'Heroes' star praises George 'Sulu' Takei

Heroes star Masi Oka has praised the contribution of Star Trek legend George Takei to the hit show.

Oka, who plays Hiro, told IESB how impressed he was with the actor famous for playing 'Mr Sulu': "George Takei was phenomenal to work with. He's just such a generous - not only a generous actor, but a generous person. He's an icon in every aspect of Asian-American TV and American cinema. You have your 'Star Trek', everything -- you learn so much from him."

Takei appeared in several episodes of Heroes as Hiro's father Kaito Nakamura. Oka also joked: "If you were to ask George Takei, he would say, 'Well I found working with Masi to be quite an experience. He's quite a young and talented individual... and it's nice to see the sci-fi generation get passed on from the older to the younger."