Hawaii Five-0 is an action-drama series following a compelling central cast of characters fighting crime that hits the shores of the titular state. The show follows a former Navy SEAL who moves back to Hawaii to avenge his father’s death and finds himself leading an elite special response team tasked with fighting criminals and gangs in the island paradise. The show proves an action-packed affair, filled with shootouts and high drama but grounded by the bonds between the characters, particularly the friendship between Hawaii Five-0 leads Steve and Danny.
The series is a reboot of the classic series Hawaii Five-O, which aired on CBS from 1968 to 1980, and it features many of the same characters, as well as the same beloved TV theme song. The series is one of three classic police shows recently rebooted by Peter M. Lenkov. The new Hawaii Five-0, MacGyver, and Magnum P.I. make up “The Lenkov-verse," a shared universe of crime shows that often cross over with one another. Hawaii Five-0 is the first and most successful entry in this universe, running for 10 seasons while seeing a shifting cast of talented actors filling out the roles among the task force.
Alex O’Loughlin As Steve McGarrett
Alex O’Loughlin leads the cast of Hawaii Five-0 as the determined former Navy SEAL Steve McGarrett. Steve moves to Hawaii to solve his father’s murder and is offered the chance to lead his own task force, the Five-0. Before joining the Hawaii Five-0 cast, O’Loughlin played the recurring role of Kevin Hiatt in another crime series, The Shield, and starred as Mick St. John, a vampire private investigator, on the short-lived CBS show Moonlight. In movies, he starred opposite Jennifer Lopez as Stan in the romantic comedy The Back-up Plan, Marshall in the music prodigy drama August Rush, and biologist Russell Haden in the 2009 action movie Whiteout.
Scott Caan As Danny Williams
Also heading up the Hawaii Five-0 cast, Scott Caan plays Danny Williams, Steve’s partner and second-in-command of the task force. Danny meets Steve as the detective in charge of his father’s murder. Scott Caan is the son of legendary Hollywood actor James Caan and is otherwise best known for his role in the Ocean’s trilogy as Turk Malloy, one of two bickering siblings on Danny Ocean’s team. He also played Tumbler in the Nicolas Cage-led version of Gone in 60 Seconds and Tweeter in Varsity Blues. On TV, Caan played Scott Lavin on the HBO show Entourage and another cop, Jason Grant, on Alert: Missing Persons Unit.
Daniel Dae Kim As Chin Ho Kelly
Daniel Dae Kim plays Chin Ho Kelly, a fan-favorite Hawaii Five-0 character who is a member of the task force and a former officer of the Honolulu PD, where he was trained by Steve’s father. Prior to joining the Hawaii Five-0 cast, Daniel Dae Kim rose to prominence for his role as Jin-Soo Kwon on the hit ABC series Lost. He also played Tom Baker on 24, Dr. Shin on New Amsterdam, and Dr. Han on The Good Doctor. In film, he played Major Ben Daimio in 2019’s Hellboy and Jack Kang in The Divergent Series: Insurgent, and he voiced the character Benja in Disney's Raya and The Last Dragon.
Grace Park As Kono Kalakaua
Grace Park appears in the Hawaii Five-0 cast as Kono Kalakaua, Chin’s cousin, who is the task force’s expert sniper and sharpshooter. Grace Park has starred in several TV series over the years, beginning with her role as Catherine Ng on the Canadian soap Edgemont. She also played Lt. Sharon Valerii on the sci-fi phenomenon Battlestar Galactica, as Akani Cuesta on the drama series The Cleaner, and Katherine Saville on ABC’s A Million Little Things.
Masi Oka As Max Bergman
Masi Oka plays Dr. Max Bergman in the Hawaii Five-0 cast. Bergman is the chief medical examiner for both the Five-0 task force and the Honolulu PD. Masi Oka is most recognizable for his role as the time-traveling character Hiro Nakamura in Heroes and Heroes Reborn. He also played Detective Sasaki in Netflix’s live-action Death Note series and had a recurring role on Scrubs as another doctor character, Franklin. His movie roles include Toshi in The Meg, the conductor in Bullet Train, Bruce in Get Smart, and the voice of Kimura in the animated feature Spies in Disguise.
Chi McBride As Lou Grover
Lou Grover is the former captain of Honolulu PD’s SWAT team who later joins the Five-0 task force. He is played in the Hawaii Five-0 cast by Chi McBride, whose prolific TV career has seen him play Emerson Cod in the cult classic mystery series Pushing Daisies, Steven Harper in Boston Public, and another cop, Detective Don Owen in Golden Boy. His movie roles include Lt. John Bergin in I, Robot, Mulroy in the Tom Hanks comedy The Terminal, and Donny Astricky in Gone in 60 Seconds where he appears alongside fellow Hawaii Five-0 cast member Scott Caan.
Jorge Garcia As Jerry Ortega
Jorge Garcia plays the eccentric conspiracy theorist Jerry Ortega, who regularly assists the Five-0 task force with cases until finally being allowed to officially join the team in season 7. Jorge Garcia is another Lost star who afterward joined the Hawaii Five-0 cast, having played Hurley on the iconic sci-fi drama series alongside Daniel Dae Kim's Jin. Garcia also played Dr. Diego Soto in Alcatraz and appears as the memorable side character The Blitz on the sitcom How I Met Your Mother. Garcia’s film roles include Herm in The Ridiculous 6, Rick in Cooties, Lurch in The Wedding Ringer, and Floop in The Munsters.
Meaghan Rath As Tani Rey
Meaghan Rath appears in the Hawaii Five-0 cast as Tani Rey, the former lifeguard who joins the task force in season 8. Rath’s first major TV role was as lead character Adena Stiles in 15/Love, a Canadian drama series about teens at an elite tennis academy. She also starred as Astrid in the sitcom Children Ruin Everything, played the ghost Sally Malik in the U.S. version of Being Human, and appears in another law enforcement role as Officer Aimee King in Banshee.
Dennis Chun As Sgt. Duke Lukela
Dennis Chun plays Duke Lukela, a sergeant in the Honolulu PD and an ally of the Five-0 task force. Chun’s father, Kam Fong Chun, played the role of Chin Ho Kelly as a member of the original Hawaii Five-O series cast. Dennis Chun also appeared in small roles in numerous classic TV shows from the 1970s and 1980s, including Officer Wade in the original Hawaii Five-O, a young worker on The Brady Bunch, William Chun on the original Magnum P.I., and Johnny Wit on Jake and The Fatman. Dennis Chun’s last TV role before the Hawaii Five-0 reboot was in 1992.
Kimee Balmilero As Dr. Noelani Cunha
Dr. Noelani Cunha is the medical examiner for the Honolulu PD from season 7 onwards. She is played by Kimee Balmilero, who has reprised the role as a recurring character on the Magnum P.I. reboot. Balmilero’s first TV role was as a presenter on the children’s musical TV series Hi-5. Prior to appearing in the cast of Hawaii Five-0, she also appeared as Tina on General Hospital and Kailani in the Hallmark TV movie Two Tickets To Paradise.
Beulah Koale As Junior Reigns
Junior Reigns is another former Navy SEAL who joins the task force in season 8, and he dates Tani Rey. Junior is played in the Hawaii Five-0 cast by Beulah Koale, whose other TV credits include David Solas on NCIS: Hawai’i and a starring role as Ice in the historical miniseries The Panthers. Koale's film roles include Anton Williams in the World War II-set horror film Shadow in the Cloud, Tausolo Aieti in the military biopic Thank You for Your Service, Daru in Taika Waititi's sports movie Next Goal Wins, and Peter in the sci-fi comedy Dual.
Hawaii Five-O Supporting Cast & Characters
Ian Anthony Dale as Adam Noshimuri - The son of a yakuza boss and former criminal who eventually becomes an ally and then a member of the Five-0 task force. Ian Anthony Dale also played Tomi on The Walking Dead, Simon Lee on the mystery series The Event, Harris Edwards on Salvation, and Jim Koto on another crime drama, Murder in the First.
Katrina Law as Quinn Liu - A former army CID staff sergeant who joined the task force and the Hawaii Five-0 cast of characters in the show's final season. Katrina Law also starred as Jessica Knight on NCIS, Nyssa Al Ghul on Arrow, Mira on Spartacus, and Rebecca Lee on the short-lived Training Day series.
Taylor Wiley as Kamekona - A criminal informant and constant ally to the Five-0 task force. Kamekona is played by Taylor Wiley, who has reprised the role in the reboots of MacGyver and Magnum P.I. He also played Julius in Radical and Kemo in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
Lauren German as Lori Weston - A Homeland security agent briefly assigned to monitor the task force in Hawaii Five-0 season 2. Lauren German is best known for her starring role as Detective Chloe Decker on Lucifer. She also played Leslie Shay on Chicago Fire and starred as Beth in the horror film Hostel: Part II.
Michelle Borth as Catherine Rollins - Steve McGarret’s girlfriend. Michelle Borth starred as Jaime in the HBO romance series Tell Me You Love Me and as Candace Butler in the crime drama The Forgotten. She also played the superhero version of Mary in Shazam!
Taryn Manning as Mary McGarrett - Steve McGarrett’s younger sister. Taryn Manning is most recognizable from her role as Pennsatucky in Orange Is the New Black. She also played Cherry on the show Sons of Anarchy and appears in the film 8 Mile as Janeane.
Shawn Mokuahi Garnett as Flippa - Kamekona’s cousin who often works with him at his numerous businesses. Hawaii Five-0 is Shawn Mokuahi Garnett’s first acting credit, but he has reprised the role as part of the cast of Magnum P.I. He also appears as a musician in the Disney Plus series Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. and played Moe in the independent film Aloha Surf Hotel.
Brian Yang as Dr. Charlie Fong - A forensic lab tech for Honolulu PD who occasionally works with the task force. He’s played by Brian Yang, who also appears in CSI: Vegas as Benjamin, How I Met Your Father as Rick, and the soap opera The Bold and The Beautiful as Agent Alex Chen. In film, he played Blue Hyena in The Man with the Iron Fists.
Teilor Grubbs as Grace Williams - The daughter of Danny Williams. She’s played by Teilor Grubbs in the Hawaii Five-0 cast. Grubbs also played Young Rose in the horror film The Dawn and voiced Leilani in The Legend of Hallowaiian.