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Hiro Kanagawa

Actor

Hiro Kanagawa

Born October 13, 1963 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan70 films

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.

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Filmography

70 films as actor
  1. 2025PlaydateColonel Kurtz
  2. 2025AkashiCab Driver
  3. 2022Orphan: First KillDetective Donnan
  4. 2021Needle in a TimestackTattersall
  5. 2021Every Breath You TakeDr. Toth
  6. 2021CrisisDr. Ishiyama
  7. 2020Deeper I Go
  8. 2020The TailorTailor
  9. 2019MidwayMakigumo Captain
  10. 2019AliveDr. Nakamura
  11. 2018A Twist of ChristmasChester
  12. 2018Akashi
  13. 2018Love, Once and AlwaysNiven
  14. 2018Fifty Shades FreedDetective Clark
  15. 2016Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With LoveAl Sandburg
  16. 2015The Age of AdalineKenneth
  17. 2014GodzillaHayato
  18. 2013Grave HalloweenJin
  19. 2013Down RiverAki's Father
  20. 2013Assault on Wall StreetTV Host
  21. 2012The Company You KeepFBI Agent Kanagawa
  22. 2011Deck the HallsHarry Saito
  23. 2011Doomsday ProphecyDr. Yates
  24. 2011Earth's Final HoursTech
  25. 2009The King of FightersSaisyu Kusanagi
  26. 2009HardwiredDr. Steckler
  27. 2009Playing for KeepsHenry Wong
  28. 2008The Day the Earth Stood StillDr. Ikegawa
  29. 2007WarYoshido
  30. 2007The Last MimzyScientist
  31. 2006The EntranceDetective Nolan
  32. 2006SpymateJapanese Chairman
  33. 2006Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes: Vol. 1Mr. Fantastic
  34. 2005Best FriendsDetective Myashiro
  35. 2005HiroHiro
  36. 2005HushDr. Berke
  37. 2005Bob the ButlerJapanese Plumber
  38. 2005Ladies NightMr. Muriyami
  39. 2005ElektraMeizumi
  40. 2003Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Feline, Friends and FamilyShan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
  41. 2003First to DieDr. Shimera
  42. 2003Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Sagwa's Storybook WorldShan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
  43. 2003Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Tales and CelebrationsShan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
  44. 2002Extreme OpsMr. Imahara
  45. 2002Chaos and DesireKiyoshi
  46. 2002Damaged CareDr. Kitano
  47. 2002Living with the DeadFrank the Business Consultant
  48. 2001ReplicantLab Video Technician #1
  49. 2001Class WarfareMr. Tanaka
  50. 2001Josie and the PussycatsJapanese Delegate
  51. 2001Touched by a KillerSteve Tunaki
  52. 2000The 6th DayTeam Doctor
  53. 2000Best in ShowPet Shop Owner
  54. 2000ProtectionDon
  55. 2000The GuiltyPolice Detective
  56. 2000EpicenterAgent Ted
  57. 1999Turbulence 2: Fear of FlyingController
  58. 1999FuturesportOtomo Akira
  59. 1998American DragonsNakai
  60. 1997TricksMatsuba
  61. 1997Excess BaggageJon
  62. 1997BlissDoctor
  63. 1996For HopeDr. Black
  64. 1996Bloodhounds IIDetective
  65. 1995A Child Is MissingAgent Kurosaka
  66. 1995Crying FreemanTemple Yakuza
  67. 1995HideawayNurse Nakamura
  68. 1995The HuntedLieutenant
  69. 1994My Name Is KateDoctor
  70. 1993Born Too SoonResident