Greg Watanabe (born November 8, 1967) is an American actor known for his role in Watch Over Me. He also appears in the independent films, Philip Kan Gotanda's Life Tastes Good, Only the Brave and Americanese. He is a founding member of the Asian American sketch comedy troupe, 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors. Watanabe received a 2009 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award nomination for Featured Performance in The Happy Ones at South Coast Repertory.[1] In 2010, he appeared in the world premiere of Ken Narasaki's No-No Boy. In October 2015, Watanabe made his Broadway debut in Allegiance: A New American Musical at the Longacre Theatre in New York City with co-stars George Takei, Lea Salonga, Michael K. Lee and Telly Leung.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994 You Not Chinese Sam Kato
1999 Life Tastes Good Howard Sato
2000 Camera Obscura Policeman at Factory
2006 Only the Brave Pvt. Freddy Watada
2006 Americanese Young Wood
2016 The Last Tour Bone
2016 George Takei's Allegiance Mike Masaoka
2020 Over the Moon Male Customer / Rail Worker #2 Voice

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Vows of Deception Police Officer Television film
1997 Nash Bridges Benny Yang Episode: "Inside Out"
1997 Under Wraps Doctor Television film
2000 JAG Agent Adachi Episode: "Legacy: Part 1"
2002 Hidden Hills Other Dad Episode: "Pilot"
2005 Crossing Jordan Dr. Lee Zhang Episode: "You Really Got Me"
2006 Mighty Warriors of Comedy — Tevision film
2005, 2017 Curb Your Enthusiasm Yoshi 2 episodes
2006–2007 Watch Over Me Isaac 23 episodes
2008 Reno 911! Asian husband Episode: "Did Garcia Steal Dangle's Husband?"
2008 Criminal Minds Medical Examiner Episode: "The Instincts"
2012–2014 Oishi High School Battle Ryuzu / Narrator 14 episodes
2014 Film Lab Presents Factory King Episode: "All Things Must End"
2016 One & Done CFO Episode: "Mark"
2016 Madam Secretary President Aung Shwe Episode: "The Middle Way"
2016 Aquarius Satoshi Episode: "Can You Take Me Back"
2018 Oishi: Demon Hunter Ryuzu 16 episodes

Awards and nominations

Ovation Awards

  • 2011: Nominated for Featured Actor in a Play for the role of Sopoan in the Geffen Playhouse production of "Extraordinary Chambers"[2]

References

  1. ↑ LADCC Nominations announced on broadwayworld.com
  2. ↑ "Kiss Me Kate Tops 2011 Ovation Award Nominations". 19 September 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2013.


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