Hiro Kanagawa

Hiro Kanagawa

Acting
Born Oct 13, 1963
From Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

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.

Known For

Playdate
6.0

Playdate

Colonel Kurtz
Fifty Shades Freed
6.7

Fifty Shades Freed

Detective Clark
The Age of Adaline
7.5

The Age of Adaline

Kenneth
Godzilla
6.4

Godzilla

Hayato
War
6.4

War

Yoshido
Midway
7.1

Midway

Makigumo Captain
The Day the Earth Stood Still
5.7

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Dr. Ikegawa
Elektra
5.0

Elektra

Meizumi
Orphan: First Kill
6.6

Orphan: First Kill

Detective Donnan
The 6th Day
6.0

The 6th Day

Team Doctor

Filmography — Acting

Playdate
6.0
2025

Playdate

Colonel Kurtz
Fifty Shades Freed
6.7
2018

Fifty Shades Freed

Detective Clark
The Age of Adaline
7.5
2015

The Age of Adaline

Kenneth
Godzilla
6.4
2014

Godzilla

Hayato
War
6.4
2007

War

Yoshido
Midway
7.1
2019

Midway

Makigumo Captain
The Day the Earth Stood Still
5.7
2008

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Dr. Ikegawa
Elektra
5.0
2005

Elektra

Meizumi
Orphan: First Kill
6.6
2022

Orphan: First Kill

Detective Donnan
The 6th Day
6.0
2000

The 6th Day

Team Doctor
Best in Show
6.9
2000

Best in Show

Pet Shop Owner
The Company You Keep
6.2
2012

The Company You Keep

FBI Agent Kanagawa
Crying Freeman
6.4
1995

Crying Freeman

Temple Yakuza
Assault on Wall Street
5.9
2013

Assault on Wall Street

TV Host
Josie and the Pussycats
5.8
2001

Josie and the Pussycats

Japanese Delegate
Crisis
6.2
2021

Crisis

Dr. Ishiyama
Replicant
5.8
2001

Replicant

Lab Video Technician #1
Bliss
5.4
1997

Bliss

Doctor
The King of Fighters
4.7
2009

The King of Fighters

Saisyu Kusanagi
Hideaway
5.2
1995

Hideaway

Nurse Nakamura
The Hunted
5.7
1995

The Hunted

Lieutenant
The Last Mimzy
6.3
2007

The Last Mimzy

Scientist
Every Breath You Take
5.8
2021

Every Breath You Take

Dr. Toth
The Guilty
5.7
2000

The Guilty

Police Detective
Spymate
6.2
2006

Spymate

Japanese Chairman
Hardwired
5.1
2009

Hardwired

Dr. Steckler
Excess Baggage
6.1
1997

Excess Baggage

Jon
Needle in a Timestack
5.3
2021

Needle in a Timestack

Tattersall
American Dragons
4.9
1998

American Dragons

Nakai
Extreme Ops
4.7
2002

Extreme Ops

Mr. Imahara
Hush
3.3
2005

Hush

Dr. Berke
Deck the Halls
5.0
2011

Deck the Halls

Harry Saito
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love
7.3
2016

Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love

Al Sandburg
Tricks
3.0
1997

Tricks

Matsuba
Epicenter
3.7
2000

Epicenter

Agent Ted
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying
4.4
1999

Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying

Controller
For Hope
6.0
1996

For Hope

Dr. Black
Doomsday Prophecy
4.1
2011

Doomsday Prophecy

Dr. Yates
A Child Is Missing
6.5
1995

A Child Is Missing

Agent Kurosaka
Playing for Keeps
5.9
2009

Playing for Keeps

Henry Wong
Living with the Dead
5.3
2002

Living with the Dead

Frank the Business Consultant
Damaged Care
2002

Damaged Care

Dr. Kitano
First to Die
3.7
2003

First to Die

Dr. Shimera
Best Friends
4.2
2005

Best Friends

Detective Myashiro
Bloodhounds II
1.0
1996

Bloodhounds II

Detective
Bob the Butler
5.6
2005

Bob the Butler

Japanese Plumber
My Name Is Kate
6.0
1994

My Name Is Kate

Doctor
Love, Once and Always
6.3
2018

Love, Once and Always

Niven
Touched by a Killer
4.9
2001

Touched by a Killer

Steve Tunaki
The Entrance
4.1
2006

The Entrance

Detective Nolan
Born Too Soon
4.0
1993

Born Too Soon

Resident
Grave Halloween
4.5
2013

Grave Halloween

Jin
A Twist of Christmas
6.0
2018

A Twist of Christmas

Chester
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Sagwa's Storybook World
2003

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Sagwa's Storybook World

Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
Akashi
2025

Akashi

Cab Driver
Ladies Night
3.8
2005

Ladies Night

Mr. Muriyami
5.5
2013

Down River

Aki's Father
Chaos and Desire
5.1
2002

Chaos and Desire

Kiyoshi
Alive
2019

Alive

Dr. Nakamura
2003

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Tales and Celebrations

Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
The Tailor
2.0
2020

The Tailor

Tailor
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Feline, Friends and Family
2003

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Feline, Friends and Family

Shan-Tai-Yeh the Foolish Magistrate
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes: Vol. 1
10.0
2006

Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes: Vol. 1

Mr. Fantastic
Akashi
10.0
2018

Akashi
8.0
2020

Deeper I Go
2000

Protection

Don
2024

Between Pictures: The Lens of Tamio Wakayama

Tamio Wakayama / Narrator (voice)
Class Warfare
6.8
2001

Class Warfare

Mr. Tanaka