
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Acting
1950-09-27 · 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.
Filmography

BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023 · Series

Looking in the Mirror
2021 · Movie

Insert Coin
2020 · Movie

Sky Sharks
2020 · Movie

A Lover Scorned
2019 · Movie

Lost in Space
2018 · Series

DuckTales
2017 · Series

Kubo's Journey
2016 · Movie

Kubo and the Two Strings
2016 · Movie

Showdown in Manila
2016 · Movie

The Honored Priest: Confession of a Samurai
2015 · Movie
Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon
2015 · Movie

Duel of Legends
2015 · Movie

Little Boy
2015 · Movie

The Man with the Iron Fists 2
2015 · Movie

Diamond Cartel
2015 · Movie

The Man in the High Castle
2015 · Series

Beyond the Game
2014 · Movie

The Librarians
2014 · Series

Skin Trade
2014 · Movie

Star Wars Rebels
2014 · Series

Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge
2014 · Movie

Ninja Apocalypse
2014 · Movie

Hype Nation 3D
2014 · Movie

47 Ronin
2013 · Movie

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012 · Series

When the Cobra Strikes
2012 · Movie

Grimm
2011 · Series

Revenge
2011 · Series

Teen Wolf
2011 · Series

Mortal Kombat: Legacy
2011 · Series

Hawaii Five-0
2010 · Series

Tekken
2010 · Movie

The Tomb
2009 · Movie

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · Series

Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009 · Movie

By the Will of Chingis Khan
2009 · Movie

Projectorparishilton
2008 · Series

Ghost Voyage
2008 · Movie

Bodyguard: A New Beginning
2008 · Movie

Balls Out: The Making of 'Balls of Fury'
2007 · Movie

Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler
2007 · Movie

Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board
2007 · Movie

Balls of Fury
2007 · Movie

The Ultimate Fighter
2007 · Movie

Heroes
2006 · Series

Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo
2006 · Movie

The Slanted Screen
2006 · Movie

Memoirs of a Geisha
2005 · Movie
The Sand Island Drive-In Anthem
2005 · Movie

Faith of My Fathers
2005 · Movie

Elektra
2005 · Movie

Hawaii
2004 · Series

Fallacy
2004 · Movie

Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding
2003 · Movie

Planet of the Apes
2001 · Movie

Pearl Harbor
2001 · Movie

The Ghost
2001 · Movie

The Art of War
2000 · Movie

Snow Falling on Cedars
1999 · Movie

Johnny Tsunami
1999 · Movie

Bridge of Dragons
1999 · Movie

Netforce
1999 · Series

NetForce
1999 · Movie

Vampires
1998 · Movie

American Dragons
1998 · Movie

Seven Days
1998 · Series

Provocateur
1998 · Movie

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997 · Movie

Stargate SG-1
1997 · Series

Top of the World
1997 · Movie

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · Series

Danger Zone
1996 · Movie

The Phantom
1996 · Movie

White Tiger
1996 · Movie

Nash Bridges
1996 · Series

Soldier Boyz
1995 · Movie

Mortal Kombat
1995 · Movie

Thunder in Paradise 3
1995 · Movie

Picture Bride
1995 · Movie

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Series

The Dangerous
1995 · Movie

Cybill
1995 · Series

Natural Causes
1994 · Movie

Day of Reckoning
1994 · Movie

Babylon 5
1994 · Series

Rising Sun
1993 · Movie

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Series

Space Rangers
1993 · Series

Nemesis
1992 · Movie

Renegade
1992 · Series

Raven
1992 · Series

Raven: Return of the Black Dragons
1992 · Movie

American Me
1992 · Movie

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991 · Movie

Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991 · Movie

The Perfect Weapon
1991 · Movie

Not of This World
1991 · Movie

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991 · Movie

Vestige of Honor
1990 · Movie

Nasty Boys
1990 · Series

Murder in Paradise
1990 · Movie

Hardball
1989 · Series

The Last Warrior
1989 · Movie

L.A. Takedown
1989 · Movie

Licence to Kill
1989 · Movie

Baywatch
1989 · Series

Twins
1988 · Movie

Superboy
1988 · Series

Spellbinder
1988 · Movie

Bulletproof
1988 · Movie

The Last Emperor
1987 · Movie

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Series

Jake and the Fatman
1987 · Series

Armed Response
1986 · Movie

The Wizard
1986 · Series

Big Trouble in Little China
1986 · Movie

MacGyver
1985 · Series

Moonlighting
1985 · Series

Miami Vice
1984 · Series

Hotel
1982 · Series

Knots Landing
1979 · Series