Ian Anthony Dale
Ian Anthony Dale | |
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Born | Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | July 3, 1978
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Years active | 2002–present |
Spouse |
Nicole Garippo (m. 2016) |
Children | 2 |
Ian Anthony Dale (born July 3, 1978) is an American actor. His notable roles include Adam Noshimuri on Hawaii Five-0, Harris Edwards on Salvation, Simon Lee on The Event, Davis Lee on Surface, Avatar Gamma on Charmed and Kazuya Mishima in Tekken. He has also appeared on shows such as Las Vegas, JAG, Day Break, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Minds, 24 and The Walking Dead.
Early life
Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Dale attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School where he was a standout baseball player and also first discovered acting.[1][2][3] His father Jack Dale, who is of English and French descent, played ice hockey for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and made the national team for the 1968 Winter Olympics.[4] His mother is Japanese and immigrated from Kobe to the United States as a young boy.[5][6]
Dale attended St. Mary's University in Winona, Minnesota where he studied stage and theatre and then moved to Madison, Wisconsin, graduating from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[2] During his first several years in Los Angeles, he worked as a carpenter building sets to make ends meet while taking acting classes and auditioning for roles.[3]
Career
Film
In 2004, Dale appeared in the film Mr. 3000 as "Fukuda", alongside Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett and Chris Noth. His next movie role was in 2007's The Bucket List as an instructor to Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman's characters in one of the scenes. In 2009, he followed that up with a minor part in The Hangover, appeared in the independent film Lollipops and starred in Tekken as Kazuya Mishima. In 2010, he appeared in the film Flying Lessons. In 2010, he also portrayed Scorpion in the short film of Mortal Kombat: Rebirth on YouTube.[7] The film paved way for a web series, Mortal Kombat: Legacy, in which Dale reprised his role. He reprised his role in the second season.
Television
Dale had his first television break on a 2002 episode of Fastlane. Since then he has appeared in episodes of Angel, JAG, Las Vegas, Charmed, 24, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Minds, Dollhouse and Cold Case.
Major television roles have included recurring character Davis Lee on Surface and Detective Christopher Choi on Day Break. Both series were only broadcast for one season and did not return for a second. Dale was a series regular in the NBC drama series The Event, which ran in the fall of 2010. Dale also recurs in Murder in the First as Lieutenant Jim Koto[2] and also portrayed Deputy Secretary of Defense Harris Edwards for two seasons on Salvation.
Dale plays the role of Adam Noshimuri in Hawaii Five-0 which he starred in 2011. Beginning with the 8th season of Hawaii Five-0 Dale was promoted to a series regular along with new co-star Meaghan Rath and Beulah Koale and has concluded in April 2020.
In 2021, Dale plays the role of Tomi in upcoming eleventh and final season of The Walking Dead.
Acting credits
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Mr. 3000 | Fukuda | |
2007 | The Bucket List | Instructor | |
2009 | The Hangover | Chow's #1 | |
2009 | Lollipops | Detective Jones | Short film |
2009 | Tekken | Kazuya Mishima | |
2009 | Flying Lessons | Lance | |
2010 | Mortal Kombat: Rebirth | Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion | |
2016 | XOXO | Anders | |
2017 | Wakefield | Ben Jacobs |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Fastlane | Jackson Yu | Episode: "Mighty Blue" |
2003 | Angel | Drugged Vampire #3 | Episode: "Release" |
2003 | JAG | Lance Corporal Brad Owens | Episode: "The Boast" |
2004 | Las Vegas | Jonathan Tam | Episode: "Die Fast, Die Furious" |
2004 | Hawaii | Lieutenant Robertson | Episode: "No Man Is an Island" |
2004 | Second Time Around | Sam Chang | Episode: "No, No" |
2004 | Charmed | Avatar Gamma | 5 episodes |
2005 | North Shore | Garrett Haynes | Episode: "The End" |
2005–2006 | Surface | Davis Lee | Main 11 episodes |
2006–2007 | Day Break | Detective Christopher Choi | Main 12 episodes |
2006–2009 | Criminal Minds | Lt. Detective Owen Kim | 2 episodes |
2007 | Without a Trace | David Kwon | Episode: "Without You" |
2007 | Bones | Commander James Adams | Episode: "Spaceman in a Crater" |
2007 | 24 | Zhou Yong | 2 episodes |
2007 | Cold Case | Ray Takahashi | Episode: "Family 8108" |
2009 | CSI: NY | Ellis Park | Episode: "The Past, Present and Murder" |
2009 | Dollhouse | Jack Dunston | Episode: "Haunted" |
2009 | CSI: Miami | Evan Wilcox | Episode: "Kill Clause" |
2010 | Trauma | Andy Wu | Episode: "Protocol" |
2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lon Rose | Episode: "The Panty Sniffer" |
2010–2011 | The Event | Agent Simon Lee | Main 19 episodes |
2011 | Burn Notice | Xavier | Episode: "Damned If You Do" |
2011–2020 | Hawaii Five-0 | Adam Noshimuri | Recurring (seasons 2–7) |
Main (season 8–10) 96 episodes and Director; 1 episode | |||
2012 | The Mentalist | Nathaniel Kim | Episode: "Red Dawn" |
2012 | Emily Owens, M.D. | Dr. Kyle Putnam | 2 episodes |
2013 | American Horror Story: Coven | Dr. David Zhong | Episode: "Bitchcraft" |
2014 | Delirium | Liam | Unsold TV pilot |
2014–2016 | Murder in the First | Jim Koto | Main 32 episodes |
2015 | Hart of Dixie | Henry Dalton[8] | 2 episodes |
2017–2018 | Salvation | Harris Edwards | Main 26 episodes |
2020 | Magnum P.I. | Adam Noshimuri | Episode: "A Leopard on the Prowl" |
2021 | All Rise | DA Louis Bravo | Recurring (season 2) |
2021 | The Walking Dead | Tomi | Recurring (season 11) |
Web
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011–2013 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy | Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion | 5 episodes |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Sleeping Dogs | Ricky Wong | |
2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Multiplayer Voices | |
2015 | Battlefield Hardline | Marvin The Thief |
Directing credits
Year | Title | Notes |
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2020 | Hawaii Five-0 | Episode: "He waha kou o ka he'e" |
References
- ^ "Ian Anthony Dale '96". cretin-derhamhall.org.
- ^ a b c "St. Paul native Ian Anthony Dale gets advice from cop brother for TNT show". St. Paul Pioneer Press. July 5, 2014.
- ^ a b "Q&A with Ian Anthony Dale". Mpls St. Paul. August 29, 2014.
- ^ Justin, Neal (August 9, 2015). "St. Paul's Ian Anthony Dale is a familiar face on TV, but eyeing bigger roles". Star Tribune.
- ^ "Ian Anthony Dale interview: Growing up". YouTube (Asians on Film). October 18, 2010.
- ^ "C.J.: St. Paul native Ian Anthony Dale stars in TNT's 'Murder in the First'". Star Tribune. July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Massive Walking Dead Season 3 Image Gallery - Dread Central". 28 September 2012.
- ^ "Hart of Dixie Enlists Hawaii Five-0 Actor to Play 'Superman' in Season 4". July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
External links
- 1978 births
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male actors of Japanese descent
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American male video game actors
- American male voice actors
- American people of English descent
- American people of French descent
- Living people
- Male actors from Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Saint Mary's University of Minnesota alumni
- University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni