James Saito
Biography
James Tomio Saito (born March 6, 1955) is an American actor, best known for his physical portrayal of Shredder in the 1990 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; the character was voiced by David McCharen. Saito also appeared in films including The Devil's Advocate, Home Alone 3, Pearl Harbor, and Die Hard: With a Vengeance. His TV credits include MAS*H, MacGyver, Law & Order, and Sex and the City. Saito has appeared in numerous stage productions, with early career work at the Asian American theatre company East West Players in Los Angeles. On Broadway he has appeared in The King and I, and David Henry Hwang's Golden Child. He won an Obie Award in 2007 for his performance in Julia Cho's Durango at The Public Theater in New York City. He starred as Dr. Chen in the ABC drama Eli Stone.
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Movies (22)
Breathe
as Man
2024
Love Hard
as Bob Lin
2021
The Christmas Bow
as Grandpa Joe
2020
Algorithm: BLISS
as Dr. Stein
2020
Tigertail
as Hank
2020
Always Be My Maybe
as Harry
2019
Long Shot
as Minister Kishido
2019
Paterno
as Doctor
2018
Wilson
as Warren Kudo
2017
The Sea of Trees
as Dr. Takahashi
2016
While We're Young
as Dr. Nagato
2015
Big Eyes
as Judge
2014
From the Rough
as Won-Sik
2013
Life of Pi
as Older Insurance Investigator
2012
I Think I Love My Wife
as Mr. Yuni
2007
Brother's Shadow
as Line Boss
2006
Love the Hard Way
as Akiri
2003
Robot Stories
as Roy
2003
Pearl Harbor
as Japanese Aide
2001
The Atlantis Conspiracy
as Police Captain
2001
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Paul Cheng
1999
Henry Fool
as Mr. Deng
1998
TV Shows (28)
The Company You Keep
as Joseph Hill
2023
Blockbuster
as Simon
2022
Dash & Lily
as Arthur Mori
2020
Little America
2020
Modern Love
as Kenji
2019
Prodigal Son
as Dr. Stanley Higa
2019
New Amsterdam
as Andrew Nomura
2018
The Terror
as Wilson Yoshida
2018
Altered Carbon
as Tanaseda Hideki
2018
The Deuce
as Kim
2017
Marvel's Iron Fist
as Yü-Ti
2017
Madam Secretary
as Shimbakura
2014
Broad City
as Trang
2014
House of Cards
as Dr. Krebs
2013
Elementary
as Dr. Ken Fukata
2012
Person of Interest
as Glen
2011
Blue Bloods
as Dennis Eng
2010
Hawaii Five-0
as David Toriyama
2010
Eli Stone
as Frank Chen
2008
Heroes and Villains
2007
30 Rock
as Chef
2006
The Unit
2006
Starved
as Captain Wong
2005
Grey's Anatomy
as Herschel Katano
2005
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Mr. Miyazaki
2001
Third Watch
as Sgt. Yee
1999
Strangers with Candy
as Drug Tester
1999
Sex and the City
as Korean Man
1998