James Hiroyuki Liao

James Hiroyuki Liao
Born	(1976-02-06) 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 (2019–2023).

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

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

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

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
2020	Lost Girls	Michael Pak
2021	Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins	Yasuko
2025	Star Trek: Section 31	TBA	Post-production

Television

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	Iron Fist	Albert	First episode of second season
2018	Manifest	Rob	Episode: "Turbulence"
2019–2022	Barry	Albert Nguyen	Recurring
2021	Cowboy Bebop	Tanaka	Episode: "Cowboy Gospel"
2022	The Dropout	Edmond Ku	Miniseries
2022-2024	Blue Bloods	Lieutenant Fleming	Recurring
2023	Orphan Black: Echoes	Paul Darros	Main role
2024	Presumed Innocent	Herbert Kumagai	Recurring

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

1. "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.

External links

• James Hiroyuki Liao at IMDb