Greg Watanabe

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Greg Watanabe (born November 8, 1967) is an American actor known for his role in Watch Over Me . He also appears in the independent films, Philip Kan Gotanda's Life Tastes Good, Only the Brave and Americanese . He is a founding member of the Asian American sketch comedy troupe, 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors. Watanabe received a 2009 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award nomination for Featured Performance in The Happy Ones at South Coast Repertory. [1] In 2010, he appeared in the world premiere of Ken Narasaki's No-No Boy . In October 2015, Watanabe made his Broadway debut in Allegiance: A New American Musical at the Longacre Theatre in New York City with co-stars George Takei, Lea Salonga, Michael K. Lee and Telly Leung.

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994You Not ChineseSam Kato
1999Life Tastes GoodHoward Sato
2000 Camera Obscura Policeman at Factory
2006 Only the Brave Pvt. Freddy Watada
2006 Americanese Young Wood
2016The Last TourBone
2016George Takei's AllegianceMike Masaoka
2020 Over the Moon Male Customer / Rail Worker #2Voice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Vows of DeceptionPolice OfficerTelevision film
1997 Nash Bridges Benny YangEpisode: "Inside Out"
1997 Under Wraps DoctorTelevision film
2000 JAG Agent AdachiEpisode: "Legacy: Part 1"
2002 Hidden Hills Other DadEpisode: "Pilot"
2005 Crossing Jordan Dr. Lee ZhangEpisode: "You Really Got Me"
2006Mighty Warriors of ComedyTelevision film
2005, 2017 Curb Your Enthusiasm Yoshi2 episodes
2006–2007 Watch Over Me Isaac23 episodes
2008 Reno 911! Asian husbandEpisode: "Did Garcia Steal Dangle's Husband?"
2008 Criminal Minds Medical ExaminerEpisode: "The Instincts"
2012–2014 Oishi High School Battle Ryuzu / Narrator14 episodes
2014Film Lab PresentsFactory KingEpisode: "All Things Must End"
2016One & DoneCFOEpisode: "Mark"
2016 Madam Secretary President Aung ShweEpisode: "The Middle Way"
2016 Aquarius SatoshiEpisode: "Can You Take Me Back"
2018Oishi: Demon HunterRyuzu16 episodes

Awards and nominations

Ovation Awards

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