Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 27, 1950
Died
Dec 04, 2025
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Credits
122 titles
Cary-Hiroyuki 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
Filmography
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
The Swordmaker (voice)
Looking in the Mirror
Henry
Insert Coin
Shang Tsung
Sky Sharks
Michael Morel
A Lover Scorned
Mr. Wong
Lost in Space
Hiroki Watanabe
Star Wars Rebels: Heroes of Mandalore
Alrich Wren
DuckTales
Akita (voice)
Kubo and the Two Strings
Hashi (voice)
Showdown in Manila
Aldric Cole
The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
Nikolay
Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon
Genghis Khan
Duel of Legends
Shing
Little Boy
Hashimoto
The Man with the Iron Fists 2
Lord Pi / Mayor Zhang
Diamond Cartel
Khazar
The Man in the High Castle
Nobusuke Tagomi
Beyond the Game
Detective Yoshida
The Librarians
Mr. Drake
Skin Trade
Senator Khat
Star Wars Rebels
Alrich Wren (voice)
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
Heihachi
Ninja Apocalypse
Fumitaka
Hype Nation 3D
47 Ronin
Shogun Tsunayoshi
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Sumo Kuma (voice)
When the Cobra Strikes
Goro Tanaka
Grimm
Takeshi Imura
Revenge
Satoshi Takeda
Teen Wolf
Katashi
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
Shang Tsung
Hawaii Five-0
Hiro Noshimuri
Tekken
Heihachi Mishima
The Tomb
Len Burris
NCIS: Los Angeles
Craig Tanaka
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Ken
By the Will of Chingis Khan
bodyguard
Projectorparishilton
Ghost Voyage
The Steward
Bodyguard: A New Beginning
Kai
Balls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury'
Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
Grandpa Johnny Tsunami
Balls of Fury
Mysterious Asian Man
The Ultimate Fighter
Alibek
Heroes
The Swordsmith
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
Brushogun (voice)
The Slanted Screen
Himself
Memoirs of a Geisha
The Baron
The Sand Island Drive-In Anthem
Uncle C