Masi Oka Japanese Actor Known for Hawaii Five-0

Masi Oka (27 December 1974, Tokyo) is a Japanese actor. He is known for playing Dr. Max Bergman in Hawaii Five-0 (2010).

Early life

He studied at The Mirman School, Harvard-Westlake School and Brown University.

Career

Records list Dharma & Greg (1997) as his earliest screen credit. In the 2000s, he appeared in Scrubs (2001) and Heroes (2006, as Hiro Nakamura). The 2010s brought Friends with Benefits (2011) and The Meg (2018). His 2020s credits include Bullet Train (2022, as Conductor).

In all, 14 films and 7 TV series appear in his credits from 1997 to 2022. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (5), followed by action (4) and romantic comedy (4). Of his four titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, The Meg (2018) has the highest, at $530 million.

Greg Grunberg appears in three of his listed titles, including Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are James Kyson (two titles) and Ryan Reynolds (two titles).