Masi Oka

Mostly Credited As: Masi Oka
Sometimes Credited As: Masayori Oka

Birth Name: Masayori Oka
Date Of Birth: December 27, 1974 (Age 41)
Country Of Birth:

Japan
Birth Place: Tokyo
Height: 5' 6" (1.67 m)

Masi Oka is a Japanese-American actor, and was born on December 27, 1974 in Tokyo, Japan. Oka's first Hollywood job was not actually as an actor, but as a digital effects artist for George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic company, where he worked on the Star Wars prequels. Oka's first high profile TV role was the recurring part of lab tech Franklyn on the sitcom Scrubs, but his real big break came when he was cast as Hiro Nakamura on the NBC mega hit Heroes. In 2008, he appeared as Bruce in the Steve Carell starring film version of Get Smart, and its spin-off film Bruce & Lloyd Out Of Control. Oka hit upon his next big TV success with the recurring role of Max Bergman on the CBS reboot of Hawaii Five-0. He was upgraded to main cast member in the second season. Other acting credits include Gilmore Girls, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Along Came Polly, Joey, Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip, Reno 911, and Friends With Benefits. Digital effects credits include Mighty Joe Young, The Perfect Storm, Hulk, Terminator 3, War Of The Worlds, and Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

TV Appearances

Main cast

Hawaii Five-0 (2010)	As: Dr. Max Bergman (S02+)
Guys Choice (2007)	As: Himself (Coolest Geek 2007)
Heroes (2006)	As: Hiro Nakamura

Episode Cast Credits

Heroes Reborn (2015)
	• June 13th Part Two	01x08: (Nov/05/2015)	As	Hiro Nakamura (Special Appearance by), [Special Guest Stars]
	• June 13th Part One	01x07: (Oct/29/2015)	As	Hiro Nakamura (Special Appearance by), [Special Guest Stars]
	• Game Over	01x06: (Oct/22/2015)	As	Hiro Nakamura (Special Appearance by), [Special Guest Stars]
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
	• Na Me'e Laua Na Paio (Heroes and Villains)	01x19: (Mar/21/2011)	As	Dr. Max Bergman
	• He Kane Hewa'ole (An Innocent Man)	01x14: (Jan/17/2011)	As	Dr. Max Bergman
	• Palekaiko (Paradise)	01x11: (Dec/06/2010)	As	Dr. Max Bergman
	• Nalowale (Forgotten/Missing)	01x05: (Oct/18/2010)	As	Dr. Max Bergman
The Bonnie Hunt Show (2008) (2008)
	• Masi Oka, Jeff Corwin	01x125: (Mar/20/2009)	As	Himself
Live with Kelly & Michael (1983)
	• Season 20, Episode 76	27x81: (Dec/22/2008)	As	Himself
	• High Tech Gift Week: Cameras; Keira Knightley, Masi Oka, Nick Thompson	26x66: (Dec/03/2007)	As	Himself
	• Tim Allen; Masi Oka	25x126: (Feb/26/2007)	As	Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
	• Masi Oka, Alan Zweibel, Rock of Ages	16x39: (Nov/14/2008)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Jason Bateman, Masi Oka, Alejandro Escovedo	15x128: (Jun/20/2008)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Tyra Banks, Masi Oka, Brandi Carlile	14x125: (Apr/26/2007)	As	Himself
	• Rachel Weisz, Masi Oka, Army of Anyone	14x40: (Nov/20/2006)	As	Himself
Reno 911! (2003)
	• Jumping the Shark	05x01: (Jan/16/2008)	As	Japanese Tourist
	• Dangle's Wedding (1)	04x14: (May/13/2007)	As	Japanese Tourist
	• The Prefect of Wanganui	03x06: (Jul/19/2005)	As	Translator
	• Eddie's Getaway	03x05: (Jul/12/2005)	As	Translator
Robot Chicken (2005)
	• Celebutard Mountain	03x09: (Oct/07/2007)	*Voiced*	Mr Rogers San \| Chachi (Japanese Mr Rogers)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
	• Masi Oka, Steve Spangler, KT Tunstall	05x14: (Sep/21/2007)	As	Himself
	• Masi Oka, Hayden Panettiere, Sendhil Ramamurthy	04x66: (Dec/04/2006)	As	Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
	• Masi Oka, cup-stacking expert Emily Fox, Emerson Hart	03x135: (Aug/16/2007)	As	Himself
	• LL Cool J, Masi Oka, Chris Daughtry	03x07: (Jan/10/2007)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Heroes Unmasked (2007)
	• A New Dawn	01x01: (Jul/25/2007)	As	Himself
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
	• Don Rickles, Michael Imperioli, Wilco, a Top Ten List presented by Masi Oka	14x146: (May/15/2007)	As	Himself
The View (1997)
	• Masi Oka, Bill Bradley	10x159: (Apr/30/2007)	As	Himself
	• Helen Hunt, Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka	10x55: (Nov/20/2006)	As	Himself
Today (US) (1952)
	• Masi Oka	56x170: (Apr/27/2007)	As	Himself
	• Masi Oka, Milo Ventimiglia, Bon Jovi	56x56: (Nov/20/2006)	As	Himself
Kids' Choice Awards (US) (1988)
	• 20th Annual Kids' Choice Awards	20x01: (Mar/31/2007)	As	Himself
The Sarah Silverman Program (2007)
	• Batteries	01x06: (Mar/07/2007)	As	Clerk
Last Call with Carson Daly (2002)
	• Masi Oka, Silversun Pickups	06x29: (Mar/02/2007)	As	Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
	• Charles Barkley, Masi Oka, The Colour	05x28: (Feb/16/2007)	As	Himself
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)
	• The Harriet Dinner, Part I	01x13: (Jan/29/2007)	As	Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
	• Justin Timberlake, Masi Oka, Matisyahu	15x67: (Jan/03/2007)	As	Himself
The Megan Mullally Show (2006)
	• Jane Kaczmarek, Masi Oka, Champion Cloggers	01x11: (Oct/02/2006)	As	Himself
The Loop (2006)
	• Year of the Dog	01x05: (Apr/06/2006)	As	Wang
Without a Trace (2002)
	• Check Your Head	04x17: (Mar/09/2006)	As	Wei Phan
Reba (2001)
	• Don't Mess With Taxes	05x13: (Jan/27/2006)	As	Agent Phung
Less Than Perfect (2002)
	• I Just Don't Like Her	03x14: (Jan/21/2005)	As	Hideki
All of Us (2003)
	• Home For Christmas?	02x10: (Dec/14/2004)	As	Edwin
Scrubs (2001) Show all 5 episode cast credits
	• My Unicorn	04x11: (Nov/23/2004)	As	Franklyn, [Co-Guest Stars]
	• My T.C.W.	02x18: (Mar/20/2003)	As	Franklyn, [Co-Guest Stars]
	• My Own Private Practice Guy	02x17: (Mar/13/2003)	As	Franklyn, [Co-Guest Stars]
	• My Occurrence (1)	01x22: (May/07/2002)	As	Franklyn, [Co-Guest Stars]
Still Standing (2002)
	• Still Bill's Dad	02x14: (Feb/09/2004)	As	Ronald
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996) (1996)
	• The Whole Ball of Wax	06x20: (Apr/26/2002)	As	Male Council Member
Gilmore Girls (2000)
	• The Road Trip to Harvard	02x04: (Oct/23/2001)	As	Philosophy Student
Dharma & Greg (1997)
	• The End of the Innocence (2)	04x24: (May/22/2001)	As	Nies Jin

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'Hawaii Five-0' adds Rumer Willis to list of guest stars	Nov/18/2012