Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Known for Acting · 120 credits
- Born
- 1950-09-27
- Died
- 2025-12-04
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Also known as
- Tagawa Hiroyuki · ケイリー＝ヒロユキ・タガワ · 田川洋行 · 캐리 히로유키 타가와 · کری هیرویوکی تاگاوا · Panteleymon Tagawa
Biography
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (September 27, 1950 – December 4, 2025) was a Japanese-American actor, film producer, and martial artist. In addition to his extensive film work, he has appeared on television in Star Trek: The Next Generation - "Encounter at Farpoint" (1987), Thunder in Paradise (1995), Nash Bridges (1996), Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003), and Heroes (2007). He also provided the voice of Sin Tzu for the video game Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu. He played the part of Earth Alliance security officer Morishi in Babylon 5 - "Convictions". He played a soul-stealing sorcerer Shang Tsung in a film adaptation of the video game Mortal Kombat and the evil mastermind Heihachi Mishima in the Tekken movie.
Known For
TV Shows (40)
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Turghan
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Hiro Noshimuri
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Craig Tanaka
Grimm
2011
as Takeshi Imura
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Mandarin Bailiff
Teen Wolf
2011
as Katashi
Babylon 5
1994
as Morishi
MacGyver
1985
as Asian Buyer
Miami Vice
1984
as Kenji Fujitsu / Tegoro
Knots Landing
1979
as Mr. Toyo
Heroes
2006
as The Swordsmith
Baywatch
1989
as Sato
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Tai Wai Tse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Sumo Kuma (voice)
Revenge
2011
as Satoshi Takeda
The Man in the High Castle
2015
as Nobusuke Tagomi
Star Wars Rebels
2014
as Alrich Wren (voice)
Renegade
1992
as Hirotaka
Hotel
1982
as Inspector Chin
Nash Bridges
1996
as A.J. Shimamura
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Moonlighting
1985
as Artist
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Master Ko
DuckTales
2017
as Akita (voice)
The Librarians
2014
as Mr. Drake
Lost in Space
2018
as Hiroki Watanabe
Cybill
1995
as Kenji
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as King Young-Jin (voice)
Seven Days
1998
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023
as The Swordmaker (voice)
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
2011
as Shang Tsung
Projectorparishilton
2008
Superboy
1988
Hardball
1989
Raven
1992
The Wizard
1986
Hawaii
2004
as Terry Harada
Nasty Boys
1990
as Max
Space Rangers
1993
as Zylyn
Netforce
1999
as Leong Cheng
Movies (80)
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997
as Shang Tsung (archive footage)
Mortal Kombat
1995
as Shang Tsung
Pearl Harbor
2001
as Genda
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009
as Ken
The Last Emperor
1987
as Chang
47 Ronin
2013
as Shogun Tsunayoshi
Planet of the Apes
2001
as Krull
Big Trouble in Little China
1986
as Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)
Twins
1988
as Oriental Man
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
as The Baron
Licence to Kill
1989
as Kwang
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
as Hashi (voice)
Elektra
2005
as Roshi
Vampires
1998
as David Deyo
The Phantom
1996
as The Great Kabai Sengh
Nemesis
1992
as Angie-Liv
Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991
as Yoshida
American Me
1992
as El Japo
Skin Trade
2014
as Senator Khat
The Art of War
2000
as David Chan
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
2006
as Brushogun (voice)
Rising Sun
1993
as Eddie Sakamura
Tekken
2010
as Heihachi Mishima
The Perfect Weapon
1991
as Kai
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991
as Sanga
Sky Sharks
2020
as Michael Morel
The Man with the Iron Fists 2
2015
as Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang
Little Boy
2015
as Hashimoto
Snow Falling on Cedars
1999
as Zenhichi Miyamoto
Spellbinder
1988
as Lt. Lee
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
2003
as Mason Sato
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
2014
as Heihachi
The Tomb
2009
as Len Burris
Balls of Fury
2007
as Mysterious Asian Man
Bridge of Dragons
1999
as General Ruechang
Danger Zone
1996
as Monsieur Chang
The Ghost
2001
as Chang
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991
as Hashimoto
Diamond Cartel
2015
as Khazar
Picture Bride
1995
as Kanzaki
NetForce
1999
as Leong Cheng
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
2007
as Grandpa Johnny Tsunami
Armed Response
1986
as Toshi
Bulletproof
1988
as Thug in Flashback (uncredited)
Bodyguard: A New Beginning
2008
as Kai
Soldier Boyz
1995
as Vinh Moc
Beyond the Game
2014
as Detective Yoshida
The Slanted Screen
2006
as Himself
Ninja Apocalypse
2014
as Fumitaka
Murder in Paradise
1990
as Detective
The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
2015
as Nikolay
White Tiger
1996
as Victor Chow
L.A. Takedown
1989
as Hugh Benny
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992
as Osato
Johnny Tsunami
1999
as Johnny Tsunami
Not of This World
1991
as Shikido
Provocateur
1998
as Captain Jong
Faith of My Fathers
2005
as Cat
Insert Coin
2020
as Shang Tsung
The Dangerous
1995
as Kon
American Dragons
1998
as Matsuyama
Top of the World
1997
as Captain Hefter
Showdown in Manila
2016
as Aldric Cole
Ghost Voyage
2008
as The Steward
Vestige of Honor
1990
as Thai Major
A Lover Scorned
2019
as Mr. Wong
The Ultimate Fighter
2007
as Alibek
Thunder in Paradise 3
1995
as Mason Lee
Day of Reckoning
1994
as Prakit
Natural Causes
1994
as Major Somchai
The Last Warrior
1989
as Imperial Marine
Fallacy
2004
When the Cobra Strikes
2012
as Goro Tanaka
Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon
2015
as Genghis Khan
Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler
2007
By the Will of Chingis Khan
2009
as bodyguard
Looking in the Mirror
2021
as Henry
Hype Nation 3D
2014
Duel of Legends
2015
as Shing
The Sand Island Drive-In Anthem
2005
as Uncle C
About Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (September 27, 1950 – December 4, 2025) was a Japanese-American actor, film producer, and martial artist. In addition to his extensive film work, he has appeared on television in Star Trek: The Next Generation - "Encounter at Farpoint" (1987), Thunder in Paradise (1995), Nash Bridges (1996), Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003), and Heroes (2007). He also provided the voice of Sin Tzu for the video game Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu. He played the part of Earth Alliance security officer Morishi in Babylon 5 - "Convictions". He play… With 120 credits spanning from 1979 to 2023, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa has appeared in 80 films and 40 TV shows.
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- Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) — as Shang Tsung (archive footage)
- Mortal Kombat (1995) — as Shang Tsung
- Pearl Harbor (2001) — as Genda
- Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) — as Ken
- The Last Emperor (1987) — as Chang
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