---
name: "James Hiroyuki Liao"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-hiroyuki-liao"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 February 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 63
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-18T12:41:40.627238+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# James Hiroyuki Liao

Actor. Born 6 February 1976 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 February 1976, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2013–present
- **Also known as:** جیمز هیرویوکی لیائو, James Liao
- **Average Fi1m score:** 63, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 72 (2), 2020s 57 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 63 to 63 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 3, Adventure 3, Science Fiction 3, Drama 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,086m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hiroyuki_Liao, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8215223, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1620756/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/58330

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Star Trek: Section 31*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-section-31.md) (35)

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## Biography

James Hiroyuki Liao is an American actor. Born on 6 February 1976 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, he is the son of a Taiwanese father and a Japanese mother. He graduated from the Juilliard School's drama division in 2004.

He trained at the Marjorie Ballentine Studio and made his professional stage debut portraying Song Liling in a Washington, D.C. Arena Stage production of *M. Butterfly*. Liao is known for his television roles as Roland Glenn in *Prison Break* (2008), Jay Lee in *Unforgettable* (2013–2016) and Albert Nguyen in *Barry* (2019–2022). Film appearances include *Battle: Los Angeles* (2011) and *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013). He played San in the 2025 television film *Star Trek: Section 31* and provided voice and motion-capture performance as Kenji in the video game *Ghost of Tsushima* (2020).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Star Trek: Section 31* (2025), Fi1m 35, as San — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-section-31.md)
- *Superman* (2025), Fi1m 66, as General Mori — [page](https://film.one/film/superman.md)
- *The Dropout* (2022), Fi1m 70, as Edmond Ku — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-dropout.md)
- *Barry* (2018), Fi1m 85, as Albert Nguyen — [page](https://film.one/tv/barry.md)
- *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013), Fi1m 60, as U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-into-darkness.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *One Piece: Into the Grand Line* (2026), as Ipponmatsu
- *Superman* (2025), as General Mori — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/superman.md)
- *Star Trek: Section 31* (2025), as San — Fi1m 35, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-section-31.md)
- *Orphan Black: Echoes* (2024), series, as Paul Darros
- *Presumed Innocent* (2024), series, as Dr. Herbert Kumagai
- *ONE PIECE* (2023), series, as Ipponmatsu
- *The Dropout* (2022), series, as Edmond Ku — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-dropout.md)
- *Peacemaker* (2022), series, as General Mori
- *Cowboy Bebop* (2021), series, as Rengie Tanaka
- *Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins* (2021), as Yasuzo
- *Lost Girls* (2020), as Michael Pak
- *Manifest* (2018), series, as Rob
- *Barry* (2018), series, as Albert Nguyen — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/barry.md)
- *SEAL Team* (2017), series, as Dr. Lucien
- *Marvel's Iron Fist* (2017), series, as Albert
- *Preacher* (2016), series, as Teddy Gunth
- *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013), as U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-into-darkness.md)
- *Frankenweenie* (2012), as Toshiaki (voice)
- *Applebaum* (2012), as Tze Lin
- *Unforgettable* (2011), series, as Jay Lee
- *Battle: Los Angeles* (2011), as Steven Mottola
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as Lt. Fleming
- *Management* (2009), as Al
- *Hard Luck* (2006), as Chang
- *Bones* (2005), series, as Assistant Coroner
- *Prison Break* (2005), series, as Roland Glenn
- *Law & Order: Trial by Jury* (2005), series, as Eddie Perkins
- *House* (2004), series, as Luca — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as ME Assistant
- *The Shield* (2002), series, as Llewellyn Wang — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *24* (2001), series, as Devon Rosenthal — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Eric Hong, Erik 'Precious Ricky' Hong
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Bobby Ito — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *All Signs of Death*, as Dingbang, Ding Bang

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