Louis Ozawa Changchien | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | October 11, 1975
Other names | Louiz Ozawa Louis Changchien |
Education | Brown University (MFA) |
Years active | 1999–present |
Louis Ozawa Changchien (born October 11, 1975) is an American actor best known for his role in the films Predators (2010), The Bourne Legacy (2012), and Jack Ryan (2023).
Changchien was born in Queens, New York [1] [2] and raised in New York City and Japan, [2] [3] the son of a Japanese mother, a jewelry designer, and a Taiwanese father. [3] [4] He attended Riverdale Country School as well as Stuyvesant High School and Brown University, where he holds an MFA in acting. [2]
Changchien first appeared in the 1999 film On the Q.T. as Kenneth. Since then, he has appeared in many popular films, including Robot Stories , Fair Game , Predators and The Bourne Legacy . He also has made guest appearances on such shows as, Law & Order , 3 lbs. , Heroes and Villains , Lights Out and Blue Bloods .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | On the Q.T. | Kenneth | Film Debut |
2003 | Robot Stories | Wilson | |
2008 | Gigantic | Matsubara | |
Pretty to Think So | Jiwon Kwon | ||
Tomorrow Arigato | Hiro | ||
2010 | Fair Game | Nervous Analyst #1 | |
Predators | Hanzo Kamakami | ||
Predators: Moments of Extraction | Hanzo Kamakami (voice) | Animated short film | |
2011 | Lefty Loosey Righty Tighty | Michael | |
2012 | The Bourne Legacy | LARX #3 | |
Things I Don't Understand | Tao | ||
2013 | America Falls | Toru Suzuki | Short film |
2014 | The Sisterhood of Night | Stanley Huang | |
2015 | Someone Else | Harry | |
2016 | Spectral | Sergeant Chen | |
2017 | The Ningyo | Hatori Bikuni | Short film |
2018 | Continuum | Larry Hu | Short film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Law & Order | Fugitive Team Director Nguyen | Episode: "Deadlock" |
3 lbs | ICU Nurse | Episode: "Dissarming" | |
2008 | Heroes and Villains | Hideaki Kobayakawa | Episode: "Shogun" |
2011 | Lights Out | Event Staffer | Episode: "Pilot", Credited as Louis Changchien |
The Miraculous Year | Tamil Lee | Television Film | |
2012 | Blue Bloods | Abdul Sayid | Episode: "Risk and Reward" |
2013 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Chan Ho Yin / Scorch | Episode: "Girl in the Flower Dress" |
Hawaii Five-0 | Sato | Episode: "Akanahe" | |
2014 | Matador | Samuel | Recurring role, 12 episodes |
True Blood | Hiroki | 2 episodes | |
2015 | Deadbeat | Dr. Wong | Episode: "Finger F... Ked" |
2015–2016 | The Man in the High Castle | Paul Kasoura | 5 episodes |
2016 | The Mysteries of Laura | Jimmy Chun | 2 episodes |
2017 | MacGyver | Dev Singh | Episode: "CD-ROM + Hoagie Foil" |
2018 | Bosch | Chuck Deng | 6 episodes |
Kidding | Mr. Pickles-San | 3 episodes | |
Magnum P.I. | Alan Sako | Episode: "The Ties That Bind" | |
Elementary | Go Shinura | Episode: "Give Me the Finger" | |
2019 | Supergirl | Hat | 2 episodes |
The Good Fight | Oshito | Episode: "The One Inspired by Ray Cohn" | |
Blindspot | Ken Lee | Episode: "The Tale of the Book of Secrets" | |
2019–2020 | Mickey and the Roadster Racers | Additional Voices | 2 episodes |
2020–2023 | Hunters | Joe Mizushima | 18 episodes |
2022 | Pachinko | Mamoru Yoshii | 3 episodes |
2023 | Jack Ryan | Chao Fah | 5 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | Aliens vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey | Eiji Kawakami | Segment: "Kyodai" | [5] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Midnight Club: Los Angeles | Andrew | Credited as Louis Changchien |
2009 | Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned | The New Crowd of Liberty City | Credited as Louis Changchien |
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