Motoki Nakazawa (中沢元紀, born February 20, 2000) is a Japanese actor.
Career
Nakazawa made his acting debut in the 2022 mini-drama web series, Maison Haagen-Dazs: Eight Happy Stories.[1]
On September 29, 2023, he made his film debut in the movie The Silent Service.[2] In October of the same year, he attracted much attention after he played the role of ace pitcher Sho Inuzuka in the TBS Sunday television drama Worst to First: A Teen Baseball Miracle.[3][4]
In July 2024, Nakazawa co-starred with Toranosuke Kobayashi in the TV Tokyo drama, I Hear the Sunspot.[5] In 2025, he is set to appear as Chihiro Yanai in NHK's Asadora television drama Anpan.[6]
^"日曜劇場「下剋上球児」野球部員を演じる12名に兵頭功海、伊藤あさひ、奥野壮ら" ["Sunday Theater Worst to First: A Teen Baseball Miracle Baseball Club Members to be Played by 12 People: Kokai Hyodo, Asahi Ito, So Okuno, and More"]. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved November 16, 2024.
^"「下剋上球児」オーディション勝ち抜いた次世代スター球児役12人を一挙紹介<プロフィール・これまでの出演作> - モデルプレス" ["Introducing the 12 next-generation star baseball players who won the "Gekokujo Baseball Players" audition <Profiles and past appearances>"]. Modelpress (in Japanese). October 22, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
^"新日曜劇場「下剋上球児」球児キャスト発表 中沢元紀、兵頭功海、菅生新樹ら12名|シネマトゥデイ" [New Sunday Theatre "Gekokujo Baseball Players" Baseball Player Cast Announced: 12 Cast Members Including Motoki Nakazawa, Kokai Hyodo, and Araki Sugo]. シネマトゥデイ (in Japanese). September 17, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
^"1月「イケドラ」に中沢元紀が出演!パティシエ役に「お菓子作りを趣味にしようかな」" [Motoki Nakazawa will appear on "Ikedora" in January! "I think I'll make baking my hobby" as a pastry chef]. めざましmedia (in Japanese). January 22, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
^"フジ月9ドラマ「366日」に夏子、前田公輝、中沢元紀、中田青渚、清乃あさ姫が出演(コメントあり)" [Natsuko, Maeda Kouki, Nakazawa Motoki, Nakata Aoba, and Kiyono Asahime will appear in Fuji TV's Monday 9pm drama 366 Days]. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved November 16, 2024.