Louis Ozawa Changchien
American actor (born 1975)
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Louis Ozawa Changchien (born October 11, 1975) is an American actor best known for his role in the films The Bourne Legacy (2012) and Jack Ryan (2023), and for his role as members of the Kawakami family in the Predator and Alien vs. Predator franchises, including Hanzo Kawakami in Predators (2010), Eiji Kawakami in Aliens vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey (2022), and Kenji and Kiyoshi Kawakami in Predator: Killer of Killers (2025).
Louis Changchien
Brown University (MFA)
Louis Ozawa Changchien | |
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Louis Ozawa Changchien at the premiere of The Bourne Legacy | |
| Born | October 11, 1975 New York City, U.S. |
| Other names | Louiz Ozawa Louis Changchien |
| Education | University of California, Davis (BS) Brown University (MFA) |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse | Jackie Chung |
| Children | 2 |
Early life and education
Changchien was born in Queens, New York,[1][2] and was raised in New York City and Japan.[2][3] His father was Taiwanese and his mother was a Japanese jewellery designer.[3][4] He attended Riverdale Country School as well as Stuyvesant High School before graduating from the University of California, Davis, with a bachelor's degree in biology and later earned a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in acting from Brown University.[2]
Career
Changchien first appeared in the 1999 film On the Q.T. as Kenneth. Since then, he has appeared in many popular films, including Robot Stories, Fair Game, Predators and The Bourne Legacy. He also has made guest appearances on such shows as, Law & Order, 3 lbs., Heroes and Villains, Lights Out and Blue Bloods.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | On the Q.T. | Kenneth | Film Debut |
| 2003 | Robot Stories | Wilson | |
| 2008 | Gigantic | Matsubara | |
| Pretty to Think So | Jiwon Kwon | ||
| Tomorrow Arigato | Hiro | ||
| 2010 | Fair Game | Nervous Analyst #1 | |
| Predators | Hanzo Kawakami | ||
| Predators: Moments of Extraction | Hanzo Kawakami (voice) | Animated short film | |
| 2011 | Lefty Loosey Righty Tighty | Michael | |
| 2012 | The Bourne Legacy | LARX #3 | |
| Things I Don't Understand | Tao | ||
| 2013 | America Falls | Toru Suzuki | Short film |
| 2014 | The Sisterhood of Night | Stanley Huang | |
| 2015 | Someone Else | Harry | |
| 2016 | Spectral | Sergeant Chen | |
| 2017 | The Ningyo | Hatori Bikuni | Short film |
| 2018 | Continuum | Larry Hu | Short film |
| 2021 | Lavrynthos | Minotaur (voice) | Short film |
| 2025 | Predator: Killer of Killers | Kenji and Kiyoshi Kawakami (voice) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Law & Order | Fugitive Team Director Nguyen | Episode: "Deadlock" |
| 3 lbs | ICU Nurse | Episode: "Dissarming" | |
| 2008 | Heroes and Villains | Hideaki Kobayakawa | Episode: "Shogun" |
| 2011 | Lights Out | Event Staffer | Episode: "Pilot", Credited as Louis Changchien |
| The Miraculous Year | Tamil Lee | Television Film | |
| 2012 | Blue Bloods | Abdul Sayid | Episode: "Risk and Reward" |
| 2013 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Chan Ho Yin / Scorch | Episode: "Girl in the Flower Dress" |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Sato | Episode: "Akanahe" | |
| 2014 | Matador | Samuel | Recurring role, 12 episodes |
| True Blood | Hiroki | 2 episodes | |
| 2015 | Deadbeat | Dr. Wong | Episode: "Finger F... Ked" |
| 2015–2016 | The Man in the High Castle | Paul Kasoura | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | The Mysteries of Laura | Jimmy Chun | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | MacGyver | Dev Singh | Episode: "CD-ROM + Hoagie Foil" |
| 2018 | Bosch | Chuck Deng | 6 episodes |
| Kidding | Mr. Pickles-San | 3 episodes | |
| Magnum P.I. | Alan Sako | Episode: "The Ties That Bind" | |
| Elementary | Go Shinura | Episode: "Give Me the Finger" | |
| 2019 | Supergirl | Hat | 2 episodes |
| The Good Fight | Oshito | Episode: "The One Inspired by Ray Cohn" | |
| Blindspot | Ken Lee | Episode: "The Tale of the Book of Secrets" | |
| 2019–2020 | Mickey and the Roadster Racers | Additional Voices | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Grey's Anatomy | Steve Lee | 2 episodes |
| 2020–2023 | Hunters | Joe Mizushima | 18 episodes |
| 2022–2024 | Pachinko | Mamoru Yoshii | 7 episodes |
| 2023 | Jack Ryan | Chao Fah | 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai | Fan Fan (voice) | Episode: "There's Always a Fortune in the Cookie Factory" |
Voice work
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Aliens vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey | Eiji Kawakami | Segment: "Kyodai" | [5] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Midnight Club: Los Angeles | Andrew | Credited as Louis Changchien |
| 2009 | Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned | The New Crowd of Liberty City | Credited as Louis Changchien |
Bibliography
- Maberry, Jonathan and Ozawa, Louis (2022). Aliens vs. Predators: Ultimate Prey. Titan Books.
