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.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | You Not Chinese | Sam Kato | |
1999 | Life Tastes Good | Howard Sato | |
2000 | Camera Obscura | Policeman at Factory | |
2006 | Only the Brave | Pvt. Freddy Watada | |
2006 | Americanese | Young Wood | |
2016 | The Last Tour | Bone | |
2016 | George Takei's Allegiance | Mike Masaoka | |
2020 | Over the Moon | Male Customer / Rail Worker #2 | Voice |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Vows of Deception | Police Officer | Television film |
1997 | Nash Bridges | Benny Yang | Episode: "Inside Out" |
1997 | Under Wraps | Doctor | Television film |
2000 | JAG | Agent Adachi | Episode: "Legacy: Part 1" |
2002 | Hidden Hills | Other Dad | Episode: "Pilot" |
2005 | Crossing Jordan | Dr. Lee Zhang | Episode: "You Really Got Me" |
2006 | Mighty Warriors of Comedy | — | Television film |
2005, 2017 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Yoshi | 2 episodes |
2006–2007 | Watch Over Me | Isaac | 23 episodes |
2008 | Reno 911! | Asian husband | Episode: "Did Garcia Steal Dangle's Husband?" |
2008 | Criminal Minds | Medical Examiner | Episode: "The Instincts" |
2012–2014 | Oishi High School Battle | Ryuzu / Narrator | 14 episodes |
2014 | Film Lab Presents | Factory King | Episode: "All Things Must End" |
2016 | One & Done | CFO | Episode: "Mark" |
2016 | Madam Secretary | President Aung Shwe | Episode: "The Middle Way" |
2016 | Aquarius | Satoshi | Episode: "Can You Take Me Back" |
2018 | Oishi: Demon Hunter | Ryuzu | 16 episodes |
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