James Hiroyuki Liao

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James Hiroyuki Liao
Born (1976-02-06) February 6, 1976 (age 48)
Other namesJames Liao
James Hirouki Liso
Jay Lee
EducationJuilliard School (GrDip)
OccupationActor
Years active2004–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 (2019–2023).

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

Early life, family and education[edit]

Liao was born on February 6, 1976, in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York. His father is Taiwanese, and his mother is Japanese.[1]

He attended graduate school at the Juilliard School's drama division, finishing in 2004. He studied at the Marjorie Ballentine Studio, where he befriended Amaury Nolasco (they would later perform together in the TV series Prison Break during its fourth season).[2]

Career[edit]

Liao played Roland Glenn in season four of Prison Break. He starred in other television roles, such as 24, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Bones, CSI: Miami and Law & Order. He was a recurring character in the TV series Barry. He also starred with Jennifer Aniston in the feature film Management.[1]

His stage work includes playing Song Liling (Butterfly) in Washington DC's Arena Stage production of M. Butterfly.[3]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

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
2020 Lost Girls Michael Pak
2021 Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins Yasuko
TBA Star Trek: Section 31 TBA Filming

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Law & Order Bobby Ito Episode: "Gaijin"
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"
2007–2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Eric 'Precious Ricky' Hong 2 episodes
2008 The Shield Llewellyn Wang Episode: "Game Face"
Prison Break Roland Glenn 7 episodes
2010 24 Devon Rosenthal 3 episodes
2011 House Luca Episode: "Moving On"
2013–2016 Unforgettable Jay Lee 34 episodes
2016 NCIS Brandon Pierce Episode: "Radio Silence"
Heartbeat Rafe Tollefson Episode: "Sanctuary"
2017 Preacher Teddy Gunth Episode: "Viktor"
2017–2018 SEAL Team Dr. Lucien 3 episodes
2018 Manifest Rob Episode: "Turbulence"
2019–2022 Barry Albert Nguyen Recurring
2021 Cowboy Bebop Tanaka Episode: "Cowboy Gospel"
2022 The Dropout Edmond Ku Miniseries
2022-present Blue Bloods Lieutenant Fleming Recurring
2023 Orphan Black: Echoes Paul Darros Main role

Direct to Video[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Hard Luck Chang

Video games[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "James Liao in Management". Asiance Magazine. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  2. ^ Marks, Peter (October 10, 2004). "Floating on Air With 'Butterfly'". The Washington Post.
  3. ^ "Theater: M. Butterfly". TV.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2011.

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