Masi Oka
| Masi Oka | |
|---|---|
 Masayori Oka | |
| About | |
| Also known as | Masayori Oka |
| Character | Hiro Nakamura |
| Date of birth | 27 December 1974 |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Gender |  |
| IMDb profile | |
Masi Oka is the Japanese-American television and film actor who plays the character Hiro Nakamura.
About
Masi was born in Tokyo, Japan, but his family moved to Los Angeles when he was 6 years old. He has an I.Q of over 180, and is gifted with many artistic talents.
Along with standard elementary school, he attended Saturday school in L.A. where he learned English, U.S. history, etc. He graduated in 1997 from Brown University with a major in Computer Science and Mathematics and a minor in Theatre Arts.
Masi spent a number of years working for visual effects studios, most notably George Lucas's "Industrial Light & Magic." During this time he worked on such popular films as Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, War of the Worlds and Star Wars (episodes I - III). He has indicated that he worked in programming the tools that the artists use in CGI special effects.
Masi has acted in a number of popular television series and films such as Without a Trace, Scrubs, Gilmore Girls, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Austin Powers in Goldmember and Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde. He also wrote the short film Chester's Big Night.
Productions in which Masi has appeared alongside other Heroes cast members include Austin Powers in Goldmember with Greg Grunberg, Less Than Perfect with Eric Roberts, Scrubs with Adam Harrington, Along Came Polly with Missi Pyle, and Gilmore Girls with Karl T. Wright.
Trivia
- Masi was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2007 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.
External Links
- TV.com Biography
- WMMR Radio Interview - Begins at 01:34:14, duration 10 minutes
- Interview with Masi Oka at NBC.com
- Interview with Masi Oka at Pixelsurgeon.com, February 2007
