Eidan Hanzei's ancestry is deeply rooted in the traditions of both samurai warriors and profound thinkers, as his mother comes from a line of samurai warriors and athletes, while his father is from a lineage of monks and philosophers.
Growing up in the small beach town of Encinitas, California, Eidan never imagined how much his heritage would influence his life and career. Born on December 7th, Pearl Harbor Day, and to a direct survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, his mother, Eidan was destined to have a determination that would serve him well in his future endeavors.
After receiving his Criminal Justice degree from San Diego State University, Eidan initially considered a career as an undercover agent, but ultimately discovered his passion for acting and headed to Hollywood, bringing his knowledge of the criminal world with him.
As a working actor in film and television, Eidan has appeared in a variety of roles, including SGT. Bilko, Blue Streak, and Star Trek. However, it was his portrayal of a character based on Nobunaga Oda, one of Japan's most famous daimyo during the late 16th century and a real-life ancestor to Eidan on his mother's side, in the feature film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III that truly unleashed his ancestral samurai spirit.
Years later, after a worldwide casting search, Eidan was cast as Nobunaga Oda's most trusted warlord and friend, Ukita, in the British television production of Heroes & Villains: Shogun, as well as starring in the samurai film The Lone Warrior shortly thereafter.
In addition to his acting career, Eidan has also turned to his legacy of truth-seekers for inspiration, appearing in the Emmy-winning season finale of House as Hugh Laurie's doppelganger and in Boston Legal as a doctor looking for answers opposite William Shatner. Most recently, Eidan has appeared on Castle, 2 Broke Girls, The Young & The Restless, and several appearances on the police drama Southland.
As a screenwriter, Eidan has completed seven screenplays, optioning three of them and garnering industry attention from the likes of Jim Whitaker at Imagine Entertainment, producer Allan Kaufman, Snoop Dogg, Jacob Vargas, and director Clark Johnson.
Eidan is currently working on a writing-producing project, partnering with writer-director Ben Ramsey on The Ministry, an action series for television described as "X-Files on steroids."
