lives and challenge the skepticism of his colleagues.Stargate SG-1
8.287
Overview:
The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.The X-Files
8.377
Overview:
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.The 100
7.891
Overview:
100 years in the future, when the Earth has been abandoned due to radioactivity, the last surviving humans live on an ark orbiting the planet — but the ark won't last forever. So the repressive regime picks 100 expendable juvenile delinquents to send down to Earth to see if the planet is still habitable.The Last of Us
8.496
Overview:
Twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed, Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the United States and depend on each other for survival.See
8.097
Overview:
A virus has decimated humankind. Those who survived emerged blind. Centuries later when twins are born with the mythic ability to see, their father must protect his tribe against a threatened queen.Fringe
8.139
Overview:
FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable events and realize they may be a part of a larger, more disturbing pattern that blurs the line between science fiction and technology.DC's Legends of Tomorrow
7.274
Overview:
When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat — one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?Star Trek: Discovery
7.013
Overview:
Follow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself.The Man in the High Castle
7.515
Overview:
Explore what it would be like if the Allied Powers had lost WWII, and Japan and Germany ruled the United States. Based on Philip K. Dick's award-winning novel.iZombie
7.792
Overview:
A medical student who becomes a zombie joins a Coroner's Office in order to gain access to the brains she must reluctantly eat so that she can maintain her humanity. But every brain she eats, she also inherits their memories and must now solve their deaths with help from the Medical examiner and a police detective.Upload
7.9
Overview:
In 2033, people who are near death can be “uploaded” into virtual reality hotels run by 6 tech firms. Cash-strapped Nora lives in Brooklyn and works customer service for the luxurious “Lakeview” digital afterlife. When L.A. party-boy/coder Nathan’s self-driving car crashes, his high-maintenance girlfriend uploads him permanently into Nora’s VR world.Highlander: The Series
7.389
Overview:
Duncan MacLeod cannot die -- he is a 400-year-old immortal, who has seen his share of humanity's history. Still, he risks his life in battle against other immortals and tries to save people from harm.Sliders
7.61
Overview:
In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite number of Earths. During a test run, Quinn invites co-worker Wade Welles and his teacher Professor Maximillian Arturo to see his new invention. But an increase in power and an early departure leave all three, plus a washed-up soul singer named Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown, lost in a parallel world. Now they must "slide" from world to world, not only adapting to their changing surroundings, but also trying to get back to their world. Will they ever make it home?Fifty Shades Freed
6.69
Overview:
Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he relaxes into an unfamiliar stability, new threats could jeopardize their happy ending before it even begins.The Outer Limits
7.695
Overview:
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.The Sentinel
7.1
Overview:
The Sentinel is a Canadian-produced television series. In the jungles of peru, the fight for survival heightened his senses. Now, Detective Jim Ellison is a sentinel in the fight for justice. Anthropologist Blair Sandburg works side by side with Jim, helping him develop these senses.Andromeda
7.113
Overview:
Captain Dylan Hunt and his crew quest to restore a government that once presided over an extended peace and prosperity.The Night Agent
7.777
Overview:
Brought together by a midnight phone call, an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert must unravel an ever-growing web of political conspiracies.Shōgun
8.465
Overview:
In Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.The 4400
7.183
Overview:
4400 centers on the return of 4400 people who, previously presumed dead or reported missing, reappear on Earth. Though they have not aged physically, some of them seem to have deeper alterations ranging from superhuman strength to an unexplained healing touch. A government agency is formed to track the 4400 people after one of them commits a murder.Viper
6.104
Overview:
Viper is an action-adventure TV series about a special task force set up by the federal government to fight crime in the fictional city of Metro City, California that is perpetually under siege from one crime wave after another. The weapon used by this task force is an assault vehicle that masquerades as a Dodge Viper RT/10 roadster and coupe. The series takes place in "the near future". The primary brand of vehicles driven in the show were Chrysler or subsidiary companies. The Viper Defender "star car" was designed by Chrysler Corporation engineers. The exterior design of the car was produced by Chrysler stylist Steve Ferrerio.Designated Survivor
7.123
Overview:
Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.Sanctuary
7.2
Overview:
The adventures of the beautiful, enigmatic and always surprising Dr. Helen Magnus, a brilliant scientist who holds the secrets of a clandestine population called Abnormals—a group of strange and sometimes terrifying beings that hide among humans. Magnus seeks to protect this threatened phenomena as well as unlock the mysteries behind their existence.Millennium
7.654
Overview:
A retired FBI serial-profiler joins the mysterious Millennium Group, a team of underground ex-law enforcement experts dedicated to fighting against the ever-growing forces of evil and darkness in the world.Pachinko
7.886
Overview:
Follow the hopes and dreams of four generations of a Korean immigrant family beginning with a forbidden love and crescendos into a sweeping saga that journeys between Korea, Japan and America to tell the unforgettable story of war and peace, love and loss, triumph and reckoning.Acting
2024Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama as Tamio Wakayama / Narrator (voice)
2024Shōgun (3 Episodes) as Igarashi Yoshimoto
2024Avatar the Last Airbender (1 Episode) as Fire Lord Sozin
2024Sight Unseen (1 Episode) as Roman Hayashi
2023Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2 Episodes) as Headmaster
2023The Night Agent (3 Episodes) as FBI Director Willett
2023The Last of Us (1 Episode) as Carlisle
2022The Recruit (2 Episodes) as Kenta Nakano
2022So Help Me Todd (2 Episodes) as Alistair Song
2022Orphan: First Kill as Detective Donnan
2022Pachinko (1 Episode) as Goto
2021Needle in a Timestack as Tattersall
2021Every Breath You Take as Dr. Toth
2021Crisis as Dr. Ishiyama
2021Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan (6 Episodes) as Narrator
2020Helstrom (1 Episode) as Father Sean Okamoto
2020Deeper I Go as Unknown
2020The Tailor as Tailor
2020Upload (4 Episodes) as Det. Sato
2020Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (3 Episodes) as Dr. Hamara
2019Midway as Makigumo Captain
2019See (4 Episodes) as Lord Unoa
2019The Order (1 Episode) as Detective Hayashi
2018A Twist of Christmas as Chester
2018Impulse (1 Episode) as Man Thrown Off Roof
2018Akashi as Unknown
2018Love, Once and Always as Niven
2018Altered Carbon (7 Episodes) as Captain Tanaka
2018Fifty Shades Freed as Detective Clark
2017The Good Doctor (1 Episode) as Paul Nakano
2017Star Trek: Discovery (4 Episodes) as Dr. Hirai
2016Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love as Al Sandburg
2016Kim's Convenience (2 Episodes) as Pastor Choi
2016Timeless (1 Episode) as Agent Kondo
2016Designated Survivor (1 Episode) as Richard Kim
2016DC's Legends of Tomorrow (4 Episodes) as Director Wilbur Burnett
2016Colony (1 Episode) as Man in Diner
2015The Magicians (2 Episodes) as Professor March
2015Heroes Reborn (8 Episodes) as Hachiro Otomo
2015Zoo (1 Episode) as Curtis
2015Dark Matter (2 Episodes) as Emperor Ishida Tetsuda
2015The Whispers (1 Episode) as team member 1 (Brent)
2015The Age of Adaline as Kenneth
2015iZombie (7 Episodes) as Lieutenant Suzuki
2015The Returned (3 Episodes) as Doctor Hiromoto
2015The Man in the High Castle (5 Episodes) as Taishi Okamura
2014Godzilla as Hayato
2014The 100 (1 Episode) as Council Member #3
2013Almost Human (2 Episodes) as Recollectionist
2013Spooksville (2 Episodes) as Mr. Moonbeam
2013Grave Halloween as Jin
2013The Tomorrow People (1 Episode) as Corbin
2013Down River as Aki's Father
2013Delete (1 Episode) as Black Ops #3
2013Assault on Wall Street as TV Host
2013Bates Motel (2 Episodes) as Fumhiro Kurata
2012The Company You Keep as FBI Agent Kanagawa
2012Emily Owens, M.D. (2 Episodes) as Nobu Chiba
2012Arrow (2 Episodes) as Neil Lamb
2012Continuum (1 Episode) as Dr. Ted Gibson
2011Deck the Halls as Harry Saito
2011Doomsday Prophecy as Dr. Yates
2010Caprica (13 Episodes) as Cyrus Xander
2010Human Target (1 Episode) as Lt. Peale
2009The King of Fighters as Saisyu Kusanagi
2009Hardwired as Dr. Steckler
2009The Listener (1 Episode) as Supervisor
2009Playing for Keeps as Henry Wong
2008The Day the Earth Stood Still as Dr. Ikegawa
2008Sanctuary (1 Episode) as Ark-Fong Li
2008Fringe (1 Episode) as Executor
2007Reaper (2 Episodes) as Morris
2007War as Yoshido
2007Masters of Science Fiction (1 Episode) as Unknown
2007The Last Mimzy as Scientist
2006Intelligence (1 Episode) as Unknown
2006The Entrance as Detective Nolan
2006Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes (26 Episodes) as Mr. Fantastic (voice)
2006Blade: The Series (1 Episode) as Unknown
2006Spymate as Japanese Chairman
2006Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes: Vol. 1 as Mr. Fantastic
2005Best Friends as Detective Myashiro
2005Da Vinci's City Hall (13 Episodes) as Unknown
2005Criminal Minds (1 Episode) as Seattle ASAC
2005Supernatural (1 Episode) as Game Show Host
2005Hush as Dr. Berke
2005Bob the Butler as Japanese Plumber
2005Ladies Night as Mr. Muriyami
2005Elektra as Meizumi
2004The 4400 (2 Episodes) as Agent Park
2003Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Feline, Friends and Family as Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
2003First to Die as Dr. Shimera
2003Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Sagwa's Storybook World as Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
2003Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Tales and Celebrations as Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
2002Extreme Ops as Mr. Imahara
2002Chaos and Desire as Kiyoshi
2002Damaged Care as Dr. Kitano
2002Living with the Dead as Frank the Business Consultant
2001Smallville (5 Episodes) as Principal Kwan
2001Sagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat (40 Episodes) as Unknown
2001Replicant as Lab Video Technician #1
2001Special Unit 2 (1 Episode) as Madison
2001Class Warfare as Mr. Tanaka
2001Josie and the Pussycats as Japanese Delegate
2001The Lone Gunmen (1 Episode) as Unknown
2001Touched by a Killer as Steve Tunaki
2000The 6th Day as Team Doctor
2000Dark Angel (1 Episode) as Theo
2000Andromeda (2 Episodes) as General Burma
2000Best in Show as Pet Shop Owner
2000Protection as Don
2000The Guilty as Police Detective
2000Epicenter as Agent Ted
1999Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying as Controller
1998American Dragons as Nakai
1998Da Vinci's Inquest (1 Episode) as Unknown
1998Seven Days (1 Episode) as Unknown
1998First Wave (1 Episode) as John Tran
1998Cold Squad (98 Episodes) as Unknown
1997Tricks as Matsuba
1997Excess Baggage as Jon
1997Stargate SG-1 (1 Episode) as M. Wayne
1997Bliss as Doctor
1996For Hope as Dr. Black
1996Millennium (1 Episode) as Agent Takahashi
1996The Sentinel (1 Episode) as Furukawa
1995A Child Is Missing as Agent Kurosaka
1995Crying Freeman as Temple Yakuza
1995The Outer Limits (1, 1 Episode) as Tali, Ron Hikida
1995Sliders (1 Episode) as Henry
1995Hideaway as Nurse Nakamura
1994My Name Is Kate as Doctor
1994Viper (1, 1 Episode) as Otomo, Tashogi
1993The X-Files (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Peter Tanaka, Dr. Yonechi, Garner
1993Born Too Soon as Resident
1992Highlander: The Series (1 Episode) as Akira Yoshida
1992Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1 Episode) as Elvis #2
Writing
2005Da Vinci's City Hall (1 Episode) ... Writer