Hiro Kanagawa
Canadian actor (1963-)
- Born
- 13 October 1963, Sapporo
- Citizenship
- Canada, Japan
- Occupation
- voice actor, television actor, screenwriter, actor, writer
- Films here
- 3
Hironobu Kanagawa (金川 弘敦, Kanagawa Hironobu; born October 13, 1963) is a Canadian actor and playwright based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
He has appeared in numerous high-profile films and television series shot in the Vancouver area, including The X-Files, Smallville, Caprica, Godzilla, The Man in the High Castle, Altered Carbon, iZombie, Legends of Tomorrow, Heroes Reborn, Kim's Convenience, and Shōgun, and was a writer on Da Vinci's City Hall. As a voice-over artist, he was the original English-language voice of Gihren Zabi in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise and played Reed Richards in Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes.
Kanagawa's play Indian Arm won the 2015 Jessie Richardson Theatre Award and the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award for English-language Drama. He is also a four-time Leo Award nominee.
Filmography (martial arts films)
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Crying Freeman | Cast |
| 2005 | Elektra | Cast |
| 2009 | The King of Fighters | Cast |
Frequent collaborators
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q3136238 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
Last posts
- Selecting a Bokken for Outdoor Training
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- Best Wooden Butterfly Knives for Wing Chun Form Practice
- Choosing a Bokken Set for Training Quality and Durability
- Best Lightweight Bokken for Older Students and Senior Aikido
- Choosing a Bokken for Koryu Practice by School Requirements
- Choosing a Bokken Tsuba and Stopper Set for Training
- Cotton vs Polyester Hakama Which Is Easier to Maintain
- Choosing Your First Bokken for Serious Samurai Training
- Are Engraved Bokken Good Gifts and Can You Train With Them