Masi Oka Stars In 'Heroes'

Masi Oka is one of the stars of the popular sci-fi show Heroes, which airs Mondays on NBC at 9pm. He plays Hiro Nakamura, a computer programmer who can bend the rules of the space-time continuum, allowing him to teleport, time travel and and manipulate the speed of time.
The Japan-born New Yorker has also appeared in other TV shows like Robot Chicken, Reno 911!, Scrubs and the movie Balls of Fury.
Not only does Oka have a penchant for acting, he first started in the film industry as a digital effects artist for George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic. He has worked on special effects major blockbuster films such as Pirates of the Carribbean: Dead Man's Chest, War of The Worlds, and the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
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