Hiro Kanagawa
Acting
Born October 13, 1963 · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Hironobu Kanagawa (金川 弘敦, Kanagawa Hironobu, October 13, 1963) is a Japanese-Canadian actor and playwright based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has appeared in numerous high-profile films and television series shot in the Vancouver area, including Smallville, Caprica, Godzilla, The Man in the High Castle, Altered Carbon, iZombie, Legends of Tomorrow, Heroes Reborn and Kim's Convenience and was a writer on Da Vinci's City Hall. As a voice-over artist, he was the original English-language voice of Gihren Zabi in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise and played Reed Richards in Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes.
Known for
Filmography
Playdate
2025 · Colonel Kurtz
Orphan: First Kill
2022 · Detective Donnan
Needle in a Timestack
2021 · Tattersall
Every Breath You Take
2021 · Dr. Toth
Crisis
2021 · Dr. Ishiyama
Midway
2019 · Makigumo Captain
Love, Once and Always
2018 · Niven
Fifty Shades Freed
2018 · Detective Clark
A Twist of Christmas
2018 · Chester
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love
2016 · Al Sandburg
The Age of Adaline
2015 · Kenneth
Godzilla
2014 · Hayato
Grave Halloween
2013 · Jin
Assault on Wall Street
2013 · TV Host
The Company You Keep
2012 · FBI Agent Kanagawa
Deck the Halls
2011 · Harry Saito
Doomsday Prophecy
2011 · Dr. Yates
Hardwired
2009 · Dr. Steckler
The King of Fighters
2009 · Saisyu Kusanagi
Playing for Keeps
2009 · Henry Wong
The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008 · Dr. Ikegawa
War
2007 · Yoshido
The Last Mimzy
2007 · Scientist
Spymate
2006 · Japanese Chairman
Elektra
2005 · Meizumi
Bob the Butler
2005 · Japanese Plumber
Best Friends
2005 · Detective Myashiro
Living with the Dead
2002 · Frank the Business Consultant
Chaos and Desire
2002 · Kiyoshi
Extreme Ops
2002 · Mr. Imahara
Replicant
2001 · Lab Video Technician #1
Josie and the Pussycats
2001 · Japanese Delegate
Touched by a Killer
2001 · Steve Tunaki
Epicenter
2000 · Agent Ted
Best in Show
2000 · Pet Shop Owner
The 6th Day
2000 · Team Doctor
The Guilty
2000 · Police Detective
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying
1999 · Controller
Futuresport
1999 · Otomo Akira
American Dragons
1998 · Nakai
Excess Baggage
1997 · Jon
Bliss
1997 · Doctor
Hideaway
1995 · Nurse Nakamura
Crying Freeman
1995 · Temple Yakuza
The Hunted
1995 · Lieutenant