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James Hiroyuki Liao

James Liao is an Asian American actor who is famous for the role of Roland Glenn in Prison Break. He is also famous for many other TV series like Bones, Law and Order and others.

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Personal life

James is an American actor who is in the field since 2004. He was born in New York and graduated from Julliard’s school of Drama in 2004. He led a rough and tumble childhood. His father and mother took care of four children in a small house and James was the youngest of all. It was his sister who introduced him into the drama school. He got acquainted with Amaury Nolasco while studying at Ballentine Studio. He was a dedicated student and Marjorie Ballentine is still his acting mentor and coach. Later, Amaury starred together with James in the fourth season of famous TV series, Prison Break. Among all the fields of work, he liked his theatre experiences, the most. There is no information related to his previous or current girlfriends or other romantic relationships. There are no rumors about any such affairs. Thus, James is considered to be single. He used to mention that he had a girlfriend but never mentioned her name or other details. He was never engaged or married in the past. He was never been associated with any love affair or other rumors related to the same.

Not just his romantic relationship, he has kept a large part of his biography well hidden from media. There is not information to whom he is living with, his current salary or other financial information. There are no details about his birth date or his age too.

Career

This first break through in career in TV series came in 2004 as a guest appearance in Law and Order. His first performance was in a stage show in which he had to sing. This performance took him to the field of acting and helped him gain a lot of recognitions. In the same year, he starred in many series in guest appearances. His first recurring role came in 2008 in Prison Break as Roland Glenn. In 2013, he starred in Unforgettable as Jay Lee. The series ended in 2016. In 2006, he took the role of Chang in DTV Hard Luck.

His first break through in movies came in 2009 along Jennifer Aniston in Management. Later, he took up a few other roles like Steven Mottola of Battle: Los Angeles, Vengeance Bridge Officer in Star Trek Into Darkness and others. He was the voice actor of Toshiaki in Frankenweenie.

His recent TV shows include Heartbeat, NCIS: New Orleans and others. James is starring as Eddie Change in Four Stars, a TV movie. In 2011, he produced a documentary called Yellow Face. He also made a short documentary named Unforgettable Moments: Inside Season 3 in 2015.

A lot of Asian Americans and other ethnic budding actors take James as an inspiration. He took his classes seriously and performed well. This stimulated attention of many top producers and directors which took him to heights and brought him fame and recognition that he deserved.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 30 Dec, 1985
Age: 34 yrs
Occupations: Actor
Stage actor
Television actor
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Bensonhurst
Education: Juilliard School
Gender: Male
Description: Actor
Net Worth 2021: 500 thousand
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Last Modified: Jun 27 2020
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