Alex Shimizu is a Japanese American actor.
Early life Shimizu was born and raised in Manhattan, New York. He began his career as a dancer for the National Dance Institute while attending Hunter College Elementary School. He was mentored by founder Jacques d'Amboise and featured alongside him on the CBS Evening News and NPR with guest host Christopher Walken.
Career Shimizu performed Off Broadway and in the film version of Julie Taymor's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The film was shown at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival as part of the Mavericks in Film Programme. He is known for portraying the recurring character Tadashi Ito on the NBC series The Blacklist starring James Spader and Toshiro Furuya on season 2 of AMC's horror anthology series The Terror, which focused on the Japanese American internment camps during World War II. In 2024, he was cast on Showtime's Dexter: Original Sin playing a young Vince Masuka, a forensic analyst who eagerly shares his expertise while relishing the chance to boss around his new intern, Dexter Morgan.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRole2014A Midsummer's Night DreamRude Elemental2017The OutcastsHoward
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2014Person of InterestDaizo2 episodes2015CommunityTeen No. 21 episode2015ScorpionDrama Student No. 11 episode2016FoursomeLort2 episodes2016–17Stuck in the MiddleBai Hsu2 episodes2019S.W.A.TKenta1 episode2019The TerrorToshiro Furuya8 episodes2018–23The BlacklistTadashi Ito7 episodes2024Interior ChinatownJosh1 episode2024–25Dexter: Original SinVince Masuka10 episodes
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