Louis Ozawa Changchien

Louis Ozawa Changchien
Louis Ozawa Changchien at the premiere of The Bourne Legacy
Born (1975-10-11) October 11, 1975 (age 49)
New York City, U.S.
Other namesLouiz Ozawa
Louis Changchien
EducationBrown University (MFA)
Years active1999–present

Louis Ozawa Changchien (born October 11, 1975) is an American actor best known for his role in the films Predators (2010), The Bourne Legacy (2012), and Jack Ryan (2023).

Early life and education

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Changchien was born in Queens, New York[1][2] and raised in New York City and Japan,[2][3] the son of a Japanese mother, a jewelry designer, and a Taiwanese father.[3][4] He attended Riverdale Country School as well as Stuyvesant High School and Brown University, where he holds an MFA in acting.[2]

Career

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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 and The Bourne Legacy. He also has made guest appearances on such shows as, Law & Order, 3 lbs., Heroes and Villains, Lights Out and Blue Bloods.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 On the Q.T. Kenneth Film Debut
2003 Robot Stories Wilson
2008 Gigantic Matsubara
Pretty to Think So Jiwon Kwon
Tomorrow Arigato Hiro
2010 Fair Game Nervous Analyst #1
Predators Hanzo Kamakami
Predators: Moments of Extraction Hanzo Kamakami (voice) Animated short film
2011 Lefty Loosey Righty Tighty Michael
2012 The Bourne Legacy LARX #3
Things I Don't Understand Tao
2013 America Falls Toru Suzuki Short film
2014 The Sisterhood of Night Stanley Huang
2015 Someone Else Harry
2016 Spectral Sergeant Chen
2017 The Ningyo Hatori Bikuni Short film
2018 Continuum Larry Hu Short film
2021 Lavrynthos Minotaur (voice) Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Law & Order Fugitive Team Director Nguyen Episode: "Deadlock"
3 lbs ICU Nurse Episode: "Dissarming"
2008 Heroes and Villains Hideaki Kobayakawa Episode: "Shogun"
2011 Lights Out Event Staffer Episode: "Pilot", Credited as Louis Changchien
The Miraculous Year Tamil Lee Television Film
2012 Blue Bloods Abdul Sayid Episode: "Risk and Reward"
2013 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Chan Ho Yin / Scorch Episode: "Girl in the Flower Dress"
Hawaii Five-0 Sato Episode: "Akanahe"
2014 Matador Samuel Recurring role, 12 episodes
True Blood Hiroki 2 episodes
2015 Deadbeat Dr. Wong Episode: "Finger F... Ked"
2015–2016 The Man in the High Castle Paul Kasoura 5 episodes
2016 The Mysteries of Laura Jimmy Chun 2 episodes
2017 MacGyver Dev Singh Episode: "CD-ROM + Hoagie Foil"
2018 Bosch Chuck Deng 6 episodes
Kidding Mr. Pickles-San 3 episodes
Magnum P.I. Alan Sako Episode: "The Ties That Bind"
Elementary Go Shinura Episode: "Give Me the Finger"
2019 Supergirl Hat 2 episodes
The Good Fight Oshito Episode: "The One Inspired by Ray Cohn"
Blindspot Ken Lee Episode: "The Tale of the Book of Secrets"
2019–2020 Mickey and the Roadster Racers Additional Voices 2 episodes
2020–2023 Hunters Joe Mizushima 18 episodes
2022 Pachinko Mamoru Yoshii 3 episodes
2023 Jack Ryan Chao Fah 6 episodes

Voice work

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Aliens vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey Eiji Kawakami Segment: "Kyodai" [5]

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Midnight Club: Los Angeles Andrew Credited as Louis Changchien
2009 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned The New Crowd of Liberty City Credited as Louis Changchien

Bibliography

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  • Maberry, Jonathan and Ozawa, Louis (2022). Aliens vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey. Titan Books.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "At the Movies: Predators". audrey. 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  2. ^ a b c "Breaking barriers in Hollywood - Louis Ozawa Changchien". asiancemagazine. 2010-08-10. Archived from the original on 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  3. ^ a b "From Predators to Year Zero: Interview with Louis Ozawa Ozawa Changchienen". 8asians. 2010-05-10. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  4. ^ "Interview with Actor Louis Ozawa Changchien on Upcoming Film "Predators"". gigazine. 2010-01-12. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  5. ^ Squires, John (March 8, 2022). "'Aliens vs Predators: Ultimate Prey': Features 15 Original 'AVP' Stores!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
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