RYAN-JAMES HATANAKA is a critically acclaimed actor, fight director, and movement specialist. He has worked at a wide range of professional and educational venues including New York University’s Tisch Graduate Acting Program, NYU’s Playwrights Horizons, the Stella Adler Studio, and Blue Hill Troupe. Selected acting credits include: Big Love and The Sandbox (Signature Theatre); Romeo & Juliet (Guthrie Theatre); King Lear (Shakespeare in the Park). He is currently filming Global TV’s “Nurses” and is the spokesperson for HBO Europe. He holds an MFA from NYU’s Tisch Graduate Acting program and has a black belt in karate. Follow RJ on Instagram and Twitter @rjhatanaka.
