Masi Oka (born ; December 27, 1974) is a
Japanese actor, as well as a
digital effects artist.
He has performed in numerous
films and
TV shows, and is currently cast in the role of
Hiro Nakamura in the
NBC series
Heroes. He recently appeared in the film
Get Smart and currently lives in
Los Angeles, California.
Early life
Oka was born in
Tokyo,
Japan. His parents divorced when he was one month old; he was raised in a
single parent family and has never met his father. His mother moved to
Los Angeles,
California,
United States when he was six.
At the age of eight, he appeared on CBS-TV game show
Child's Play. In 1987, a twelve-year-old Oka was featured on the cover of
Time titled "Those Asian-American Whiz Kids".
Though he was not featured in the article itself, he was acquainted with the photographer who conducted the shoot.
