James Hiroyuki Liao

James Hiroyuki Liao
James Hiroyuki Liao
Born	February 6, 1976(age 48); New York City,New York,U.S.
Other names	James Liao; James Hirouki Liso; Jay Lee
Education	Juilliard School(GrDip)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present

James Hiroyuki Liao(born February 6, 1976) is an American actor. Liao is known for his television roles asRoland Glennin theFoxserial dramaPrison Break(2008); Jay Lee in theCBS,and laterA&E,police procedural seriesUnforgettable(2013–2016); and Albert Nguyen in theHBOblack comedy seriesBarry(2019–2023).

Liao providedvoice actingandmotion-capture actingfor the role of Kenji in the video gameGhost of Tsushima(2020).

Early life, family and education[edit]

Liao was born on February 6, 1976, inBensonhurst,Brooklyn,New York City,New York.His father isTaiwanese,and his mother isJapanese.^[1]

He attendedgraduate schoolat theJuilliard School's drama division, finishing in 2004. He studied at the Marjorie Ballentine Studio, where he befriendedAmaury Nolasco(they would later perform together in the TV seriesPrison Breakduring its fourth season).^[2]

Career[edit]

Liao playedRoland Glennin season four ofPrison Break.He starred in other television roles, such as24,CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,Bones,CSI: MiamiandLaw & Order.He was a recurring character in the TV seriesBarry.He also starred withJennifer Anistonin the feature filmManagement.^[1]

His stage work includes playing Song Liling (Butterfly) in Washington DC'sArena Stageproduction ofM. Butterfly.^[3]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Management	AI
2011	Battle: Los Angeles	LCpl. Steven Mottola
2012	Frankenweenie	Toshiaki	Voice
2013	Star Trek Into Darkness	U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer
2020	Lost Girls	Michael Pak
2021	Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins	Yasuko
TBA	Star Trek: Section 31	TBA	Filming

Television[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Law & Order	Bobby Ito	Episode: "Gaijin"
2004	CSI: Miami	M.E. Assistant	Episode: "MIA/NYC Nonstop"
2005	Law & Order: Trial by Jury	ADA Eddie Perkins	Episode: "Truth or Consequences"
2007	Bones	Assistant Coroner	Episode: "The Man in the Mansion"
2007–2008	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Eric 'Precious Ricky' Hong	2 episodes
2008	The Shield	Llewellyn Wang	Episode: "Game Face"
2008	Prison Break	Roland Glenn	7 episodes
2010	24	Devon Rosenthal	3 episodes
2011	House	Luca	Episode: "Moving On"
2013–2016	Unforgettable	Jay Lee	34 episodes
2016	NCIS	Brandon Pierce	Episode: "Radio Silence"
2016	Heartbeat	Rafe Tollefson	Episode: "Sanctuary"
2017	Preacher	Teddy Gunth	Episode: "Viktor"
2017–2018	SEAL Team	Dr. Lucien	3 episodes
2018	Manifest	Rob	Episode: "Turbulence"
2019–2022	Barry	Albert Nguyen	Recurring
2021	Cowboy Bebop	Tanaka	Episode: "Cowboy Gospel"
2022	The Dropout	Edmond Ku	Miniseries
2022-2024	Blue Bloods	Lieutenant Fleming	Recurring
2023	Orphan Black: Echoes	Paul Darros	Main role
2024	Presumed Innocent	Herbert Kumagai	Recurring

Direct to Video[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Hard Luck	Chang

Video games[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Ghost of Tsushima	Kenji	English voice andmotion capture

References[edit]

^^a ^b"James Liao in Management".Asiance Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon July 7, 2011.RetrievedMarch 19,2011.
^Marks, Peter (October 10, 2004)."Floating on Air With 'Butterfly'".The Washington Post.
^"Theater: M. Butterfly".TV.Archived fromthe originalon November 3, 2012.RetrievedMarch 19,2011.

External links[edit]

James Hiroyuki LiaoatIMDb

[asiancemagazine1-1] "James Liao in Management".Asiance Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon July 7, 2011.RetrievedMarch 19,2011.

[2] Marks, Peter (October 10, 2004)."Floating on Air With 'Butterfly'".The Washington Post.

[tv.com1-3] "Theater: M. Butterfly".TV.Archived fromthe originalon November 3, 2012.RetrievedMarch 19,2011.

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