Louis Ozawa Changchien
Louis Ozawa Changchien | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | October 11, 1975
Other names | Louiz Ozawa Louis Changchien |
Education | Brown University (MFA) |
Years active | 1999–present |
Louis Ozawa Changchien (born October 11, 1975) is an American actor best known for his role in the films Predators (2010) and The Bourne Legacy (2012).
Early life and education
Changchien was born in Queens, New York[1][2] and raised in New York City and Japan,[2][3] the son of a Japanese mother, a jewelry designer, and a Taiwanese father.[3][4] He attended Riverdale Country School as well as Stuyvesant High School and Brown University, where he holds an MFA in acting.[2]
Career
Changchien first appeared in the 1999 film On the Q.T. as Kenneth. Since then, he has appeared in many popular films, including Robot Stories, Fair Game, Predators and The Bourne Legacy. He also has made guest appearances on such shows as, Law & Order, 3 lbs., Heroes and Villains, Lights Out and Blue Bloods.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | On the Q.T. | Kenneth | Film Debut |
2003 | Robot Stories | Wilson | |
2008 | Gigantic | Matsubara | |
Pretty to Think So | Jiwon Kwon | ||
Tomorrow Arigato | Hiro | ||
2010 | Fair Game | Nervous Analyst #1 | |
Predators | Hanzo Kamakami | ||
Predators: Moments of Extraction | Hanzo Kamakami (voice) | Animated short film | |
2011 | Lefty Loosey Righty Tighty | Michael | |
2012 | The Bourne Legacy | LARX #3 | |
Things I Don't Understand | Tao | ||
2013 | America Falls | Toru Suzuki | Short film |
2014 | The Sisterhood of Night | Stanley Huang | |
2015 | Someone Else | Harry | |
2016 | Spectral | Sergeant Chen | |
2017 | The Ningyo | Hatori Bikuni | Short film |
2018 | Continuum | Larry Hu | Short film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Law & Order | Fugitive Team Director Nguyen | Episode: "Deadlock" |
3 lbs | ICU Nurse | Episode: "Dissarming" | |
2008 | Heroes and Villains | Hideaki Kobayakawa | Episode: "Shogun" |
2011 | Lights Out | Event Staffer | Episode: "Pilot", Credited as Louis Changchien |
The Miraculous Year | Tamil Lee | Television Film | |
2012 | Blue Bloods | Abdul Sayid | Episode: "Risk and Reward" |
2013 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Chan Ho Yin / Scorch | Episode: "Girl in the Flower Dress" |
Hawaii Five-0 | Sato | Episode: "Akanahe" | |
2014 | Matador | Samuel | Recurring role, 12 episodes |
True Blood | Hiroki | 2 episodes | |
2015 | Deadbeat | Dr. Wong | Episode: "Finger F... Ked" |
2015–2016 | The Man in the High Castle | Paul Kasoura | 5 episodes |
2016 | The Mysteries of Laura | Jimmy Chun | 2 episodes |
2017 | MacGyver | Dev Singh | Episode: "CD-ROM + Hoagie Foil" |
2018 | Bosch | Chuck Deng | 6 episodes |
Kidding | Mr. Pickles-San | 3 episodes | |
Magnum P.I. | Alan Sako | Episode: "The Ties That Bind" | |
Elementary | Go Shinura | Episode: "Give Me the Finger" | |
2019 | Supergirl | Hat | 2 episodes |
The Good Fight | Oshito | Episode: "The One Inspired by Ray Cohn" | |
Blindspot | Ken Lee | Episode: "The Tale of the Book of Secrets" | |
2019–2020 | Mickey and the Roadster Racers | Additional Voices | 2 episodes |
2020–present | Hunters | Mizushima | 10 episodes |
2022 | Pachinko | Mamoru Yoshii | 3 episodes |
Voice work
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | Aliens vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey | Eiji Kawakami | Segment: "Kyodai" | [5] |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Midnight Club: Los Angeles | Andrew | Credited as Louis Changchien |
2009 | Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned | The New Crowd of Liberty City | Credited as Louis Changchien |
Bibliography
- Maberry, Jonathan and Ozawa, Louis (2022). Aliens vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey. Titan Books.
See also
References
- ^ "At the Movies: Predators". audrey. 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ a b c "Breaking barriers in Hollywood - Louis Ozawa Changchien". asiancemagazine. 2010-08-10. Archived from the original on 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ a b "From Predators to Year Zero: Interview with Louis Ozawa Ozawa Changchienen". 8asians. 2010-05-10. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ "Interview with Actor Louis Ozawa Changchien on Upcoming Film "Predators"". gigazine. 2010-01-12. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ Squires, John (March 8, 2022). "'Aliens vs Predators: Ultimate Prey': Features 15 Original 'AVP' Stores!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
External links
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male stage actors
- American male actors of Taiwanese descent
- American film actors of Asian descent
- Stuyvesant High School alumni
- Brown University alumni
- Living people
- 1975 births
- American male actors of Japanese descent
- Male actors from New York City
- Riverdale Country School alumni