49 years old (Born on December 27, 1974)
Japanese American actor, digital effects programmer; He is famous from Hiro Nakamura in Heroes.
Speaks fluent Japanese. Name is pronounced as "mah-see". He has a 180-plus IQ. In an interview with TV Guide's Michael Ausiello, he said that as of November 2006, he still works one or two days a week as a CGI artist for George Lucas's special effects company Industrial Light & Magic (at which Oka worked on the effects for such films as Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), War of the Worlds (2005), the three most recent Star Wars movies, and The Perfect Storm (2000)). He also still drives his old car, a 2000 Honda Accord. Graduated in 1997 from Brown University with degrees in mathematics and computer science and a minor in theatre arts.Masi Oka's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Masi Oka
When he was 12, he was on the cover of the August 31, 1987 issue of Time magazine titled "Those Asian-American Whiz Kids".
His character on "Heroes" (2006/II), Hiro, is Tyra Banks's favorite character on her favorite show.
Graduated from Harvard-Westlake School (1992).
At age six, he moved to Los Angeles, California, USA, where he still resides.
One of his hobbies is Kendo (Japanese sword fighting).