Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Known for: Acting
Born: September 27, 1950
Died: December 4, 2025
Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan
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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Filmography
82 movies · 40 TV shows, newest first
8.5
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023
NR
Looking in the Mirror
2021
6.9
Insert Coin
2020
5.0
Sky Sharks
2020
4.9
A Lover Scorned
2019
7.5
Lost in Space
2018
NR
Star Wars Rebels: Heroes of Mandalore
2017
7.8
DuckTales
2017
7.6
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016
3.4
Showdown in Manila
2016
7.1
The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
20152.7
Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon
2015
NR
Duel of Legends
2015
7.2
Little Boy
2015
5.5
The Man with the Iron Fists 2
2015
5.3
Diamond Cartel
2015
7.5
The Man in the High Castle
2015
5.2
Beyond the Game
2014
7.2
The Librarians
2014
6.1
Skin Trade
2014
7.7
Star Wars Rebels
2014
3.9
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
2014
3.4
Ninja Apocalypse
2014
5.7
Hype Nation 3D
2014
6.2
47 Ronin
2013
8.3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
4.5
When the Cobra Strikes
2012
8.3
Grimm
2011
7.5
Revenge
2011
8.4
Teen Wolf
2011
7.0
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
2011
7.7
Hawaii Five-0
2010
5.3
Tekken
2010
4.3
The Tomb
2009
7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
8.0
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009
4.6
By the Will of Chingis Khan
2009
5.8
Projectorparishilton
2008
5.1
Ghost Voyage
2008
4.9
Bodyguard: A New Beginning
2008
NR
Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler
2007
NR
Balls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury'
2007
6.0
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
2007
5.3
Balls of Fury
2007
3.3
The Ultimate Fighter
2007
7.4
Heroes
2006
7.9
Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
2006
10.0
The Slanted Screen
2006
7.6
Memoirs of a Geisha
20059.0
The Sand Island Drive-In Anthem
2005
6.2
Faith of My Fathers
2005
5.0
Elektra
2005
6.7
Hawaii
2004
7.0
Fallacy
2004
6.0
Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
2003
5.8
Planet of the Apes
2001
6.9
Pearl Harbor
2001
3.6
The Ghost
2001
5.7
The Art of War
2000
6.1
Snow Falling on Cedars
1999
6.0
Johnny Tsunami
1999
5.6
Bridge of Dragons
1999
5.0
NetForce
1999
3.5
Netforce
1999
6.3
Vampires
1998
5.0
American Dragons
1998
6.8
Seven Days
1998
4.2
Provocateur
1998
4.6
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997
8.3
Stargate SG-1
1997
5.2
Top of the World
1997
7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
4.2
Danger Zone
1996
5.3
The Phantom
1996
5.4
White Tiger
1996
6.6
Nash Bridges
1996
4.8
Soldier Boyz
1995
5.9
Mortal Kombat
1995
6.9
Thunder in Paradise 3
1995
6.5
Picture Bride
1995
6.3
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
3.6
The Dangerous
1995
5.9
Cybill
1995
5.3
Natural Causes
1994
9.0
Day of Reckoning
1994
8.0
Babylon 5
1994
6.1
Rising Sun
1993
7.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
5.3
Space Rangers
1993
5.4
Nemesis
1992
6.7
Renegade
1992
7.8
Raven
1992
5.0
Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992
7.4
American Me
1992
6.4
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991
6.5
Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991
6.4
The Perfect Weapon
1991
5.1
Not of This World
1991
5.6
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991
8.0
Vestige of Honor
1990
6.4
Nasty Boys
1990
5.0
Murder in Paradise
1990
7.0
Hardball
1989
5.5
The Last Warrior
1989
5.5
L.A. Takedown
1989
6.4
Licence to Kill
1989
6.0
Baywatch
1989
6.1
Twins
1988
6.4
Superboy
1988
5.9
Spellbinder
1988
5.1
Bulletproof
1988
7.6
The Last Emperor
1987
8.4
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
6.2
Jake and the Fatman
1987
5.2
Armed Response
1986
7.0
The Wizard
1986
7.2
Big Trouble in Little China
1986
7.7
MacGyver
1985
7.5
Moonlighting
1985
7.4
Miami Vice
1984
6.8
Hotel
1982
7.0
Knots Landing
1979