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Masi Oka was born on December 27, 1974 in Tokyo. When she was six years old, her family moved to Los Angeles, where she has lived until now. Therefore, Oka speaks Japanese and English perfectly, languages ​​to which he adds Spanish. And it is that the young immigrant always demonstrated a highly developed intelligence. He has a degree in computer science and mathematics, and has studies in acting. His preparation helped him get a contract with Industrial Light & Magic, George Lucas ‘s visual effects company . There, as a computer scientist, he has worked on titles such as My Great Friend Joe (1998), the new Star Wars trilogy , The Perfect Storm (2000), Terminator 3. Rise of the Machines(2003), The War of the Worlds (2005) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006). It was after working on The Perfect Storm that Masi decided to try his luck as an actor. He reached an agreement with the company that allowed him to combine his work there with his interpretive concerns. And in 2001 he made his debut in a chapter of the Drama & Greg series . His relationship with television went through sporadic roles in Gilmore Girls (2001), Sabrina, The Thing About Witches (2002), Without a Trace (2006) and Joey (2006).

The film debut came with Austin Powers in a member of gold (2002), although his role was limited to that of a mere pedestrian. He got more of a presence in the romantic comedy And Then She Came (2004), although her character was still very minor. Her career did not stand out either in movies or on TV, although Oka kept trying. After several tests, he received the news that he had been chosen to play Hiro Nakamura in a new television series that would be called Heroes .. Upon reading the script, Oka confesses that she fell in love with the character. She felt that she was in the right place at the right time. Hiro has changed her life, has made her famous, plus she has fulfilled her acting aspirations. He confesses to being very happy to have become popular, although he is confused by how fast everything is happening. And it is that despite the fact that Heroesis a choral series, Hiro Nakamura has managed to win over viewers in a very special way. All the protagonists face the harsh reality of discovering that they have a special power or ability, with the complications that this entails. But it is Hiro who is happiest with the possibilities for good that his gift offers him. He is like a child who has received a pleasant surprise, so his ingenuity and enthusiasm make him an endearing character. Hiro Nakamura is the door to hope and a sense of humor in a series that at various times has a high dramatic content. In Masi’s words, the lesson that Hiro brings is that “things happen when he believes in them.” He affirms that “in a world as negative as ours, it is very important to believe. It takes a lot of courage to say yes.” A) Yes,

Hiro Nakamura is a Japanese office worker who discovers his ability to control space-time, or what is the same, his power to stop time, travel in it and teleport. Masi is clear about it, if he had that gift he would go back to his student years to tell his young me that he never asked out a girl who turned him down. A decision that he, as he confesses between laughs, “traumatized me.” Powers aside, the role of Hiro has given him a Golden Globe nomination for best supporting actor, in addition to the possibility of continuing to work for George Lucas, although as he himself confesses, this second job has been somewhat relegated. In Heroes he feels very comfortable, and is delighted with his co-stars, where he occupies a special place James Kyson Lee, who plays his inseparable Ando. Together they have become a kind of Batman and Robin apprentices.

Masi Oka’s concerns don’t stop at Heroes . The actor is interested in writing and directing, although he knows that both tasks require time. Until that moment arrives, Oka is about to premiere in the United States the comedy Quebec , in which he has been a secondary. In addition, next year it will hit screens around the world with the movie version of Super Agent 86 , starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway . At this rate he will have to make use of his ability to stop time in order to accomplish all of his objectives.