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Packed To The Rafters

Emmy and Golden Globe Award-nominated Masi Oka stars as Hiro Nakamura, a Japanese nonconformist computer/anime geek. Hiro's ability to pierce the space-time continuum and manipulate time has empowered him with foresight into the future – but the consequences of using his power are dire and have left him gravely ill.

No stranger to television, Oka has had recurring roles on NBC's "Scrubs" as Franklyn and "Luis" as Deng Wu. He has also guest starred on "Without a Trace," "Joey," "Reba," "The Loop," "All of Us," "Still Standing," "Will & Grace," "Yes, Dear" and "The Gilmore Girls."

Earlier in 2009, DreamWorks Studios picked up "The Defenders," a family adventure project conceived by Oka to be produced by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. Oka co-starred in the feature-film box-office smash "Get Smart" and its companion DVD release "Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control," which were both released in the summer of 2008. His additional film credits include memorable roles in "The Promotion," "Along Came Polly" and "Austin Powers in Goldmember."

With a background in improvisation, Oka has graced the stages of the Groundlings, ImprovOlympics, Second City and TheatreSports. His improvisational expertise has been showcased with guest appearances as various characters on "Punk'd," "Reno 911" and "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment."

After graduating from Brown University with degrees in mathematics and computer science and a theater arts minor, Oka pursued an acting career while taking his first job at George Lucas' Oscar-winning special effects house, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). Today, despite his successful career as an actor, he continues to provide ILM with technology for groundbreaking effects for more than 30 films.

Oka was born in Tokyo, Japan, and moved to Los Angeles at age 6, where he currently resides. He is fluent in Japanese and proficient in Spanish. His hobbies include kendo/Japanese sword fighting, fencing, playing table tennis, watching romantic comedies, playing the piano and singing. His birthday is December 27.