Hiroyuki Sanada
Actor
- Born
- October 12, 1960 (age 66) · Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Hiroyuki Sanada (真田 広之, Sanada Hiroyuki, born Hiroyuki Shimosawa (下澤 廣之, Shimosawa Hiroyuki); 12 October 1960) is a Japanese actor from Tokyo. Before breaking in to the movie business, he trained at Sonny Chiba’s Japan Action Club hoping to one day become a martial arts action film star. Sanada appeared in many action films in the 70s and early 80s, but as it became clear he was actually a talented and well-rounded actor, he was able to branch out into all different types of roles in every genre. Today he is best known in the west for his involvement in big-budget Hollywood productions such as The Last Samurai and Rush Hour 3.
Known for
Avengers: Endgame
April 24, 2019
Minions
June 17, 2015
The Wolverine
July 24, 2013
John Wick: Chapter 4
March 21, 2023
Life
March 22, 2017
Bullet Train
August 3, 2022
The Last Samurai
December 5, 2003
Mortal Kombat
April 7, 2021
Army of the Dead
May 14, 2021
Sunshine
April 5, 2007
47 Ronin
December 6, 2013
Rush Hour 3
August 8, 2007
Acting94
- 2026Mortal Kombat II as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
- 2023John Wick: Chapter 4 as Shimazu
- 2022Bullet Train as The Elder
- 2022Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye as Akihiko (archive footage)
- 2021Army of the Dead as Bly Tanaka
- 2021Mortal Kombat as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
- 2020Minamata as Mitsuo Yamazaki
- 2019Avengers: Endgame as Akihiko
- 2018The Catcher Was a Spy as Kawabata
- 2017