Masi Oka Net Worth

What Is Masi Oka's Net Worth?

Masi Oka is a Japanese-American actor and digital effects artist who has a net worth of $5 million. Masi Oka is best known for playing Hiro Nakamura on the NBC series "Heroes" (2006–2010), which earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination in 2007. He also played Doctor Max Bergman on the CBS reboot of "Hawaii Five-0" (2010–2019). Oka has more than 50 acting credits to his name, including the films "Austin Powers in Goldmember" (2002), "Along Came Polly" (2004), "House of the Dead 2" (2005), "Get Smart" (2008), "Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control" (2008), "Friends with Benefits" (2011), "Jobs" (2013), "Death Note" (2017), and "The Meg" (2018) and the television series "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment" (2002–2003), "Scrubs" (2002–2004), "Luis" (2003), "Reno 911!" (2005–2008), and "Mozart in the Jungle" (2018). He was a producer on "Death Note," and he executive produced the 2019 video game "Outer Wilds." Masi worked as a digital effects artist on the films "Mighty Joe Young" (1998), "Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace" (1999), "Mission to Mars" (2000), "The Perfect Storm" (2000), "Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones" (2002), "Hulk" (2003), "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" (2003), "Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith" (2005), "War of the Worlds" (2005), and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" (2006).

Early Life

Masi Oka was born Masayori Oka on December 27, 1974, in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. He was just one month old when his parents divorced; he was raised by his mother and hasn't met his father. Oka moved to Los Angeles with his mother at the age of six. When he was eight years old, Masi appeared on the CBS game show "Child's Play," and in 1987, he graced the cover of Time magazine in relation to the article "Those Asian-American Whiz Kids." He wasn't actually featured in the article, but he knew the photographer who did the photo shoot. In 1988, Oka competed in the California state MATHCOUNTS competition and finished in fourth place. He earned a BS degree in mathematics and computer science with a minor in theater arts from Brown University in 1997. During his time at Brown, Masi served as the musical director of the all-male a cappella group The Bear Necessities. After graduation, he landed a job at George Lucas' visual special effects company Industrial Light & Magic and worked on the "Star Wars" prequels.

Career

Oka began pursuing an acting career in 2000, and he earned his Screen Actors Guild card after appearing in industry films. He moved to Los Angeles and made his TV debut in a 2001 episode of "Dharma & Greg." Masi then guest-starred on "Citizen Baines" (2001), "Gilmore Girls" (2001), "Yes, Dear" (2002), "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (2002), "She Spies" (2002), "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment" (2002–2003), "Still Standing" (2004), "All of Us" (2004), "Less Than Perfect" (2005), "Reno 911!" (2005–2008),  and "Joey" (2005). He had a recurring role as Franklyn on the NBC sitcom "Scrubs" from 2002 to 2004, and in 2003, he played Deng Wu on the Fox series "Luis." Oka's first feature film was 2002's "Austin Powers in Goldmember," and he followed it with "Uh-Oh!" (2003), "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde" (2003), "Along Came Polly" (2004), "Noroi: The Curse" (2005), and "House of the Dead 2" (2005). From. 2006 to 2010, he starred as Hiro Nakamura on the NBC superhero series "Heroes," which aired 77 episodes over four seasons. Masi reprised his role on "Heroes Reborn" in 2016.

While starring on "Heroes," Oka appeared in the films "Balls of Fury" (2007), "The Promotion" (2008), and "Fired Up" (2009) and guest-starred on "Reba" (2006), "Without a Trace" (2006), "The Loop" (2006), "The Sarah Silverman Program" (2006), and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2007). He also played Bruce in 2008's "Get Smart" alongside Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. The film grossed $230.7 million at the box office, and Masi reprised his role in the direct-to-video spin-off "Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control." From 2010 to 2019, Oka portrayed Doctor Max Bergman on the CBS reboot of "Hawaii Five-0." He had a recurring role on the series during season one, then he was a main cast member for seasons two through seven and a guest star in season 10. In 2011, he played the title role in the independent film "Searching for Sonny" and co-starred with Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis in the romantic comedy "Friends with Benefits." Next, Masi appeared in the films "Jobs" (2013), "Death Note" (2017), "The Meg" (2018), and "Bullet Train" (2022). He had a recurring role as Fukumoto on the Amazon Prime Video comedy-drama "Mozart in the Jungle" in 2018, and he voiced Ringo /Muñones on the animated Netflix series "Blue Eye Samurai" in 2023. In 2025, Oka was featured on the Disney+ documentary series "Light & Magic," which is about the history of his former employer Industrial Light & Magic.

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Personal Life

Masi is fluent in English, Japanese, and Spanish, and he worked as a translator for those languages at the 1992 Summer Olympics. As a chess player during his youth, Oka had an 1800 Elo rating. He collects manga and served as a producer on the American adaptation of the popular manga series "Death Note" in 2017. Masi founded a video game studio called Mobius Digital Games, which is known for its 2019 game "Outer Wilds." Oka has participated in kendō (Japanese fencing), earning a black belt in the sport.

Awards and Nominations

Oka earned several awards and nominations for "Heroes." In 2007, he won a Saturn Award (from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films) for Best Supporting Actor on Television, and the show won a Future Classic Award at the TV Land Awards. That year Masi also received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television. He earned nominations from the Satellite Awards, Monte-Carlo TV Festival, Teen Choice Awards, Scream Awards, Online Film & Television Association Awards, and Gold Derby Awards as well.

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