Masi Oka


Actor

About

Also Known As
Masayori Oka
Birth Place
Tokyo, , JP
Born
December 27, 1974

Biography

Life Events

1987

Appeared on the cover of Time magazine (August) for a feature entitled "Those Asian-American Whiz Kids"

2000

Worked extensively as a digital artist/programmer on Wolfgang Petersen¿s shipwreck thriller "The Perfect Storm"

2001

Made professional acting debut on an episode of "Dharma & Greg" (ABC)

2002

Made feature debut in "Austin Powers in Goldmember"

2002

Featured in a North American commercial for Sega's 2002 PlayStation 2 video game, "Shinobi"

2002

Landed a recurring role on "Scrubs" (NBC) as Franklyn

2006

Cast in the breakout role of Hiro Nakamura in NBC's ensemble drama series "Heroes"; received Golden Globe (2007) and Emmy (2007) nominations for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

2008

Appeared in the film adaptation of Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's hit 1960s spy parody show, "Get Smart"

2008

Played a Loan Officerin Steve Conrad's "The Promotion"

2009

Appeared in the teen comedy "Fired Up!"

2010

Had a recurring role as the American-born coroner Max Bergman in CBS' "Hawaii Five-0" reboot; made a series regular for the second season

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