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)
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Hiro Noshimuri
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Turghan
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
Knots Landing
1979
as Mr. Toyo
Miami Vice
1984
as Kenji Fujitsu / Tegoro
Heroes
2006
as The Swordsmith
Baywatch
1989
as Sato
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Tai Wai Tse
The Man in the High Castle
2015
as Nobusuke Tagomi
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Sumo Kuma (voice)
Revenge
2011
as Satoshi Takeda
Hotel
1982
as Inspector Chin
Star Wars Rebels
2014
as Alrich Wren (voice)
Nash Bridges
1996
as A.J. Shimamura
Renegade
1992
as Hirotaka
DuckTales
2017
as Akita (voice)
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Master Ko
Moonlighting
1985
as Artist
Jake and the Fatman
1987
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
Nasty Boys
1990
as Max
Hawaii
2004
as Terry Harada
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
47 Ronin
2013
as Shogun Tsunayoshi
The Last Emperor
1987
as Chang
Big Trouble in Little China
1986
as Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)
Twins
1988
as Oriental Man
Elektra
2005
as Roshi
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
as The Baron
Planet of the Apes
2001
as Krull
Licence to Kill
1989
as Kwang
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
as Hashi (voice)
Vampires
1998
as David Deyo
American Me
1992
as El Japo
Nemesis
1992
as Angie-Liv
Skin Trade
2014
as Senator Khat
Little Boy
2015
as Hashimoto
Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991
as Yoshida
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
2006
as Brushogun (voice)
The Phantom
1996
as The Great Kabai Sengh
Tekken
2010
as Heihachi Mishima
Snow Falling on Cedars
1999
as Zenhichi Miyamoto
The Perfect Weapon
1991
as Kai
Rising Sun
1993
as Eddie Sakamura
Spellbinder
1988
as Lt. Lee
Sky Sharks
2020
as Michael Morel
The Art of War
2000
as David Chan
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991
as Sanga
Insert Coin
2020
as Shang Tsung
Balls of Fury
2007
as Mysterious Asian Man
The Man with the Iron Fists 2
2015
as Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
2003
as Mason Sato
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
2014
as Heihachi
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991
as Hashimoto
The Tomb
2009
as Len Burris
The Ghost
2001
as Chang
Danger Zone
1996
as Monsieur Chang
Bridge of Dragons
1999
as General Ruechang
Picture Bride
1995
as Kanzaki
White Tiger
1996
as Victor Chow
Bulletproof
1988
as Thug in Flashback (uncredited)
Soldier Boyz
1995
as Vinh Moc
Diamond Cartel
2015
as Khazar
Armed Response
1986
as Toshi
NetForce
1999
as Leong Cheng
The Slanted Screen
2006
as Himself
Beyond the Game
2014
as Detective Yoshida
Murder in Paradise
1990
as Detective
Johnny Tsunami
1999
as Johnny Tsunami
L.A. Takedown
1989
as Hugh Benny
Ninja Apocalypse
2014
as Fumitaka
Ghost Voyage
2008
as The Steward
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
2007
as Grandpa Johnny Tsunami
Bodyguard: A New Beginning
2008
as Kai
Showdown in Manila
2016
as Aldric Cole
The Dangerous
1995
as Kon
American Dragons
1998
as Matsuyama
Not of This World
1991
as Shikido
Natural Causes
1994
as Major Somchai
Faith of My Fathers
2005
as Cat
The Ultimate Fighter
2007
as Alibek
Provocateur
1998
as Captain Jong
The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
2015
as Nikolay
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992
as Osato
When the Cobra Strikes
2012
as Goro Tanaka
Top of the World
1997
as Captain Hefter
Thunder in Paradise 3
1995
as Mason Lee
A Lover Scorned
2019
as Mr. Wong
The Last Warrior
1989
as Imperial Marine
Hype Nation 3D
2014
Fallacy
2004
Day of Reckoning
1994
as Prakit
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
Vestige of Honor
1990
as Thai Major
Duel of Legends
2015
as Shing
Looking in the Mirror
2021
as Henry
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
- 47 Ronin (2013) — as Shogun Tsunayoshi
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