Akie Kotabe

Akie Kotabe has long been sought after for his compelling presence on screen, and has built an impressive career playing a variety of roles in television and film.

Notable film roles include Dead Man in Joe Lynch's Everly, an action/thriller starring Salma Hayek, appearing on the big screen in Patty Jenkin's Wonder Woman 1984 & David Leitch's Hobbs & Shaw, as well as starring in the independent films Clay's Redemption and Safeguard.

But his impressive filmography is not the only string to the talented actor's bow; he's built up a string of TV credits too, including playing Nakamura in The Man in the High Castle (season 3), Akira Takahashi on the well-respected hit show Mad Men, and providing the voice of Kyan in the hit animated series Go Jetters. The versatile actor has also featured in the Emmy award-winning prime-time shows CSI: Miami and Without a Trace, and has enjoyed appearing in series ranging from Avenue 5 to Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Akie, who is fluent in English and Japanese, was born in Lansing, Michigan, and has lived all around the world - including long spells in Europe, Asia and South America - spent his childhood years growing up in Austin, Texas. His desire to act was sparked at the age of 20, when a spur-of-the-moment whim saw him successfully audition for a student film while he was studying to complete a degree in Computer Science at the University of Texas.

Akie caught the bug and moved to Los Angeles in 2005 after working in theatre in Japan for a year. Within a few months, he landed the main role in a national commercial for Cingular Wireless, directed by Oscar-winner Errol Morris, and hasn't looked back since.