Louis Ozawa Changchien

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Louis Ozawa Changchien
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Louis Ozawa Changchien at the premiere of The Bourne Legacy
Born (1975-10-11) October 11, 1975 (age 48)
New York City, U.S.
Other namesLouiz Ozawa
Louis Changchien
Education Brown University (MFA)
Years active1999–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).

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Early life and education

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]

Career

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 .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999On the Q.T.KennethFilm Debut
2003 Robot Stories Wilson
2008 Gigantic Matsubara
Pretty to Think SoJiwon Kwon
Tomorrow ArigatoHiro
2010 Fair Game Nervous Analyst #1
Predators Hanzo Kamakami
Predators: Moments of ExtractionHanzo Kamakami (voice)Animated short film
2011Lefty Loosey Righty TightyMichael
2012 The Bourne Legacy LARX #3
Things I Don't UnderstandTao
2013America FallsToru SuzukiShort film
2014 The Sisterhood of Night Stanley Huang
2015Someone ElseHarry
2016 Spectral Sergeant Chen
2017The NingyoHatori BikuniShort film
2018ContinuumLarry HuShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Law & Order Fugitive Team Director NguyenEpisode: "Deadlock"
3 lbs ICU NurseEpisode: "Dissarming"
2008 Heroes and Villains Hideaki Kobayakawa Episode: "Shogun"
2011 Lights Out Event StafferEpisode: "Pilot", Credited as Louis Changchien
The Miraculous YearTamil LeeTelevision Film
2012 Blue Bloods Abdul SayidEpisode: "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 SatoEpisode: "Akanahe"
2014 Matador SamuelRecurring role, 12 episodes
True Blood Hiroki2 episodes
2015 Deadbeat Dr. WongEpisode: "Finger F... Ked"
2015–2016 The Man in the High Castle Paul Kasoura5 episodes
2016 The Mysteries of Laura Jimmy Chun2 episodes
2017 MacGyver Dev SinghEpisode: "CD-ROM + Hoagie Foil"
2018 Bosch Chuck Deng6 episodes
Kidding Mr. Pickles-San3 episodes
Magnum P.I. Alan SakoEpisode: "The Ties That Bind"
Elementary Go ShinuraEpisode: "Give Me the Finger"
2019 Supergirl Hat 2 episodes
The Good Fight OshitoEpisode: "The One Inspired by Ray Cohn"
Blindspot Ken LeeEpisode: "The Tale of the Book of Secrets"
2019–2020 Mickey and the Roadster Racers Additional Voices2 episodes
2020–2023 Hunters Joe Mizushima18 episodes
2022 Pachinko Mamoru Yoshii3 episodes
2023 Jack Ryan Chao Fah5 episodes

Voice work

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2022Aliens vs. Predators: Ultimate PreyEiji KawakamiSegment: "Kyodai" [5]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Midnight Club: Los Angeles AndrewCredited as Louis Changchien
2009 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned The New Crowd of Liberty CityCredited as Louis Changchien

Bibliography

See also

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