"Heroes Reborn" actor Masi Oka was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1974. (Photo : Reuters/Phil McCarten)
"One Piece" character Roronoa Zoro and "Heroes Reborn" actor Masi Oka have the same nationality. They are both Japanese.
"One Piece" creator Eiichiro Oda recently revealed that Zoro is the only Japanese member of the Straw Hat Pirates in his world-famous manga. The others turn out to be European, American and African.
Zoro is known for using three swords simultaneously with two in his hands and one in his mouth. He is on a mission to replace "Hawk Eyes" Mihawk as the best swordsman in the world. The character is voiced by Japanese voice actor Kazuya Nakai.
On the other hand, Oka was born in Tokyo, Japan, on Dec. 27, 1974. He was six years old when his family moved to the United States.
Recently, Oka reprised his role as Hiro Nakamura in "Heroes Reborn," which he originally played in "Heroes" from 2006 to 2010. He first appeared in the 2001 TV movie "Straight White Male." He went on to star in several films including "Austin Powers in Goldmember," "Uh Oh!," "Along Came Polly," "Get Smart," "Searching for Sonny" and "Jobs."
Oka also starred in several other TV series, such as Luis," "Scrubs," "Reno 911!" and "Hawaii Five-0."
Aside from playing Hiro Nakamura in "Heroes Reborn," Oka is set to produce the upcoming comedy "ESL" for Fox, Deadline reported. He conceived the new project, which is about students and teacher in an English as a second language class, with Zak Shaik, who is of Indian and Pakistani descent.
In addition, Oka will also produce the Warner Bros. adaptation of the Japanese manga "Death Note," which will star "Paper Towns" actor Nat Wolff, according to Hollywood Reporter.
