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 as Roland Glenn in the Fox serial drama Prison Break (2008); Jay Lee in the CBS, and later A&E, police procedural series Unforgettable (2013-2016); and Albert Nguyen in the HBO black comedy series Barry (2019-present).

Liao provided voice acting and motion-capture acting for the role of Kenji in the video game Ghost of Tsushima (2020).

Biography

Liao was born on February 6, 1976 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. His father is Taiwanese and his mother is Japanese.^[1] He was a graduate student from the Juilliard School's drama division, finishing in 2004 and also studied at the Marjorie Ballentine Studio, where he befriended Amaury Nolasco.^[2]

Liao played Roland Glenn in season four of Prison Break, and starred in other television roles, such as 24, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Bones, CSI: Miami and Law & Order. His stage work includes playing Song Liling (Butterfly) in Washington DC's Arena Stage production of M. Butterfly.^[3] He also starred with Jennifer Aniston in Management.^[1] Liao and Nolasco starred in the fourth season of Prison Break.

Filmography

Film
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
2021	Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins	Yasuko

Television
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"
2007–08	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"
2013–16	Unforgettable	Jay Lee	34 episodes
2016	NCIS	Brandon Pierce	Episode: "Radio Silence"
2016	Heartbeat	Rafe Tollefson	Episode: "Sanctuary"
2017	Preacher	Teddy Gunth	Episode: "Viktor"
2017–18	SEAL Team	Dr. Lucien	3 episodes
2019–present	Barry	Albert Nguyen	Recurring
2018	Manifest	Rob	Episode: "Turbulence"
2021	Cowboy Bebop	Tanaka	Episode: "Cowboy Gospel"
2022	The Dropout	Edmond Ku^[4]	Miniseries

Direct-to-video
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Hard Luck	Chang

Video Games
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Ghost of Tsushima	Kenji	English voice and motion capture

References

^ ^a ^b "James Liao in Management". Asiance Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
^ Marks, Peter (2004-10-10). "Floating on Air With 'Butterfly'". The Washington Post.
^ "Theater: M. Butterfly". TV.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (2021-08-03). "'The Dropout': Dylan Minnette, Bashir Salahuddin & Alan Ruck Among Nine Added To Hulu Limited Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-03-18.

External links

James Hiroyuki Liao at IMDb

[asiancemagazine1-1] "James Liao in Management". Asiance Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-03-19.

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

[tv.com1-3] "Theater: M. Butterfly". TV.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2011-03-19.

[4] Del Rosario, Alexandra (2021-08-03). "'The Dropout': Dylan Minnette, Bashir Salahuddin & Alan Ruck Among Nine Added To Hulu Limited Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-03-18.

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