David Sakurai
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
David Ken Sakurai Bo, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. His Eurasian heritage, has through the years brought his work around the globe, across cultures - through Europe, Asia and the U.S.
David 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 a great cult following with European and Asian audiences.
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 of 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 Clémentine Poidatz in the controversial drama Housewife from Turkish filmmaker Can Evrenol.
In 2018 he joined J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Wizarding World, in David Yates' Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Here he portrayed the role of Krall, a wizard and loyal follower of Johnny Depp's Grindelwald.
His recent feature films include, The Doorman, from Japanese director Ryûhei Kitamura, starring opposite Jean Reno and Ruby Rose, One Ranger by Jesse V Johnson, starring Thomas Jane - and the Danish crime drama Ripple by Joey Moe.
On the Television side he has been a recurring on Ridley Scott's Amazon series The Man in The High Castle, on Paul WS Anderson series Origin, guest-starred in CBS's S.W.A.T. - and been a series regular on the Scandinavian TV series Hvide Sande & Alfa.
David's strong interest in the creative process of Film/TV as a whole, led him into writing and producing himself, starting with Echoes of a Ronin, directed by Shaky Gonzalez, an action-fantasy film, funded by The Danish Film Institute, premiering on Danish National TV in 2014.
He has since established his own production company, Bonnaveddda Entertainment, founded with partner Kristina Korsholm, and has in recent years been developing and writing several projects in close collaboration with Lene Børglum's Space Rocket Nation among others.
2024 will see David featured in two highly anticipated productions: The blockbuster video-game, MindsEye, from Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies - and Netflix's live action series, Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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 of 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 Clémentine Poidatz in the controversial drama Housewife from Turkish filmmaker Can Evrenol.
In 2018 he joined J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Wizarding World, in David Yates' Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. Here he portrayed the role of Krall, a wizard and loyal follower of Johnny Depp's Grindelwald.
His recent feature films include, The Doorman, from Japanese director Ryûhei Kitamura, starring opposite Jean Reno and Ruby Rose, One Ranger by Jesse V Johnson, starring Thomas Jane - and the Danish crime drama Ripple by Joey Moe.
On the Television side he has been a recurring on Ridley Scott's Amazon series The Man in The High Castle, on Paul WS Anderson series Origin, guest-starred in CBS's S.W.A.T. - and been a series regular on the Scandinavian TV series Hvide Sande & Alfa.
David's strong interest in the creative process of Film/TV as a whole, led him into writing and producing himself, starting with Echoes of a Ronin, directed by Shaky Gonzalez, an action-fantasy film, funded by The Danish Film Institute, premiering on Danish National TV in 2014.
He has since established his own production company, Bonnaveddda Entertainment, founded with partner Kristina Korsholm, and has in recent years been developing and writing several projects in close collaboration with Lene Børglum's Space Rocket Nation among others.
2024 will see David featured in two highly anticipated productions: The blockbuster video-game, MindsEye, from Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies - and Netflix's live action series, Avatar: The Last Airbender.