Hiroyuki Sanada

Born 1960-10-12, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan

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.

X-Men

The Wolverine (2013) as Shingen Harada / Lord Shingen

John Wick

John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) as Shimazu

Space Movies

Sunshine (2007) as Kaneda

Sherlock Holmes

Mr. Holmes (2015) as Tamiki Umezaki

Despicable Me

Minions (2015) as Sumo Villain (voice)

Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat (2021) as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion

The Ring

Ring (1998) as Ryuji Takayama