The actor has co-created productions such as Star Wars or Pirates of the Caribbean and remains an unrivaled role model in his field.
Masayori “Masi” Oka was born in Tokyo, Japan, on December 27, 1974 to be exact. His parents divorced when he was only a month old, and Masayori himself never met his father. At the age of 6, he and his mother moved to Los Angeles, which had a huge impact on his film career. At the age of 8, he made his first television appearance on the game show Child’s play . He was considered extremely gifted since he was a child: his IQ was estimated at over 180. He studied at both Harvard and Brown University, where he graduated in mathematics and physics, which he used in creating special effects and as a programmer at George Lucas’ Industrial Light & Magic. He also appeared on the big screen as an actor.
He appeared, among others, in the series Herosi as Hiro Nakamura. For this role, he won the Saturn Award and won as many as 3 nominations for it, including Golden Globes. He also appeared in Jane Doe: The Relationship as Agent Osaka, and the series Hawaii 5.0 , in which he played Dr. Max Bergman. He is also known for creating special effects in Georg Lucas films. These were productions such as Hulk, Terminator: Rise of the Machines, as well as Star Wars and Pirates of the Caribbean .