Born 1976 (age 50) · New York City, New York, USA
Appears in 32 titles

Liao was born on February 6, 1976, in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York. His father is Taiwanese, and his mother is Japanese. He attended graduate school at the Juilliard School's Drama Division, graduating in 2004, and studied at the Marjorie Ballentine Studio. In addition to numerous roles in movies and TV shows, he performed on stage, including portraying Song Liling in Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage production of M. Butterfly. Liao also provided voice and motion-capture acting for the role of Kenji in the video game Ghost of Tsushima (2020).

Filmography

Star Trek Into Darkness
7.3
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013
as U.S.S. Vengeance Bridge Officer
Superman
7.3
Superman
2025
as General Mori
Battle: Los Angeles
5.8
Battle: Los Angeles
2011
as Steven Mottola
Frankenweenie
7.0
Frankenweenie
2012
as Toshiaki (voice)
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
6.5
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
2021
as Yasuzo
Lost Girls
6.1
Lost Girls
2020
as Michael Pak
Star Trek: Section 31
4.7
Star Trek: Section 31
2025
as San
Management
5.4
Management
2009
as Al
Hard Luck
5.6
Hard Luck
2006
as Chang
Applebaum
Applebaum
2012
as Tze Lin
All Signs of Death
as Ding Bang
All Signs of Death
as Dingbang