Hiroyuki Sanada
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Akihiko
John Wick: Chapter 4
2023
as Shimazu
Bullet Train
2022
as The Elder
The Last Samurai
2003
as Ujio
Mortal Kombat
2021
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Mortal Kombat II
2026
as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
Sunshine
2007
as Kaneda
Life
2017
as Sho Murakami
Rush Hour 3
2007
as Kenji
Army of the Dead
2021
as Bly Tanaka
Minions
2015
as Sumo (voice)
Speed Racer
2008
as Mr. Musha
47 Ronin
2013
as Kuranosuke Ôishi
Mr. Holmes
2015
as Tamiki Umezaki
Ring
1998
as Ryuji Takayama
The Promise
2005
as General Guangming
Royal Warriors
1986
as Peter Yamamoto
The Twilight Samurai
2002
as Seibei Iguchi
Samurai Reincarnation
1981
as Kirimaru Iga
The Spiral
1998
as Ryûji Takayama