James Kyson
James Kyson (born December 13, 1975) is an American actor best known for his television work. One of his best known roles was Ando Masahashi on the NBC television series "Heroes", and he has also made guest appearances on television series such as "Hawaii Five-0", "", "Sleepy Hollow", "Elementary", and "". Early life and education. Kyson was born Kim Ji-Hoon (although his given name was later changed to Jae-Hyeok) in Seoul, South Korea. His father was an electrical engineer. He moved with his family to New York City at the age of 10, where he later attended The  Bronx High School of Science. His English name, James, is derived from James Bond. He studied communications at Boston University with the intent of being a sports broadcaster before later transferring to the New England Institute of Art. In summer of 2001, Kyson sold his car and bought a one-way ticket to Los Angeles with the intent of entering the acting industry. He enrolled in performing arts classes at a community college while auditioning for roles and working as a SAT tutor to pay the bills. Acting career. After three years in Los Angeles, Kyson landed his first acting  role on the military legal television drama "JAG" in 2003. He landed guest roles in hit network television series "The West Wing" and "" amongst others before being cast as one of his more widely known roles, Ando Masahashi in the sci-fi series "Heroes". The role required him to speak Japanese. He later stated that he had taken a semester of Japanese in college and did not find learning the language difficult as it was grammatically similar to Korean, which he is fluent in. Since "Heroes" ended, he also guest-starred on "Hawaii Five-0", "Justified", "Animals.", "Sleepy Hollow", "Elementary", and  more recently "". His feature films work includes the romantic comedy "Another Time", the thriller "The Livingston Gardener" - and as a mixed martial arts fighter in the action feature "Banana Season". Kyson was a celebrity judge at the Miss Universe 2007 beauty pageant. Personal life. Kyson is married to singer and neuroscientist Jamee Kyson () since 2015. He is fluent in Korean and learned Japanese to play Ando Masahashi in "Heroes." Other activities. Kyson plays basketball for "The Hollywood Knights", a charity celebrity team, and participated in Robbie Williams' "Soccer Aid" for UNICEF, at "Manchester United"s Old Trafford in England. He is  also an Ambassador for the International Organization "Good Neighbors", and their "Water for Life" campaign. Kyson represented the Rest of the World team in 2010 Soccer Aid, a British charity soccer match in aid of UNICEF.