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 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.
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BLUE EYE SAMURAI
as The Swordmaker (voice)
Looking in the Mirror
as Henry
Insert Coin
as Shang Tsung
Sky Sharks
as Michael Morel
A Lover Scorned
as Mr. Wong
Lost in Space
as Hiroki Watanabe
DuckTales
as Akita (voice)
Kubo and the Two Strings
as Hashi (voice)
Showdown in Manila
as Aldric Cole
The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
as Nikolay
Duel of Legends
as Shing
Little Boy
as Hashimoto
The Man with the Iron Fists 2
as Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang
Diamond Cartel
as Khazar
The Man in the High Castle
as Nobusuke Tagomi
Beyond the Game
as Detective Yoshida
The Librarians
as Mr. Drake
Skin Trade
as Senator Khat
Star Wars Rebels
as Alrich Wren (voice)
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
as Heihachi
Ninja Apocalypse
as Fumitaka
Hype Nation 3D
as Unknown
47 Ronin
as Shogun Tsunayoshi
When the Cobra Strikes
as Goro Tanaka
Grimm
as Takeshi Imura
Revenge
as Satoshi Takeda
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
as Shang Tsung
Hawaii Five-0
as Hiro Noshimuri
Tekken
as Heihachi Mishima
The Tomb
as Len Burris
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Craig Tanaka
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
as Ken
By the Will of Chingis Khan
as bodyguard
Projectorparishilton
as Unknown
Ghost Voyage
as The Steward
Bodyguard: A New Beginning
as Kai
Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler
as Unknown
Balls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury'
as Unknown
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
as Grandpa Johnny Tsunami
Balls of Fury
as Mysterious Asian Man
The Ultimate Fighter
as Alibek
Heroes
as The Swordsmith
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
as Brushogun (voice)
The Slanted Screen
as Himself
Memoirs of a Geisha
as The Baron
Faith of My Fathers
as Cat
Hawaii
as Terry Harada
Fallacy
as Unknown
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
as Mason Sato
Planet of the Apes
as Krull
Pearl Harbor
as Genda
The Ghost
as Chang
The Art of War
as David Chan
Snow Falling on Cedars
as Zenhichi Miyamoto
Johnny Tsunami
as Johnny Tsunami
Bridge of Dragons
as General Ruechang
NetForce
as Leong Cheng
Netforce
as Leong Cheng
Vampires
as David Deyo
American Dragons
as Matsuyama
Seven Days
as Unknown
Provocateur
as Captain Jong
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
as Shang Tsung (archive footage)
Stargate SG-1
as Turghan
Top of the World
as Captain Hefter
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Tai Wai Tse
Danger Zone
as Monsieur Chang
The Phantom
as The Great Kabai Sengh
White Tiger
as Victor Chow
Nash Bridges
as A.J. Shimamura
Soldier Boyz
as Vinh Moc
Thunder in Paradise 3
as Mason Lee
Picture Bride
as Kanzaki
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as King Young-Jin (voice)
The Dangerous
as Kon
Cybill
as Kenji
Natural Causes
as Major Somchai
Day of Reckoning
as Prakit
Babylon 5
as Morishi
Rising Sun
as Eddie Sakamura
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Master Ko
Space Rangers
as Zylyn
Nemesis
as Angie-Liv
Renegade
as Hirotaka
Raven
as Unknown
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
as Osato
American Me
as El Japo
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
as Hashimoto
Showdown in Little Tokyo
as Yoshida
The Perfect Weapon
as Kai
Not of This World
as Shikido
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
as Sanga
Vestige of Honor
as Thai Major
Nasty Boys
as Max
Murder in Paradise
as Detective
Hardball
as Unknown
The Last Warrior
as Imperial Marine
L.A. Takedown
as Hugh Benny
Licence to Kill
as Kwang
Twins
as Oriental Man
Superboy
as Unknown
Spellbinder
as Lt. Lee
Bulletproof
as Thug in Flashback (uncredited)
The Last Emperor
as Chang
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Mandarin Bailiff
Jake and the Fatman
as Raymond Char
Armed Response
as Toshi
The Wizard
as Unknown
Big Trouble in Little China
as Wing Kong Man - Extra (uncredited)
MacGyver
as Asian Buyer
Moonlighting
as Artist
Miami Vice
as Kenji Fujitsu
Miami Vice
as Tegoro
Hotel
as Inspector Chin
Knots Landing
as Mr. Toyo