---
name: "Peter Shinkoda"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-shinkoda"
fi1m_id: "peter-shinkoda"
imdb_id: "nm0793946"
tmdb_id: 172994
wikidata_id: "Q7176910"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 March 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-05T03:32:58.485590+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."
---

# Peter Shinkoda

## Identity

Peter Shinkoda

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-shinkoda
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-shinkoda
- **IMDb ID:** nm0793946
- **TMDB ID:** 172994
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7176910
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Shinkoda, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7176910, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0793946/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/172994

Actor. Born 25 March 1971 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 March 1971, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 66 (1), 2010s 69 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 67 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, Drama 3, Science Fiction 3, Action & Adventure 1, Crime 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,033m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Shinkoda, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7176910, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0793946/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/172994

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*I, Robot*](https://film.one/film/i-robot.md) (66)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Peter Shinkoda is a Canadian actor. Born on 25 March 1971 in Montreal, Quebec, he studied civil engineering at the University of Western Ontario and post-production for film and television at UCLA. He worked as an assistant film editor in the 1990s before concentrating on acting.

Shinkoda is known for his role as Dai in the TNT series *Falling Skies* (2011–2015) and as Nobu Yoshioka in seasons one and two of the Netflix series *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015–2016). Film credits include *I, Robot* (2004) as Chin, *Godzilla* (2014), *The Predator* (2018) as Dr. Yamada, *Midway* (2019) as Cmdr. Minoru Genda, and *Normal* (2026) as Joe. He has also appeared in *Paycheck* (2003), *War* (2007), *Hawaii Five-0* (2010) and *The Man in the High Castle* (2015).

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *The Predator* (2018), Fi1m 48, as Dr. Yamada — [page](https://film.one/film/the-predator.md)
- *The Terror* (2018), Fi1m 82, as Sergeant Ishinabe — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-terror.md)
- *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), Fi1m 78, as Nobu — [page](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md)
- *Godzilla* (2014), Fi1m 68, as Muto Crow's Nest Tech #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-2014.md)
- *I, Robot* (2004), Fi1m 66, as Chin — [page](https://film.one/film/i-robot.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

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

- *Tight Lettuce* (2026), as Fire Chief
- *Normal* (2026), as Joe
- *Prisoner of War* (2025), as Lt. Col. Benjiro Ito
- *Waikiki* (2023), as Wo
- *Cafe Racer* (2023), as Kenji
- *Salvage Marines* (2022), series, as Ben Takeda
- *A Christmas Miracle* (2019), as Dennis
- *Midway* (2019), as Cmdr. Minoru Genda
- *Blood & Treasure* (2019), series, as Yoshi
- *Magnum P.I.* (2018), series, as Tua
- *The Predator* (2018), as Dr. Yamada — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/the-predator.md)
- *Hyperlight* (2018), Actor
- *The Terror* (2018), series, as Sergeant Ishinabe — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-terror.md)
- *Go for Broke* (2017), as Masaji Marumoto
- *The Lady Killers* (2017), as Brian Kato
- *Western Religion* (2015), as Chinaman Dan
- *Always* (2015), as Chad
- *总是* (2015), Actor
- *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), series, as Nobu — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md)
- *The Man in the High Castle* (2015), series, as Kazu Hirano
- *Godzilla* (2014), as Muto Crow's Nest Tech #1 — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-2014.md)
- *Falling Skies* (2011), series, as Dai
- *Mortal Kombat: Legacy* (2011), series, as Sektor
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Alan Lim — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *Riverworld* (2010), as Yoshinaka (Night 2)
- *The Hole* (2009), as Young Cop
- *Sanctuary* (2008), series, as Andy Fetz
- *War* (2007), as Harbor Yanagawa Shatei
- *Man About Town* (2006), as Agency Assistant
- *Spymate* (2006), as Mountain Guard #2
- *Supernatural* (2005), series, as Alex — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md)
- *I, Robot* (2004), as Chin — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/i-robot.md)
- *Miracle* (2004), as Japanese Athlete
- *Paycheck* (2003), as Suit
- *The Dead Zone* (2002), series, as Duffy
- *The Real World Movie: The Lost Season* (2002), as Keith
- *Dark Angel* (2000), series, as Albino X
- *Andromeda* (2000), series, as Burke
- *Masked Rider* (1995), series, as Ferrian
- *If Looks Could Kill* (1991), as French Club

## Gallery

- ![Peter Shinkoda at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/923667/gallery-f32ee932c9cd.jpg) Peter Shinkoda at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival — Kevin Payravi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Peter_Shinkoda_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_for_Normal_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Peter_Shinkoda_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_for_Normal_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Peter Shinkoda at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/923667/gallery-c6c24cd0bc79.jpg) Peter Shinkoda at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival — Kevin Payravi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Peter_Shinkoda_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_for_Normal.jpg/1280px-Peter_Shinkoda_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_for_Normal.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Peter Shinkoda at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/923667/gallery-ce14520459de.jpg) Peter Shinkoda at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival — Kevin Payravi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Peter_Shinkoda_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_for_Normal_%282%29.jpg/1280px-Peter_Shinkoda_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_for_Normal_%282%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Peter Shinkoda](https://film.one/media/person/923667/gallery-d6553ea65307.jpg) Peter Shinkoda — RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Peter_Shinkoda_on_RealTVfilms.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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