Nationality Japanese Parents Hiroshi Kanagawa Role Playwright | Name Hiro Kanagawa Occupation Voice actor and actor | |
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Full Name Hironobu Kanagawa Born October 13, 1963 (age 60) ( 1963-10-13 ) Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan Alma mater Middlebury College
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
Tyler School of Art at Temple University
Simon Fraser University Books The Patron Saint of Stanley Park Movies and TV shows The King of Fighters, Grave Halloween, Caprica, Fantastic Four: World's G, Elektra Similar People Steven R Monroe, Jason Bourque, Rob Bowman, Gordon Chan, Jim Cliffe | ||
Education Simon Fraser University | ||
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Hiro Kanagawa, born Hironobu Kanagawa (金川 弘敦, Kanagawa Hironobu, October 13, 1963), is a Japanese playwright and actor based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Kanagawa has written plays, including Tiger of Malaya and The Patron Saint of Stanley Park. He played Hachiro Otomo on NBC's Heroes Reborn.
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Early life and education
Kanagawa was born in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan and grew up in Guelph, Ontario; Sterling Heights, Michigan; and Tokyo. After graduating from International Christian University High School, he left Japan for Middlebury College, the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the Tyler School of Art at Temple University, and Simon Fraser University. He has lived in Vancouver since 1990.
Career
Kanagawa is perhaps best known as Principal Kwan from the TV series Smallville. His most notable anime role is Gihren Zabi from Mobile Suit Gundam. He was also the voice of Mister Fantastic on Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes. Kanagawa has the distinction of having played three different characters in the TV series The X-Files, appearing independently in seasons 2, 4 and 10. Besides acting, Kanagawa is also a playwright and screenwriter, and teaches Creative Writing in the English Department at Capilano University.