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.
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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3136238
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Filmography (Movies)
Playdate
Character:Colonel Kurtz
Release Date:05/11/2025
Akashi
Character:Cab Driver
Release Date:05/10/2025
Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama
Character:Tamio Wakayama / Narrator (voice)
Release Date:22/05/2024
Orphan: First Kill
Character:Detective Donnan
Release Date:27/07/2022
Needle in a Timestack
Character:Tattersall
Release Date:15/10/2021
Every Breath You Take
Character:Dr. Toth
Release Date:02/04/2021
Crisis
Character:Dr. Ishiyama
Release Date:26/02/2021
Deeper I Go
Character:
Release Date:24/09/2020
The Tailor
Character:Tailor
Release Date:31/05/2020
Midway
Character:Makigumo Captain
Release Date:06/11/2019
Alive
Character:Dr. Nakamura
Release Date:10/05/2019
A Twist of Christmas
Character:Chester
Release Date:01/12/2018
Akashi
Character:
Release Date:11/03/2018
Love, Once and Always
Character:Niven
Release Date:10/03/2018
Fifty Shades Freed
Character:Detective Clark
Release Date:17/01/2018
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love
Character:Al Sandburg
Release Date:23/10/2016
The Age of Adaline
Character:Kenneth
Release Date:16/04/2015
Godzilla
Character:Hayato
Release Date:14/05/2014
Grave Halloween
Character:Jin
Release Date:19/10/2013
Down River
Character:Aki's Father
Release Date:05/10/2013
Assault on Wall Street
Character:TV Host
Release Date:30/06/2013
The Company You Keep
Character:FBI Agent Kanagawa
Release Date:20/12/2012
Deck the Halls
Character:Harry Saito
Release Date:20/12/2011
Doomsday Prophecy
Character:Dr. Yates
Release Date:13/08/2011
The King of Fighters
Character:Saisyu Kusanagi
Release Date:05/11/2009
Hardwired
Character:Dr. Steckler
Release Date:03/11/2009
Playing for Keeps
Character:Henry Wong
Release Date:18/01/2009
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Character:Dr. Ikegawa
Release Date:10/12/2008
War
Character:Yoshido
Release Date:24/08/2007
The Last Mimzy
Character:Scientist
Release Date:09/02/2007
The Entrance
Character:Detective Nolan
Release Date:05/10/2006
Spymate
Character:Japanese Chairman
Release Date:24/02/2006
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes: Vol. 1
Character:Mr. Fantastic
Release Date:09/02/2006
Best Friends
Character:Detective Myashiro
Release Date:12/11/2005
Hush
Character:Dr. Berke
Release Date:23/05/2005
Bob the Butler
Character:Japanese Plumber
Release Date:10/03/2005
Ladies Night
Character:Mr. Muriyami
Release Date:18/02/2005
Elektra
Character:Meizumi
Release Date:13/01/2005
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Feline, Friends and Family
Character:Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
Release Date:29/07/2003
First to Die
Character:Dr. Shimera
Release Date:23/02/2003
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Sagwa's Storybook World
Character:Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
Release Date:28/01/2003
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Tales and Celebrations
Character:Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
Release Date:28/01/2003
Extreme Ops
Character:Mr. Imahara
Release Date:27/11/2002
Chaos and Desire
Character:Kiyoshi
Release Date:22/08/2002
Damaged Care
Character:Dr. Kitano
Release Date:26/05/2002
Living with the Dead
Character:Frank the Business Consultant
Release Date:28/04/2002
Replicant
Character:Lab Video Technician #1
Release Date:11/05/2001
Class Warfare
Character:Mr. Tanaka
Release Date:10/04/2001
Josie and the Pussycats
Character:Japanese Delegate
Release Date:06/04/2001
Touched by a Killer
Character:Steve Tunaki
Release Date:01/01/2001
The 6th Day
Character:Team Doctor
Release Date:17/11/2000
Best in Show
Character:Pet Shop Owner
Release Date:29/09/2000
Protection
Character:Don
Release Date:26/08/2000
The Guilty
Character:Police Detective
Release Date:01/06/2000
Epicenter
Character:Agent Ted
Release Date:21/03/2000
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying
Character:Controller
Release Date:27/12/1999
American Dragons
Character:Nakai
Release Date:15/10/1998
Tricks
Character:Matsuba
Release Date:27/12/1997
Excess Baggage
Character:Jon
Release Date:29/08/1997
Bliss
Character:Doctor
Release Date:14/04/1997
For Hope
Character:Dr. Black
Release Date:17/11/1996
Bloodhounds II
Character:Detective
Release Date:26/01/1996
A Child Is Missing
Character:Agent Kurosaka
Release Date:01/10/1995
Crying Freeman
Character:Temple Yakuza
Release Date:23/04/1995
Hideaway
Character:Nurse Nakamura
Release Date:03/03/1995
My Name Is Kate
Character:Doctor
Release Date:24/01/1994
Born Too Soon
Character:Resident
Release Date:25/04/1993
Television Appearances
Shōgun
Character:Igarashi Yoshimoto
Avatar the Last Airbender
Character:Fire Lord Sozin
Sight Unseen
Character:Roman Hayashi
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Character:Headmaster
The Night Agent
Character:FBI Director Willett
The Last of Us
Character:Carlisle
The Recruit
Character:Kenta Nakano
So Help Me Todd
Character:Alistair Song
Pachinko
Character:Goto
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Character:Narrator
Helstrom
Character:Father Sean Okamoto
Upload
Character:Det. Sato
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Character:Dr. Hamara
See
Character:Lord Unoa
The Order
Character:Detective Hayashi
Impulse
Character:Man Thrown Off Roof
Altered Carbon
Character:Captain Tanaka
The Good Doctor
Character:Paul Nakano
Star Trek: Discovery
Character:Dr. Hirai
Kim's Convenience
Character:Pastor Choi
Timeless
Character:Agent Kondo
Designated Survivor
Character:Richard Kim
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Character:Director Wilbur Burnett
Colony
Character:Man in Diner
The Magicians
Character:Professor March
Heroes Reborn
Character:Hachiro Otomo
Zoo
Character:Curtis
Dark Matter
Character:Emperor Ishida Tetsuda
The Whispers
Character:team member 1 (Brent)
iZombie
Character:Lieutenant Suzuki
The Returned
Character:Doctor Hiromoto
The Man in the High Castle
Character:Taishi Okamura
The 100
Character:Council Member #3
Almost Human
Character:Recollectionist
Spooksville
Character:Mr. Moonbeam
The Tomorrow People
Character:Corbin
Delete
Character:Black Ops #3
Bates Motel
Character:Fumhiro Kurata
Emily Owens, M.D.
Character:Nobu Chiba
Arrow
Character:Neil Lamb
Continuum
Character:Dr. Ted Gibson
Caprica
Character:Cyrus Xander
Human Target
Character:Lt. Peale
The Listener
Character:Supervisor
Sanctuary
Character:Ark-Fong Li
Fringe
Character:Executor
Reaper
Character:Morris
Masters of Science Fiction
Character:
Intelligence
Character:
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes
Character:Mr. Fantastic (voice)
Blade: The Series
Character:
Da Vinci's City Hall
Character:
Criminal Minds
Character:Seattle ASAC
Supernatural
Character:Game Show Host
The 4400
Character:Agent Park
Smallville
Character:Principal Kwan
Sagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat
Character:
Special Unit 2
Character:Madison
The Lone Gunmen
Character:
Dark Angel
Character:Theo
Andromeda
Character:General Burma
Da Vinci's Inquest
Character:
Seven Days
Character:
First Wave
Character:John Tran
Cold Squad
Character:
Stargate SG-1
Character:M. Wayne
Millennium
Character:Agent Takahashi
Millennium
Character:Detective Rondell
Millennium
Character:Shopkeeper
The Sentinel
Character:Furukawa
The Outer Limits
Character:Tali
The Outer Limits
Character:Ron Hikida
Sliders
Character:Henry
Viper
Character:Otomo
Viper
Character:Tashogi
The X-Files
Character:Peter Tanaka
The X-Files
Character:Dr. Yonechi
The X-Files
Character:Garner
Highlander: The Series
Character:Akira Yoshida
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
Character:Elvis #2
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