David Sakurai

David Ken Sakurai Bo, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Sakurai first became known to international audiences for his performance in Károly Ujj Mészáros' fantasy noir Liza, The Fox-Fairy. The film was a European festival darling and heralded for best picture several times over. David's performance as the lead character "Tomy Tani", gained quite the cult following with both European and Asian audience. In the U.S. market, he was introduced in the flashy role of Marvel villain, Scythe, in Scott Buck's martial arts series Iron Fist from Marvel Studios. He followed this, with the role as Mutsuhiro 'The Bird' Watanabe in the Harold Cronk-directed Unbroken: Path to Redemption, the sequel to the three-time Academy Award nominated 2014 film. His work in Scandinavia and Europe include Hans Peter Mollands' revenge comedy In Order of Disappearance, opposite Stellan Skarsgård, the Netflix show Lilyhammer, and Acts of Vengeance, alongside Antonio Banderas. 2017 saw him starring as lead opposite C