
Hiroyuki Sanada
Biography
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.
TV Shows(30)

Shōgun
Yoshii Toranaga

Hawkeye
Akihiko (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self

Westworld
Musashi

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest

Helix
Dr. Hiroshi Hataki

Extant
Hideki Yasumoto

The Last Ship
Takehaya

Revenge
Satoshi Takeda

Lost
Dogen

Unmarried Family
Yosuke Matoba

Tabloid

A Story of Love

こんな恋のはなし

Shin Hanshichi torimono chô
Hanshichi

Hideyoshi
Ishida Mitsunari

Why I borrowed money from her
Kunihiko Yamanobe

Furuhata Ninzaburo
由良一夫

High School Teacher
Hamura Takao

Taiheiki
Takauji Ashikaga