Peter Shinkoda (born March 25, 1971) is a Canadian film and television actor who stars as Dai on the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies from Steven Spielberg and as Sektor in the Warner Bros. webseries Mortal Kombat: Legacy directed by Kevin Tancharoen. Shinkoda also starred as recurring villain Nobu Yoshioka on Seasons 1 and 2 of Marvel's Daredevil."Peter Shinkoda Joins Netflix’s Marvel Drama Series 'Daredevil'; AMC's 'Galyntine' Adds Cast". Deadline Hollywood. July 16, 2014."PETER SHINKODA JOINS THE CAST OF 'DAREDEVIL'". Angry Asian Man. July 17, 2014.
Shinkoda has also starred as in films such as Midway (as Minoru Genda), The Predator (as Dr. Yamada), War (as Harbor Yanagawa Shatei); I, Robot (as Detective Chin); Paycheck and TV shows such as Hawaii Five-0 (as Alan Kim), Sanctuary (as Andy Fetz), Dark Angel (as Albino X), Stargate SG-1, Supernatural, The L Word (as Bryan Karikawa), Kingdom Hospital, Andromeda (as Burke), Cold Squad, Masked Rider and the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (in both series as Ferrian).
Early life
Peter Shinkoda was born March 25, 1971"Falling Skies". TV Guide UK. Retrieved February 16, 2017. in Montreal, Quebec, where he and his brother Michael were raised. Though family and friends encouraged him to be practical and pursue a career in engineering or medicine, he was focused on an entertainment career from a young age.Cool Waters Productions, Peter Shinkoda, https://coolwatersprods.com/Clients/petershinkoda.html His first attempt at acting came when he forced his parents to drive six hours to Toronto to attend an international casting call for the role of Short Round in Steven Spielberg’s film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. He did not get the part, and went on to focus on sports, excelling at hockey, skiing, football, baseball, soccer and judo. He also studied classical piano and was identified as one of the top young pianists in Canada by the time he was 13 years old.
At 18, Shinkoda moved to Toronto to stay with relatives, but only stayed a year, leaving to attend the University of Western Ontario to pursue a Civil Engineering degree. He began spending summers in Los Angeles and eventually made the transition to study Post Production for Film and Television at UCLA.
Career After UCLA, Shinkoda went on to work as an assistant editor on such films as Romeo Must Die, Rat Race, Freddie Got Fingered and Saving Silverman, although he never finished any of the editing projects as acting assignments always arose to supersede them. Shinkoda once studied acting at the East-West Players Conservatory, and earned a lead role in the Northwest Asian American Theater’s production of Exit the Dragon by Eric Michael Zee, produced by Ming-Na Wen.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1991 If Looks Could Kill French Club 2001 Crash and Byrnes Victor Video 2003 Paycheck Suit 2004 Miracle Japanese Athlete 2004 The Truth About Miranda Model 2004 I, Robot Chin 2004 Lucky Stars Peter 2006 Spymate Mountain Guard #2 2006 Man About Town Agency Assistant 2007 War Harbor Yanagawa Shatei 2007 Battle in Seattle Protester Uncredited 2009 The Hole Young Cop 2014 Godzilla Muto Crow's Nest Tech #1 2014 Jackhammer Nee Long 2014 Zero Day Tseung Short 2014 Dragons Vs. Robots Reiling Short 2014 The Lady Killers Brian 2015 Western Religion Chinaman Dan 2015 Inflection Chad 2018 The Predator Dr. Yamada 2019 Midway Minoru Genda 2025 Normal Prisoner of War Lt. Col. Ito Direct-to-video2026Tight Lettuce (Tissé serré)Fire Chief
Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Ferrian Episode: "A Friend in Need" 1995 Masked Rider Ferrian Episode: "Escape From Edenoi" 2000–04 Da Vinci's Inquest Various roles 4 episodes 2001 Cold Squad Informant 591 Episode: "Loose Ends" 2001 Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat Various Characters Voice, 3 episodes 2001 Gadget and the Gadgetinis Suzuki Voice 2002 Dark Angel Albino X Episode: "Love Among the Runes" 2002 The Real World Movie: The Lost Season Keith Scripted TV special 2002 Andromeda Burke Episode: "The Risk-All Point" 2004 10.5 Drill Tech #2 Miniseries 2004 Kingdom Hospital Anesthesiologist 5 episodes 2004–05 The L Word Bryan Karikawa 3 episodes 2005 Stephen King's Dead Zone Duffy Episode: "Heroes and Demons" 2005 Supernatural Alex Episode: "Skin" 2006 Stargate SG-1 Caledonian Aide Episode: "Ethon" 2007 Sanctuary Andy Fetz Miniseries 2008 Filminute 2008 Host Television film 2010 Riverworld Yoshinaka Television film 2011–13 Falling Skies Dai 21 episodes 2014 Hawaii Five-0 Alan Kim Episode: "Ho'i Hou" 2014 The Startup Mark Television film 2015–16 Daredevil Nobu 9 episodes 2019 Blood & Treasure Yoshi Episode: "The Curse of Cleopatra" 2022 Salvage Marines Takeda 6 episodes
Web Year Title Role Notes 2011 Mortal Kombat: Legacy Sektor Episode: "Cyrax and Sektor" 2018 Hyperlight (Short) Philip Maeda 2021 (Murdoch Mysteries) Hakuri Nakamura Things we do for Love pt 1&2
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2025 Assassin's Creed Shadows Fujibayashi Nagato Voice
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