Hiroyuki Sanada
ActingAlso Known As
Duke Sanada, Hiroyuki Shimosawa , Hiroyuki Shimozawa , Henry Sanada, Harry Sanada
Biography
Hiroyuki Sanada (真田 広之, Sanada Hiroyuki, born Hiroyuki Shimosawa (下澤 廣之, Shimosawa Hiroyuki); 12 October 1960) is a Japanese actor from Tokyo. Before breaking in to the movie business, he trained at Sonny Chiba’s Japan Action Club hoping to one day become a martial arts action film star. Sanada appeared in many action films in the 70s and early 80s, but as it became clear he was actually a talented and well-rounded actor, he was able to branch out into all different types of roles in every genre. Today he is best known in the west for his involvement in big-budget Hollywood productions such as The Last Samurai and Rush Hour 3.
Movies
(94 total)
Avengers: Endgame
as Akihiko
Minions
as Sumo (voice)
The Wolverine
as Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen
Life
as Sho Murakami
John Wick: Chapter 4
as Shimazu
The Last Samurai
as Ujio
Bullet Train
as The Elder
Mortal Kombat
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Army of the Dead
as Bly Tanaka
Sunshine
as Kaneda
47 Ronin
as Kuranosuke Ôishi
Rush Hour 3
as Kenji
Mr. Holmes
as Tamiki Umezaki
Speed Racer
as Mr. Musha
Ring
as Ryuji Takayama
The Railway Man
as Nagase
Ring 2
as Ryuji Takayama
The Twilight Samurai
as Seibei Iguchi
Minamata
as Mitsuo Yamazaki
The Catcher Was a Spy
as Kawabata
TV Shows
(36 total)
Westworld
as Musashi
Lost
as Dogen
Hawkeye
as Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shōgun
as Yoshii Toranaga
The Last Ship
as Takehaya
Revenge
as Satoshi Takeda
Helix
as Dr. Hiroshi Hataki
Extant
as Hideki Yasumoto
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Furuhata Ninzaburo
as 由良一夫
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Choudenshi Bioman
as Ken Hayase
The Emmy Awards
as Self - Winner
The Emmy Awards
as Self
J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
as Katsuya Nakayama
High School Teacher
as Hamura Takao