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James Hiroyuki Liao
Acting
Born: February 6, 1976
New York City, New York, USA
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).
Known For

Star Trek: Section 31
as San

Star Trek Into Darkness
as U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
as Yasuzo

Battle: Los Angeles
as Steven Mottola

Frankenweenie
as Toshiaki (voice)

Hard Luck
as Chang

Lost Girls
as Michael Pak

Management
as Al

Applebaum
as Tze Lin
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All Signs of Death
as Ding Bang