About Me
Hello my name is Masi Oka (Masayori Oka) and I was born in Tokyo, Japan. My birthday is December 27 1974.I moved to Los Angeles at age six, where I currently live. I speak fluent Japanese. My hobbies include Kendo , playing video games, watching and writing romantic comedies, playing the piano, and singing.I star in NBC's new ensemble drama series "Heroes" in heroes i go bt the name Hiro and i am a Tokyo nonconformist computer/anime enthusiast who develops a way to pierce the space-time continuum and move back in time through sheer will power. "Heroes" follows the lives of ordinary people who discover they possess extraordinary abilities just like me.Im no stranger to television I have had recurring roles on NBC's "Scrubs" as Franklyn and "Luis" as Deng Wu.I also guest-starred on "Without a Trace," "Joey," "Reba," "The Loop," "All of Us," "Still Standing," "Will & Grace," "Yes, Dear" and "Gilmore Girls."I have stared in feature-film roles in "Along Came Polly," "Austin Powers in Goldmember" and "House of the Dead 2: Dead Aim."I have improvisational expertise that has been showcased with guest appearances as various characters on "Punk'd," "Reno 911" and "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment."After I graduating from Brown University with degrees in mathematics and computer science and a theatre arts minor, I pursued an acting career while taking my first job at George Lucas' Oscar-winning special effects house Industrial Light & Magic and now i have stared in more than 30 films.
