Acting · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan · Born October 13, 1963
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.
MoviePlaydate
2025
as Colonel Kurtz
MovieAkashi
2025
as Cab Driver
Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama
2024
as Tamio Wakayama / Narrator (voice)
TVShōgun
2024
as Igarashi Yoshimoto
TVAvatar: The Last Airbender
2024
as Fire Lord Sozin
TVSight Unseen
2024
as Roman Hayashi
TVPercy Jackson and the Olympians
2023
as Headmaster
TVThe Night Agent
2023
as FBI Director Willett
TVThe Last of Us
2023
as Carlisle
TVThe Recruit
2022
as Kenta Nakano
TVSo Help Me Todd
2022
as Alistair Song
MovieOrphan: First Kill
2022
as Detective Donnan
TVPachinko
2022
as Goto
MovieNeedle in a Timestack
2021
as Tattersall
MovieEvery Breath You Take
2021
as Dr. Toth
MovieCrisis
2021
as Dr. Ishiyama
TVAge of Samurai: Battle for Japan
2021
as Narrator
TVHelstrom
2020
as Father Sean Okamoto
Deeper I Go
2020
MovieThe Tailor
2020
as Tailor
TVUpload
2020
as Det. Sato
TVZoey's Extraordinary Playlist
2020
as Dr. Hamara
MovieMidway
2019
as Makigumo Captain
TVSee
2019
as Lord Unoa
MovieAlive
2019
as Dr. Nakamura
TVThe Order
2019
as Detective Hayashi
MovieA Twist of Christmas
2018
as Chester
TVImpulse
2018
as Man Thrown Off Roof
MovieAkashi
2018
MovieLove, Once and Always
2018
as Niven
TVAltered Carbon
2018
as Captain Tanaka
MovieFifty Shades Freed
2018
as Detective Clark
TVThe Good Doctor
2017
as Paul Nakano
TVStar Trek: Discovery
2017
as Dr. Hirai
MovieHailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love
2016
as Al Sandburg
TVKim's Convenience
2016
as Pastor Choi
TVTimeless
2016
as Agent Kondo
TVDesignated Survivor
2016
as Richard Kim
TVDC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
as Director Wilbur Burnett
TVColony
2016
as Man in Diner
TVThe Magicians
2015
as Professor March
TVHeroes Reborn
2015
as Hachiro Otomo
TVZoo
2015
as Curtis
TVDark Matter
2015
as Emperor Ishida Tetsuda
TVThe Whispers
2015
as team member 1 (Brent)
MovieThe Age of Adaline
2015
as Kenneth
TViZombie
2015
as Lieutenant Suzuki
TVThe Returned
2015
as Doctor Hiromoto
TVThe Man in the High Castle
2015
as Taishi Okamura
MovieGodzilla
2014
as Hayato
TVThe 100
2014
as Council Member #3
TVAlmost Human
2013
as Recollectionist
TVSpooksville
2013
as Mr. Moonbeam
MovieGrave Halloween
2013
as Jin
TVThe Tomorrow People
2013
as Corbin
Down River
2013
as Aki's Father
TVDelete
2013
as Black Ops #3
MovieAssault on Wall Street
2013
as TV Host
TVBates Motel
2013
as Fumhiro Kurata
MovieThe Company You Keep
2012
as FBI Agent Kanagawa
TVEmily Owens, M.D.
2012
as Nobu Chiba
TVArrow
2012
as Neil Lamb
TVContinuum
2012
as Dr. Ted Gibson
MovieDeck the Halls
2011
as Harry Saito
TVThe Secret Circle
2011
as Calvin Wilson
MovieDoomsday Prophecy
2011
as Dr. Yates
TVFairly Legal
2011
as Dale Rence
TVCaprica
2010
as Cyrus Xander
TVHuman Target
2010
as Lt. Peale
MovieThe King of Fighters
2009
as Saisyu Kusanagi
MovieHardwired
2009
as Dr. Steckler
TVThe Listener
2009
as Supervisor
MoviePlaying for Keeps
2009
as Henry Wong
MovieThe Day the Earth Stood Still
2008
as Dr. Ikegawa
TVSanctuary
2008
as Ark-Fong Li
TVFringe
2008
as Executor
TVReaper
2007
as Morris
MovieWar
2007
as Yoshido
TVMasters of Science Fiction
2007
MovieThe Last Mimzy
2007
as Scientist
TVIntelligence
2006
MovieThe Entrance
2006
as Detective Nolan
TVFantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes
2006
as Mr. Fantastic (voice)
TVBlade: The Series
2006
MovieSpymate
2006
as Japanese Chairman
MovieFantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes: Vol. 1
2006
as Mr. Fantastic
MovieBest Friends
2005
as Detective Myashiro
TVDa Vinci's City Hall
2005
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Seattle ASAC
TVSupernatural
2005
as Game Show Host
MovieHiro
2005
as Hiro
MovieHush
2005
as Dr. Berke
MovieBob the Butler
2005
as Japanese Plumber
MovieLadies Night
2005
as Mr. Muriyami
MovieElektra
2005
as Meizumi
TVThe 4400
2004
as Agent Park
MovieSagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Feline, Friends and Family
2003
as Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
MovieFirst to Die
2003
as Dr. Shimera
MovieSagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Sagwa's Storybook World
2003
as Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Tales and Celebrations
2003
as Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
MovieExtreme Ops
2002
as Mr. Imahara
MovieChaos and Desire
2002
as Kiyoshi
MovieDamaged Care
2002
as Dr. Kitano
MovieLiving with the Dead
2002
as Frank the Business Consultant
TVSmallville
2001
as Principal Kwan
TVSagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat
2001
MovieReplicant
2001
as Lab Video Technician #1
TVSpecial Unit 2
2001
as Madison
MovieClass Warfare
2001
as Mr. Tanaka
MovieJosie and the Pussycats
2001
as Japanese Delegate
TVThe Lone Gunmen
2001
MovieTouched by a Killer
2001
as Steve Tunaki
MovieThe 6th Day
2000
as Team Doctor
TVDark Angel
2000
as Theo
TVAndromeda
2000
as General Burma
MovieBest in Show
2000
as Pet Shop Owner
Protection
2000
as Don
MovieThe Guilty
2000
as Police Detective
MovieEpicenter
2000
as Agent Ted
TVSecret Agent Man
2000
as Tokyo Chief
MovieTurbulence 2: Fear of Flying
1999
as Controller
MovieFuturesport
1999
as Otomo Akira
MovieAmerican Dragons
1998
as Nakai
TVDa Vinci's Inquest
1998
TVSeven Days
1998
TVFirst Wave
1998
as John Tran
TVCold Squad
1998
as Det. James Kai
MovieTricks
1997
as Matsuba
MovieExcess Baggage
1997
as Jon
TVStargate SG-1
1997
as M. Wayne
MovieBliss
1997
as Doctor
MovieFor Hope
1996
as Dr. Black
TVMillennium
1996
as Agent Takahashi
TVThe Sentinel
1996
as Furukawa
MovieBloodhounds II
1996
as Detective
MovieA Child Is Missing
1995
as Agent Kurosaka
MovieCrying Freeman
1995
as Temple Yakuza
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Tali
TVSliders
1995
as Henry
MovieHideaway
1995
as Nurse Nakamura
MovieThe Hunted
1995
as Lieutenant
MovieMy Name Is Kate
1994
as Doctor
TVViper
1994
as Otomo
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Peter Tanaka
MovieBorn Too Soon
1993
as Resident
TVHighlander: The Series
1992
as Akira Yoshida
TVBill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
1992
as Elvis #2
