Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
February 6, 1976 (age 50)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
جیمز هیرویوکی لیائو
James Liao
James Hiroyuki 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).
Known For
TV
ONE PIECE
Ipponmatsu
2023
TV
Bones
Assistant Coroner
2005
TV
Law & Order
Bobby Ito
1990
TV
House
Luca
2004
TV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Eric Hong
2000
TV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Erik 'Precious Ricky' Hong
2000
TV
CSI: Miami
ME Assistant
2002
TV
24
Devon Rosenthal
2001
TV
Prison Break
Roland Glenn
2005
TV
Blue Bloods
Lt. Fleming
2010
TV
SEAL Team
Dr. Lucien
2017
TV
The Shield
Llewellyn Wang
2002
TV
Manifest
Rob
2018
TV
Peacemaker
General Mori
2022
Film
Superman
General Mori
2025
TV
Unforgettable
Jay Lee
2011
TV
Barry
Albert Nguyen
2018
TV
Presumed Innocent
Dr. Herbert Kumagai
2024
TV
Cowboy Bebop
Rengie Tanaka
2021
TV
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Eddie Perkins
2005
Filmography
2025FilmSupermanas General Mori2025FilmStar Trek: Section 31as San2024TVOrphan Black: Echoesas Paul Darros2024TVPresumed Innocentas Dr. Herbert Kumagai2023TVONE PIECEas Ipponmatsu2022TVThe Dropoutas Edmond Ku2022TVPeacemakeras General Mori2021TVCowboy Bebopas Rengie Tanaka2021FilmSnake Eyes: G.I. Joe Originsas Yasuzo2020FilmLost Girlsas Michael Pak2018TVManifestas Rob2018TVBarryas Albert Nguyen2017TVSEAL Teamas Dr. Lucien2017TVMarvel's Iron Fistas Albert2013FilmStar Trek Into Darknessas U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer2012FilmFrankenweenieas Toshiaki (voice)2012FilmApplebaumas Tze Lin2011TVUnforgettableas Jay Lee2011FilmBattle: Los Angelesas Steven Mottola2010TVBlue Bloodsas Lt. Fleming2009FilmManagementas Al2006FilmHard Luckas Chang2005TVBonesas Assistant Coroner2005TVPrison Breakas Roland Glenn2005TVLaw & Order: Trial by Juryas Eddie Perkins2004TVHouseas Luca2002TVCSI: Miamias ME Assistant2002TVThe Shieldas Llewellyn Wang2001TV24as Devon Rosenthal2000TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Eric Hong1990TVLaw & Orderas Bobby Ito—FilmAll Signs of Deathas Dingbang