James Hiroyuki Liao
Birthday
1976/02/06 (49 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
جیمز هیرویوکی لیائو, James 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).
Acting
(2007) Hard Luck
as Chang
(2012) Applebaum
as Tze Lin
(2011) Battle: Los Angeles
as Steven Mottola
(2013) Star Trek Into Darkness
as U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer
(2025) Star Trek: Section 31
as San
(2020) Lost Girls
as Michael Pak
(2012) Frankenweenie
as Toshiaki (voice)
(2009) Management
as Al
All Signs of Death
as Dingbang
All Signs of Death
as Ding Bang
(2021) Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
as Yasuzo
(2002) The Shield
as Llewellyn Wang
(2000) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Eric Hong
(2002) CSI: Miami
as ME Assistant
(2005) Bones
as Assistant Coroner
(2000) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Erik 'Precious Ricky' Hong
(2018) Manifest
as Rob
(2005) Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Eddie Perkins
(2017) Marvel's Iron Fist
as Albert
(2011) Unforgettable
as Jay Lee
(2021) Cowboy Bebop
as Rengie Tanaka
(2024) Orphan Black: Echoes
as Paul Darros
(2018) Barry
as Albert Nguyen
(2005) Prison Break
as Roland Glenn
(2022) The Dropout
as Edmond Ku
(1990) Law & Order
as Bobby Ito
(2010) Blue Bloods
as Lt. Fleming
(2004) House
as Luca
(2017) SEAL Team
as Dr. Lucien
(2024) Presumed Innocent
as Dr. Herbert Kumagai