Masi Oka will be reprising his role of Hiro Nakamura on NBC’s reboot of Heroes coming later this year.

“I’m excited to return to my Heroes roots,” Oka explained. “Hiro Nakamura was such an inspirational role to play, and I’m hoping the fans will enjoy seeing him back on TV.”

“The character of Hiro Nakamura was such a huge part of the first series’ success, and a gigantic fan favourite,” creator/executive producer Tim Kring added, We felt the fans would really love seeing him back in action again.”

Oka, who has been appearing regularly on Hawaii Five-O, will join Jack Coleman, Zachary Levi, Ryan Guzman, Robbie Kay, Danika Yarosh, Judith Shekoni, Kiki Sukezane, Henry Zebrowski and Gatlin Green on the show.