Biography
James Tomio Saito (born March 6, 1955) is an American actor, best known for his physical portrayal of Shredder in the 1990 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; the character was voiced by David McCharen.
Saito also appeared in films including The Devil's Advocate, Home Alone 3, Pearl Harbor, and Die Hard: With a Vengeance. His TV credits include MAS*H, MacGyver, Law & Order, and Sex and the City. Saito has appeared in numerous stage productions, with early career work at the Asian American theatre company East West Players in Los Angeles. On Broadway he has appeared in The King and I, and David Henry Hwang's Golden Child. He won an Obie Award in 2007 for his performance in Julia Cho's Durango at The Public Theater in New York City. He starred as Dr. Chen in the ABC drama Eli Stone.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Breathe
Character: Man
MOVIE • 2024
Breathe
Character: The Man
MOVIE • 2024
The Company You Keep
Character: Joseph Hill
TV • 2023
Blockbuster
Character: Simon
TV • 2022
Love Hard
Character: Bob Lin
MOVIE • 2021
Dash & Lily
Character: Arthur Mori
TV • 2020
The Christmas Bow
Character: Grandpa Joe
MOVIE • 2020
Algorithm: BLISS
Character: Dr. Stein
MOVIE • 2020
Tigertail
Character: Hank
MOVIE • 2020
Little America
Character:
TV • 2020
Modern Love
Character: Kenji
TV • 2019
Prodigal Son
Character: Dr. Stanley Higa
TV • 2019
Always Be My Maybe
Character: Harry
MOVIE • 2019
Long Shot
Character: Minister Kishido
MOVIE • 2019
New Amsterdam
Character: Andrew Nomura
TV • 2018
Paterno
Character: Doctor
MOVIE • 2018
The Terror
Character: Wilson Yoshida
TV • 2018
Altered Carbon
Character: Tanaseda Hideki
TV • 2018
The Deuce
Character: Kim
TV • 2017
Wilson
Character: Warren Kudo
MOVIE • 2017