Ian Anthony Dale

Ian Anthony Dale (born July 3, 1978) is an American actor who has a main role as Adam Noshimuri, ex-husband of former main character Kono Kalakaua, on Hawaii Five-0. Other notable roles include Deputy Secretary of Defense 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 and Criminal Minds; in 2007, he appeared in 24 as the minor character Zhou.

Ian Anthony Dale
Born (1978-07-03) July 3, 1978
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
OccupationActor and director
Years active2002–present
Spouse(s)
Nicole Garippo
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(m. 2016)​
Children2

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 teenager.[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.

Acting credits

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Mr. 3000Fukuda
2007The Bucket ListInstructor
2009The HangoverChow's #1
2009LollipopsDetective JonesShort film
2009TekkenKazuya Mishima
2009Flying LessonsLance
2010Mortal Kombat: RebirthHanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
2016XOXOAnders
2017WakefieldBen Jacobs

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2002FastlaneJackson YuEpisode: "Mighty Blue"
2003AngelDrugged Vampire #3Episode: "Release"
2003JAGLance Corporal Brad OwensEpisode: "The Boast"
2004Las VegasJonathan TamEpisode: "Die Fast, Die Furious"
2004HawaiiLieutenant RobertsonEpisode: "No Man Is an Island"
2004Second Time AroundSam ChangEpisode: "No, No"
2004CharmedAvatar Gamma5 episodes
2005North ShoreGarrett HaynesEpisode: "The End"
2005–2006SurfaceDavis LeeMain
11 episodes
2006–2007Day BreakDetective Christopher ChoiMain
12 episodes
2006–2009Criminal MindsLt. Detective Owen Kim2 episodes
2007Without a TraceDavid KwonEpisode: "Without You"
2007BonesCommander James AdamsEpisode: "Spaceman in a Crater"
200724Zhou Yong2 episodes
2007Cold CaseRay TakahashiEpisode: "Family 8108"
2009CSI: NYEllis ParkEpisode: "The Past, Present and Murder"
2009DollhouseJack DunstonEpisode: "Haunted"
2009CSI: MiamiEvan WilcoxEpisode: "Kill Clause"
2010TraumaAndy WuEpisode: "Protocol"
2010CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationLon RoseEpisode: "The Panty Sniffer"
2010–2011The EventAgent Simon LeeMain
19 episodes
2011Burn NoticeXavierEpisode: "Damned If You Do"
2011–2020Hawaii Five-0Adam NoshimuriRecurring (seasons 2–7)
Main (season 8–10)
96 episodes and Director; 1 episode
2012The MentalistNathaniel KimEpisode: "Red Dawn"
2012Emily Owens, M.D.Dr. Kyle Putnam2 episodes
2013American Horror Story: CovenDr. David ZhongEpisode: "Bitchcraft"
2014DeliriumLiamUnsold TV pilot
2014–2016Murder in the FirstJim KotoMain
32 episodes
2015Hart of DixieHenry Dalton[8]2 episodes
2017–2018SalvationHarris EdwardsMain
26 episodes
2020Magnum P.I.Adam NoshimuriEpisode: "A Leopard on the Prowl"
2021All RiseDA Louis BravoEpisode: "Bounceback"

Web
Year Title Role Notes
2011–2013 Mortal Kombat: Legacy Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion 5 episodes

Video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Sleeping DogsRicky Wong
2012Call of Duty: Black Ops IIMultiplayer Voices
2015Battlefield HardlineMarvin The Thief

Directing credits
Year Title Notes
2020 Hawaii Five-0 Episode: "He waha kou o ka he'e"

References
  1. "Ian Anthony Dale '96". cretin-derhamhall.org.
  2. "St. Paul native Ian Anthony Dale gets advice from cop brother for TNT show". St. Paul Pioneer Press. July 5, 2014.
  3. "Q&A with Ian Anthony Dale". Mpls St. Paul. August 29, 2014.
  4. Justin, Neal (August 9, 2015). "St. Paul's Ian Anthony Dale is a familiar face on TV, but eyeing bigger roles". Star Tribune.
  5. "Ian Anthony Dale interview: Growing up". YouTube (Asians on Film). October 18, 2010.
  6. "C.J.: St. Paul native Ian Anthony Dale stars in TNT's 'Murder in the First'". Star Tribune. July 12, 2014.
  7. "Massive Walking Dead Season 3 Image Gallery - Dread Central". 28 September 2012.
  8. "Hart of Dixie Enlists Hawaii Five-0 Actor to Play 'Superman' in Season 4". July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
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