My Hero Academia Live Action cast

Forrest Wheeler knows that if you want to live the dream, it takes commitment and hard work. Forrest has always strived for excellence in his many ventures and activities: Acting, IMPROV, Xtreme Martial Arts, Action Stunts, Hip Hop and Tennis to name a few.

Forrest's first acting class was at the age of seven and he quickly discovered his passion and talent. In just a few years, Forrest has developed a thriving career working on numerous commercials, live performances, voice-overs and several TV Shows including "Community", "New Girl" and "Chasing Life".

Forrest's first job on the big screen was in "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" as a Cambodian boy who is presented a rabbit as a pet and takes it home to his family for dinner. His roles as the young Kuai-Liang in "Mortal Kombat: Legacy II" and recently the popular movie "Such Good People" were also great opportunities to showcase his acting talents.

Forrest loves appearing in his role as Emery, the cool younger brother of Eddie Huang, on the ABC prime-time TV series "Fresh Off the Boat".

Forrest lives in Southern California with his family. He speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

David Lee McInnis a Korean American actor, born in Green Bay, WI. Known for his roles in South Korean dramas Descendants of the Sun (2016) (as Argus) , Mr Sunshine (2018) (as Major Kyle Moore) and different advertisements for Samsung and Daniel Cremieux. Now based in Seoul, South Korea and Los Angeles, CA. David spends time in his hometown Honolulu, HI and Stevensville, Montana through out the year.

Joseph Lee is an American actor and visual artist. Raised in West Lafayette, Indiana, he began acting in theatre while attending Purdue University, where he studied political science and history. Lee made his film debut in Searching (2018), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He is best known for his role in the Netflix-A24 limited series Beef (2023), earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

Offscreen, Lee is also an accomplished visual artist, with his studio based in Los Angeles.

Shane Kim is known for Supernatural (2005), Altered Carbon (2018) and Colony (2016).

Kekoa Kekumano was born in Mililani, Hawaii, on June 16, 1998.

He is best known for acting as the younger version of Aquaman in the 2018 movie of the same name. He is also known for his acting roles in Hawaii Five-0 (2010) and Inhumans (2017), and the TV mini series, The White Lotus (2021).

While he is also known as an avid surfer and dancer, he also works as an Ocean Safety Officer in Honolulu, Hawaii as a primary responder for emergencies on the beaches and in near shore waters.

Kian Talan is known for NCIS: Hawai'i (2021), The Good Doctor (2017) and Brainchild (2018).

Mackenyu was born in Los Angeles, November 16, 1996, and is the son of actor, producer, director, and martial artist Shin'ichi Chiba. Growing up in Los Angeles, he appeared in a few films and TV shows while he was in school and had many interests that included learning to ride horseback, Kyokushin Karate, gymnastics, water polo, and wrestling as well as interest in music that led him to learn piano at age ten and later learning to play saxophone and flute.

Mackenyu rose to fame as an actor after landing the role of Wataya Arata in the Chihayafuru trilogy (2016) that earned him the 40th Annual Japan Academy Newcomer of the Year Award in 2017. His fame grew dramatically after his supporting role as Cadet Ryoichi in the feature Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) and his lead role in the racing action movie Over Drive (2018). Mackenyu was cast as the villain, Enishi Yukishiro, in the blockbuster Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter (2021) and then as Scar in Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge Of Scar and Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Transmutation (2022).

In 2021, Mackenyu was cast as Roronoa Zoro in the Netflix live action series adaptation of One Piece (2023), and as the lead, Seiya, in the feature Knights of the Zodiac (2023). Mackenyu also stars in two Disney+ projects in 2023, the original live action/ anime mixed feature, Dragons of Wonderhatch and the drama series, House Of The Owl.

Daniel Wu, is a renowned Hong Kong- American actor, director, and producer. With a career spanning over twenty five years, Wu has made significant contributions to the Asian film industry, and gained recognition for his roles in martial arts and action films as well as drama, showcasing both his broad acting range and physical agility.

Wu's journey in the entertainment world began when he moved to Hong Kong in the late 1990s and was discovered by auteur director Yonfan who cast him in the lead role of gay art house film, "Bishonen". He then quickly rose to fame, starring in films like Benny Chan's "Gen-X Cops", "Purple Storm", and most notably in "City of Glass" for which he earned the first of five Hong Kong Film Award nominations, as Best New Performer.

He received two more Hong Kong Film Award nominations in 2005, for Best Actor in "One Night in Mongkok", Best Supporting Actor in Jackie Chan's "New Police Story", an iconic role that also brought him Taiwan's Golden Horse Award as Best Supporting Actor. The following year Daniel made his directorial debut with "The Heavenly Kings" , a humorous glimpse into the Hong Kong music industry, which won him the prestigious Hong Kong prize as Best New Director for his 2006 feature. Daniel was again nominated for Best Actor in 2015 for his role in Dante Lam's psychological thriller "That Demon Within".

His string of international film hits includes Frank Coraci's 2004 remake of "Around the World in 80 Days", "Blood Brothers" (2007), "Overheard" (2009), Quentin Tarantino's presentation of "The Man with the Iron Fists" (2012), "Europa Report" (2013), China's submission to the 88th Academy Awards "Go Away Mr. Tumor," Duncan Jones' adaptation of the renowned video game, "Warcraft" (2016), "Geostorm" (2017), as well as the remake of "Tomb Raider" (2018). He also starred and executive produced the AMC TV show "Into the Badlands" (2015-2019). Most recently, Wu starred in the box office hit "Caught in Time" (2020), as well as appearing in Lisa Joy's feature directorial debut, romantic sci-fi noir thriller "Reminiscence" (2021), and the HBO series, "Westworld" (2022).

He can also be seen in the Disney+ limited series, "American Born Chinese" (2023) based on the award-winning graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang. Wu appears as Sun Wukong, better known as The Monkey King, a mythological and all-powerful god who journeys into our world in a pursuit to find his son.

Beyond his cinematic accomplishments, Daniel Wu is recognized for his advocacy work, supporting the Asian American community as well as other charitable causes. Daniel was also the 2022 recipient of The Bruce Lee Award, in honor of the legendary actor, presented each year by AWFF and the Bruce Lee Foundation to an individual in the film industry whose efforts in the field of martial arts has created a legacy of excellence. Daniel is also an accomplished race car driver currently racing in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series. Daniel Wu's multifaceted career, marked by talent and versatility, has solidified his status as a prominent figure in the global entertainment landscape and making him a household name throughout the global Chinese community.

Dean Fujioka was born on 19 August 1980 in Fukushima, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Fullmetal Alchemist (2017), Here Comes the Morning (2015) and I Am Ichihashi: Journal of a Murderer (2013). He has been married to Vanina Amalia Hidayat since July 2012. They have two children.

Ian Anthony Dale was born on 3 July 1978 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Walking Dead (2010), The Resident (2018) and Hawaii Five-0 (2010). He has been married to Nicole Garippo since 8 October 2016. They have two children.

Rick Kumazawa is a Japanese-American actor who is fluent in both English and Japanese. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky and grew up in both Japan and the United States. He graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo with a Liberal Arts degree.

Rick got his start in commercials and modeling as a teenager. The camera loved him, and he booked multiple commercials and print campaigns. After college, Rick decided to follow his passion for acting in Los Angeles, California, where he began training and booking feature films and television work.

Besides acting, Rick has always been passionate about fitness. He considers himself a Fitness Enthusiast and has played soccer his entire life. He also enjoys boxing, martial arts, swimming, and backpacking.

For more information regarding Rick Kumazawa, please contact Cheryl Jackson of Jackson Entertainment.

Tina Tamashiro was born on 8 October 1997 in Okinawa, Japan. She is an actress and director, known for AI Amok (2020), XxxHolic (2022) and Dolmen X (2018).

Pamela Chan is known for Glee (2009), Zoey 101 (2005) and Unbound (2017).

Nikaido Fumi has been active in the movie industry a dozen years and already has as many nominations and wins to her name. She was born in American outpost Okinawa in 1994 and first appeared on screen in 2009. She had won an award celebrating young actresses for the film Himizu at the Venice Film Festival by 2011. She was also newcomer of the year at the 36th Japan Academy in the same year. Nikaido was scouted by Sony Music Artists at age twelve after her photograph appeared in the Okinawan edition of Picture Book Of Beautiful Girls, which is a free publication that features local amateurs as models. Coincidentally, she had dreamt of being an actress. This afforded her the opportunity to pitch products in advertisements as early as 2007. She also took advantage of her physique to do modelling for Nicola magazine. She commuted between Okinawa and Tokyo for work until moving to Tokyo for high school. More recently she has expressed a dislike for acting in serials and stated that she wants to act in movies only. Nikaido enrolled in Keio university of Tokyo, where she resides, and studied management and English. Her father is a Tokyo native cook and her mother is an Okinawan who took her to the cinema often. Her favourite foods are turnip and steak. No word on whether she likes them together or if she prefers to consume these separately.

Christine Mascolo hails from the mile-high city of Denver, Colorado, born on June 21, 1997. Her father is a Federal contractor originally from New York and her mother is a high-school mathematics teacher born and raised in Manila, Philippines. Christine is of Scotch-Irish, Italian, and Filipino descent. She has an older brother with whom she shares a competitive passion for soccer and Tae Kwon Do. This exotic beauty, with reddish-brown hair and an adorable voice, has been the target of talent scouts since early childhood, but it was only at the age of nine that Christine finally decided to pursue a career in entertainment. Within months of her decision, she found representation with top agencies in both her hometown of Denver and in Los Angeles and has been consistently training and auditioning since. The road to Tinseltown may be long and narrow, but with hard work, determination, and top caliber representation, she is bound to have a bright future in Hollywood.

Leo Lam is known for Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020), Glee (2009) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000).

Ryohei Suzuki is without a doubt one of Japan's leading actors today. His Netflix movie "City Hunter" became one of the biggest hits in Asia in 2024, and the latest film of his popular series "TOKYO MER" became one of the highest grossing live-action films in Japan in 2023. In an online survey conducted in 2024, he was voted "the best actor in Japan in their 40s." Ryohei is also known for his fluency in English. He went to a high school in Oklahoma and majored in English at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.

He began acting at 18 in a small student theatre while he majored in English at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. He started his career as a fashion model but debuted as a professional actor right after graduating. Ryohei played leading roles in the feature film "Swing Me Again (2009) ", and" HK: Hentai Kamen (2013)" but became more famous as a supporting actor in his 20s.

His breakthrough came in 2013. NHK offered him a leading role in the TV series "Hanako to An," which eventually gained a rating of 24%. Ryohei's performance as a caring husband of the heroine was loved by the nation. In 2018, he was cast as the lead in NHK's series "Segodon (2018)", making him one of the most acclaimed and most known actors of his age in Japan.

He won five Best Supporting Actor awards in 2022, including Academy Awards Japan, for his terrifying performance as a sadistic murderer yakuza in the film "Koro no Chi: Level 2 (2022)". He also won the Best Actor in the Asian Contents Awards 2022 in Korea for his performance as a paramedic in TBS's popular TV series "Tokyo MER (2022)". Its sequel feature film was released in April 2023 and became the number-one live-action film at the domestic box office in the first half of the year, beating out all international films.

In 2023, Ryohei starred in "Egoist (2023)", a feature indie film about a gay couple, which has become a long-run hit in Japan and brought him the Rising Star Award at New York Asian Film Festival and the nomination for Best Actor at Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong.

In 2024, He starred in the Netflix film "City Hunter (2024)", a live-action of a legendary manga from the 1980s, which became a huge international hit. It stayed number one on Netflix Global Top 10 (film, non-English) for two weeks, bringing him worldwide fame. Ryohei also received the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award at the 17th Asian Cinema Awards for his dedication to the Asian film industry.

In 2024, He was selected as "the best Japanese actor in their 40s" in a web survey held among the Japanese audience.

Ryohei is also famous as a voice actor for playing Buzz Lightyear in the Japanese dubbed version of Disney's "Lightyear (2022)".

Ryohei is fluent in English. He went to a high school in the United States from 1998 to 1999.

Shioli Kutsuna was born in Australia, but moved to Japan at age 14 in order to pursue a career in acting.

Shioli won the 11th Japan Bishojo Contest in 2006. This award honors the most beautiful young girl in Japan. Her first role came the following year when she was a member of the cast of 3 Nen B Gumi Kinpachi Sensei 8, which was a TBD TV school drama. Two years later she achieved a main character role for the serial Tsugumi Nitobe in 7 Mannin Tantei Nitobe. In that year she also appeared in her first movie, Guardian Angel. Her appearance in Back Pages garnered her the 85th Kinema Junpo Award for Best Actress in 2010.

Shioli graduated from Horikoshi High School in Tokyo in 2011, but dropped out of Asia University, where she was starting Arts, in 2013 in advance of her third year due to the pressures of acting, thus breaking an earlier vow to persist no matter what.

She has won several other awards since her earlier ones including 9th Clarino Beautiful Legs Award in the teen category in 2011 and Newcomer Of The Year, which came in 2014, some five years after she began her career, at the 37th Japan Academy Prize. She was one of four girls on the road in Petaru Dansu and was cast in the Hollywood production for a Deadpool sequel, scheduled for release in 2018.

It was reported that she was dating actor Shôta Matsuda in 2013. Shioli has done quite a bit of corporate advertising for companies such as Epson, MOS Burger and Pocky and others. She suffered some blow-back for the Pocky work due to the popularity of her predecessor, Yui Aragaki. She is represented by Oscar Promotion.

Born in the Philippines, New England actor EJ Neri, started his career at 17 while attending and graduate his alma mater, Southern Connecticut State University receiving a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Management & Marketing.

Toward the end of his sophomore year, his career as a professional model flourished. Upon entering his senior year, EJ Neri focused more on his acting career building a substantial résumé consisting of a lots of commercial and theatrical jobs booked in New England and New York.

After graduation, EJ moved to Los Angeles. Where he has worked on several independent films, Netflix's Tekken: Bloodline, and TV pilot Dual Enrollment.

His passion for the craft continues on studying at the Michael Woolson Studios, Beverly Hills Playhouse, and Keep It Reel Acting Studios.

Talu Wang was born on 29 May 1991 in Taiwan. He is an actor, known for Our Times (2015), Wolf Hiding (2023) and The Last Wish (2019).

Samuel Patrick Chu was born on 20 January 1994 in Canada. He is an actor, known for Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010), iZombie (2015) and Imposters (2017).

MIYAVI's a Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer & actor. His music career began in 1999 w/ the Visual Kei band Dué le Quartz. After its disbandment, he debuted as a solo artist in 2002. He's known for his finger-slapping style of playing the guitar & has toured worldwide multiple times. In 2009, he founded his own company, J-Glam. His Hollywood acting career began with Unbroken in 2014.

Samantha Win Tjhia (formerly Samantha Jo) was born in Barrie, Ontario, Canada to a Chinese father and Caucasian/Canadian mother, Charles and Leslie. She has two older brothers who reside in Toronto with the rest of her family. Samantha started acted at the age of 10, appearing in several toy commercials and print ads after winning Talent Search Canada 2001. She started martial arts at the age of 4 with Jiu Jitsu, but by the age of 17 she had become a competitive Wushu athlete- winning multiple medals at National, Pan-American and International levels and competed for Canada in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Wushu tournament. This afforded her the opportunity to move to Los Angeles as a stunt double and now, lead actress.

She is known for her proficiency in the action genre and accredits her background in stunt work for this. Samantha continues to gain momentum and excel with her no-quit work ethic and passion for the arts.

Jing Tian graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy and Beijing Film Academy, Department of Chinese Film and Television.

In 2006, Jing Tian released the music EP Who are you with King Sweet music.

Tian starred in 13 episodes of the TV show Yi ge nü ren de shi shi (2009) in 2010. Her acting career flourished and she appeared in movies such as My Belle Boss (2010) and The Warring States (2011). She was awarded a role in Police Story: Lockdown (2013) in 2013 alongside Jackie Chan. In 2014 Jing Tian starred in the costume drama The Glory of Tang Dynasty (2017).In 2016 she starred in The Great Wall (2016). Jing Tian accepted the role of Lin Mei, commander of the Crane Troop because she wanted to work with Yimou Zhang. As part of her preparation for the role Jing Tian lived for a year in the United States to learn English, which she now speaks fluently, and went through an extensive training in martial arts.In 2017 Jing Tian stars as San in Kong: Skull Island (2017) with Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson. In 2018 Jing Tian stars in Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) alongside Cailee Spaeny.

Jin Akanishi made his debut in March, 2006 as a member of KAT-TUN releasing a single album and DVD at the same time. All three releases reached #1 on the Oricon weekly ranking. By April, the single sold over a million copies.

In January 2010, his first Japanese feature film "BANDAGE" was released. Before the film hit theaters, the single for the movie also titled "BANDAGE" as well as the album "Olympos" were released under the band name LANDS, in which he played the lead vocalist in the movie.Both single and album debuted at #1 on the Oricon chart. In February of the same year, Jin's solo show "You & Jin" took place at Nissei Theater. in June, "You & Jin U.S.A." was performed in LA. In July, he left KAT-TUN and announced his solo career. The "Yellow Gold Tour 3010" kicked off in November, hitting five cities including Chicago, San Francisco, Houston, Los Angeles and New York. In December, a global deal was signed with Warner Music Group and a U.S. debut was announced.

The "Yellow Gold Tour 3011" came to Japan in January, 2011 hitting Saitama Super Arena, Osaka-Jo Hall, Nippon Budokan and Kobe World Hall. His first solo single "Eternal" was released that in March, which made it to #1 on the Oricon weekly ranking. In November, he made a U.S. debut, collaborating with top selling recording artist Jason Derulo on "TEST DRIVE". The song became #1 on the U.S. iTunes store Dance Album chart. The song was also released in Japan on a mini-album on December 7th. The next release "Sun Burns Down" also became #1 on the iTunes Dance Album chart and made a #1 debut on Billboard magazine's "HOT SINGLE SALES" and "HOT DANCE SINGLE" charts. On December 28, his second Japanese single "Seasons" was released.

In March 2012, after much anticipation, the first album "JAPONICANA" was simultaneously released in Japan and the U.S. and was followed by the "Jin Akanishi US Tour Japonicana" which hit four major cities in the US plus one Canadian date.

In August 2013, the single "HEY WHAT'S UP ?" was released, soon after in October, the single "Ainaru Houe" was also released. In November, his first Japanese album "#JUSTJIN," which was written and produced by Jin hit store shelves. With the release of "#JUSTJIN" came the Japan live tour "Jin Akanishi's Club Circuit" which kicked off on November. His first featured Hollywood film "47RONIN" hit the theaters world wide in December.

Launch of own label, the start of a new beginning - 7.4.2014 The single "Good time" dropped in August 2014 followed by the mini album "Mi Amor" in November. After Jin's new music hit stores he launched the sold out tour "JINDEPENDENCE" TOUR 2014. In September Jin performed as a main guest in the "Shanghai West Bund Music Festival" soon after he ended his nation wide tour at Shanghai's "Mercedes-Benz Arena"

In June of 2015 Jin released his album titled "Me" followed by "JIN AKANISHI LIVE TOUR 2015 Me"which sold out 19 venues across Japan. In October he re-visited Shanghai to end his tour at the "Mercedes-Benz Arena" . In December of 2015 the live DVD&Blu-ray "JIN AKANISHI LIVE TOUR 2015 Me" was released. Jin received The Most popular Artist in Asia award" & "Music of the year award" at Beijing "2016 Starry Nights!" This is a first for any Japanese artist.

In February of 2016 Jin stared as a special guest in the popular Chinese net drama "Midnight Taxi 2". In March He was awarded the title of "Asia's Most Popular Japanese Artist" at the 20th Chinese Music Awards CMA. 2016 also saw the release of Jin's album "Audio Fashion" which quickly shot to number one on the Japan, Thai, and Taiwan iTunes Music Store Album Charts. The lead song "Summer kinda love" took number 1 on the iTunes music video charts. Jin's song "We the Fire" also shot to the top of Spotify Japans playlist Top Hits Japan as well as Spotify France's Pop Hits radar.

Following the release of "Audio Fashion" Jin produced the musical score and performed in LESLIE KEE'S short film "PHANTOM"which featured YOHJI YAMAMOTO 2016 fall winter collection

Starting on July 9th, 2016 Jin launched his sold out tour for "Audio Fashion" which extended to over 22 shows Including Shanghai and Macau. As an added bonus Jin performed a special show At Makuhari Messe Hall

On September 21, 2016 Jin dropped "Choo Choo Shitain" a hit collaboration with actor Yamada Takayuki under the unit name, JINTAKA. This was his fourth consecutive year being ranked on this list.

In April of 2017, Jin was awarded "BEST MALE ARTIST" as well as "MOST POPULAR ARTIST JAPAN" during the 5th Vchart Awards 2017, hosted in China. Jintaka, Jin and Takayuki Yamada's unit, also were awarded "Most Popular Duo Asia" for their debut single Choo Choo SHITAIN, at the Chinese Music awards hosted in Macau. On May 5th and 6th, Jin held a two day special live event "JIN AKANISHI LIVE 2017 in YOYOGI Résumé" at Yoyogi National Stadium First Gymnasium. In December of 2017 Jin released his album Blessèd and announced a country wide tour for the album starting February 2018. "TC Candler" ranked Jin #66 in "The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2017", making it his 5th consecutive year being featured on the list.