Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Acting
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.
Born: September 27, 1950 · Tokyo, Japan
Filmography (102)
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023
Insert Coin
2020
Sky Sharks
2020
A Lover Scorned
2019
Lost in Space
2018
DuckTales
2017
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
Showdown in Manila
2016
The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
2015
Little Boy
2015
The Man with the Iron Fists 2
2015
Diamond Cartel
2015
The Man in the High Castle
2015
The Librarians
2014
Skin Trade
2014
Star Wars Rebels
2014
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
2014
Ninja Apocalypse
2014
47 Ronin
2013
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
When the Cobra Strikes
2012
Grimm
2011
Revenge
2011
Teen Wolf
2011
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
2011
Hawaii Five-0
2010
Tekken
2010
The Tomb
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009
By the Will of Chingis Khan
2009
Projectorparishilton
2008
Bodyguard: A New Beginning
2008
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
2007
Balls of Fury
2007
Heroes
2006
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
2006
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
Faith of My Fathers
2005
Elektra
2005
Hawaii
2004
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
2003
Planet of the Apes
2001
Pearl Harbor
2001
The Ghost
2001
The Art of War
2000
Snow Falling on Cedars
1999
Johnny Tsunami
1999
Bridge of Dragons
1999
NetForce
1999
Vampires
1998
American Dragons
1998
Seven Days
1998
Provocateur
1998
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997
Stargate SG-1
1997
Top of the World
1997
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
Danger Zone
1996
The Phantom
1996
White Tiger
1996
Nash Bridges
1996
Soldier Boyz
1995
Mortal Kombat
1995
Thunder in Paradise 3
1995
Picture Bride
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
The Dangerous
1995
Cybill
1995
Babylon 5
1994
Rising Sun
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Space Rangers
1993
Nemesis
1992
Renegade
1992
Raven
1992
American Me
1992
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991
Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991
The Perfect Weapon
1991
Not of This World
1991
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991
Hardball
1989
Nasty Boys
1989
L.A. Takedown
1989
Licence to Kill
1989
Baywatch
1989
Twins
1988
Superboy
1988
Spellbinder
1988
Bulletproof
1988
The Last Emperor
1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Armed Response
1986
The Wizard
1986
Big Trouble in Little China
1986
MacGyver
1985
Moonlighting
1985
Miami Vice
1984
Hotel
1982
Knots Landing
1979