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Masi Oka

Tokyo-born actor, digital artist, and screenwriter

December 27, 1974 (age 51) · Tokyo, Japan

From Tokyo
Actor
Digital Artist
Television Actor

My Take

Okay, Masi Oka is the kind of guy who quietly breaks my brain a little. He's the beaming, time-bending Hiro from Heroes — that grin alone could power a small town — but then you find out the dude was a legit visual effects artist over at Industrial Light & Magic, Brown-educated, Tokyo-born, fluent in two worlds and apparently in being a genuine prodigy. I love that he's both the goofy hero on camera and the math-brain making the magic behind it. There's something so endearingly earnest about him, like the smartest person in the room who'd rather make you laugh than remind you of it. Actor, writer, effects wizard — that's a wildly greedy résumé, but he wears it lightly. I just find that double-threat charm impossible not to root for.

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Overview

Masi Oka is a Tokyo-born actor, digital artist, and screenwriter who attended Brown University. He is active across multiple creative disciplines, working both in front of the camera as a television and film actor and behind the scenes as a digital artist. He gained international recognition for his roles in American television productions and is known for bridging technical and artistic fields.

1. Profile

Name (English): Masi Oka
Name (Japanese): マシ・オカ
Reading: まし・おか
Born: December 27, 1974 (age 51)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Tiger
Origin: Tokyo, Japan
Occupation: Actor / Digital Artist / Television Actor / Film Actor / Screenwriter

2. Background

University: Brown University

3. Works & records

Works summary

Appearances: 23 (2001–2022)
By year: 2001: 2, 2002: 3, 2003: 1, 2004: 1, 2005: 1, 2006: 3, 2007: 1, 2008: 2, 2009: 1, 2010: 1, 2011: 1, 2015: 1, 2017: 1, 2018: 2, 2019: 1, 2022: 1
Debut work: ふたりは最高! ダーマ&グレッグ / Dharma & Greg

Filmography / notable works

Category	Title	Role	Year
Film	ブレット・トレイン / Bullet Train	車掌	2022
Film	スパイ in デンジャー / Spies in Disguise	カツ・キムラ	2019
Film	MEG ザ・モンスター / The Meg	トシ	2018
TV series	モーツァルト・イン・ザ・ジャングル / Mozart in the Jungle	フクモト社長	2018
Film	Death Note/デスノート / Death Note	ササキ刑事	2017
TV series	HEROES REBORN/ヒーローズ・リボーン / Heroes Reborn	ヒロ・ナカムラ	2015
Film	ステイ・フレンズ / Friends with Benefits	Darin Arturo Morena	2011
TV series	HAWAII FIVE-0 / Hawaii Five-0	マックス・バーグマン	2010
Film	俺たちチアリーダー! / Fired Up!	イーグル	2009
Film	ゲットスマート / Get Smart	ブルース	2008
Film	ブルース&ロイドのボクらもゲットスマート / Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control	ブルース	2008
Film	燃えよ!ピンポン / Balls of Fury	ジェフ	2007
TV series	WITHOUT A TRACE/FBI 失踪者を追え! / Without a Trace	Wei Fan	2006
TV series	ジョーイ / Joey	アーサー	2006
TV series	HEROES / Heroes	ヒロ・ナカムラ	2006
Film	ハウス・オブ・ザ・デッド2 / House of the Dead 2	スタンリー	2005
Film	ポリーmy love / Along Came Polly	Wonsuk	2004
Film	キューティ・ブロンド2 / Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde	インターン	2003
Film	オースティン・パワーズゴールドメンバー / Austin Powers in Goldmember	通行人	2002
TV series	サブリナ / Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Male Council Member	2002
TV series	Scrubs〜恋のお騒がせ病棟 / Scrubs	フランクリン	2002
TV series	ふたりは最高! ダーマ&グレッグ / Dharma & Greg	Nien-Jin	2001
TV series	ギルモア・ガールズ / Gilmore Girls	学生	2001

4. Links

Xhttps://x.com/MasiOka
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%82%AB
Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309503

5. About this entry

Frequently asked questions

When was Masi Oka born?

Born December 27, 1974 (age 51).

Where is Masi Oka from?

Masi Oka is from Tokyo, Japan.

What does Masi Oka do?

Masi Oka works as Actor, Digital Artist, Television Actor, Film Actor, Screenwriter.

What is Masi Oka known for?

Notable works include ブレット・トレイン / Bullet Train, スパイ in デンジャー / Spies in Disguise, MEG ザ・モンスター / The Meg.

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