Garret Sato

Garret Sato was an American actor who grew up in Oahu, Hawaii, and began acting while attending Leeward Community College after high school at Aiea. Over a career with more than 80 screen credits, he appeared in films including The Mask, Pearl Harbor, Midway and Street Kings. In The Mask, Peter Greene played the villain for most of the story, but after the character put on the mask, Sato and professional wrestler Jeep Swenson shared the transformed role. In 2005 he had a part in Lane Nishikawa's Only the Brave, which told the story of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and his short Mojave 43 had its premiere at the AFI. He also appeared in the 2013 features The Wolverine and Ode in Blood. On television he was seen in ER, Alias, 24, NCIS: Los Angeles and Inhumans, and had a recurring role as Detective Ahuna on Hawaii Five-0. He died in 2020.