James Hiroyuki Liao (born February 6, 1976) is an American

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. Liao is known for his television roles as Roland Glenn in the

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serial drama ''

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'' (2008); Jay Lee in the

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, and later A&E, police procedural series ''

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'' (2013–2016); and Albert Nguyen in the

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black comedy series ''

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'' (2019–present). Liao provided

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and

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for the role of Kenji in the video game ''

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'' (2020).

Biography

Liao was born on February 6, 1976, in

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. His father is

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and his mother is

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. He was a graduate student from the

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's drama division, finishing in 2004 and also studied at the Marjorie Ballentine Studio, where he befriended

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. Liao played Roland Glenn in season four of ''

'', and starred in other television roles, such as '' 24'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. His stage work includes playing Song Liling (Butterfly) in Washington DC's

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production of ''

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''. He also starred with

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in ''

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''. Liao and Nolasco starred in the fourth season of ''

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Direct to Video

Video Games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Liao, James Hiroyuki American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors American male actors of Taiwanese descent American film actors of Asian descent Juilliard School alumni Living people Male actors from New York City American male actors of Japanese descent People from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn 21st-century American male actors 1985 births