Louis Ozawa Changchien (born October 11, 1975) is an American actor best known for his role in the films ''
Predators
Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill th ...
'' (
2010) and ''
The Bourne Legacy'' (
2012
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).
Early life and education
Changchien was born in
Queens
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...
, New York
and raised in New York City and Japan,
the son of a Japanese mother, a jewelry designer, and a Taiwanese father.
He attended
Riverdale Country School
Riverdale Country School is a co-educational, independent, college-preparatory day school in New York City serving pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. It is located on two campuses covering more than in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, Ne ...
as well as
Stuyvesant High School and
Brown University, where he holds an
MFA in acting.
Career
Changchien first appeared in the 1999 film ''On the Q.T.'' as Kenneth. Since then, he has appeared in many popular films, including ''
Robot Stories'', ''
Fair Game'', ''
Predators
Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill th ...
'' and ''
The Bourne Legacy''. He also has made guest appearances on such shows as, ''
Law & Order'', ''
3 lbs.
''3 lbs'' (pronounced "three pounds") is an American medical drama television series created by Peter Ocko, that aired on CBS from November 14, 2006 to November 7, 2008, replacing the cancelled series ''Smith''. The show itself was then can ...
'', ''
Heroes and Villains
"Heroes and Villains" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1967 album '' Smiley Smile'' and their unfinished ''Smile'' project. Written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks, Wilson envisioned the song as an Old West-the ...
'', ''
Lights Out'' and ''
Blue Bloods''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Voice work
Video games
Bibliography
* Maberry, Jonathan and Ozawa, Louis (2022). ''Aliens vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey''.
Titan Books
Titan Publishing Group is the publishing division of Titan Entertainment Group, which was established in 1981. The books division has two main areas of publishing: film and television tie-ins and cinema reference books; and graphic novels and c ...
.
See also
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List of Japanese Americans
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List of Taiwanese Americans
This is a list of notable Taiwanese Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Taiwanese ...
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Changchien, Louis Ozawa
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male stage actors
American male actors of Taiwanese descent
American film actors of Asian descent
Stuyvesant High School alumni
Brown University alumni
Living people
1975 births
American male actors of Japanese descent
Male actors from New York City
Riverdale Country School alumni