Sonoya Mizuno

Sonoya Mizuno
Mizuno at the 2019 InStyle Max Mara Women In Film event at West Hollywood, California
Born (1986-07-01) 1 July 1986 (age 38)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
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Sonoya Mizuno (born 1 July 1986) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the Netflix series Maniac (2018), the HBO series House of the Dragon (2022–present), the FX miniseries Devs (2020) and the film Crazy Rich Asians (2018).

Early life

Sonoya Mizuno was born in Tokyo[1][2][3] on 1 July 1986,[4][5] the daughter of an English-Argentine mother and Japanese father.[6] The family later moved to England, where she grew up in Somerset.[7] She graduated from the Royal Ballet School before dancing with several ballet companies, including Semperoper Ballet in Dresden,[8] Ballet Ireland, New English Ballet Theatre, and Scottish Ballet.[7]

Career

Mizuno took up professional modelling at age 20 with Profile Models in London. She has modelled for Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Saint Laurent, and Louis Vuitton.[7] In 2014, she appeared in Arthur Pita's work of dance theatre The World's Greatest Show at Greenwich Dance and the Royal Opera House.[8][9]

While modeling, she took acting classes and made her film debut in 2014, in Alex Garland's science-fiction thriller Ex Machina,[7] and in 2016 appeared in the dance film High Strung, directed by Michael Damian.[8] Mizuno performed in the Dom & Nic video for The Chemical Brothers' "Wide Open", featuring Beck, where she played a dancer gradually transformed into a 3-D lattice. Later that year she appeared in the music video for Frank Ocean's song "Nikes".[10][11][12] Also in 2016, she appeared in La La Land as one of the three roommates of Mia, played by Emma Stone.[13]

In 2017, Mizuno appeared in a small role as the debutante in Disney's live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, and in 2018, she acted in the Warner Bros. film Crazy Rich Asians.[14]

She has appeared in television/streaming roles including Cary Joji Fukunaga's Maniac on Netflix.[15] In 2018, she took the lead role of Lily Chan in Garland's miniseries for FX, Devs. In 2024, she appeared in the war drama Civil War. She has worked with Garland five times: as the lead of Devs, as a supporting character in Ex Machina and Civil War, and as a featured extra in Annihilation and Men.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role(s) Director(s) Notes
2012 Venus in Eros Forest Guard Takako Imai
2014 Ex Machina Kyoko Alex Garland
2016 High Strung Jazzy Michael Damian
Alleycats Suzie Ian Bonhôte
La La Land Caitlin Damien Chazelle
2017 Beauty and the Beast Debutante Bill Condon
2018 Annihilation Katie / Humanoid Alex Garland
All About Nina Ganja Eva Vives
The Domestics Betsy Mike P. Nelson
Crazy Rich Asians Araminta Lee Jon M. Chu
2019 Ambition Sarah Robert Shaye
2022 Am I OK? Jane Tig Notaro &
Stephanie Allynne
Men Police Operator Alex Garland Voice
2023 Shortcomings Meredith Randall Park
2024 Civil War Anya Alex Garland
TBA Eternal Return TBA Yaniv Raz Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Maniac Dr. Azumi Fujita Miniseries
2020 Devs Lily Chan Lead role; miniseries[16]
2022–present House of the Dragon Mysaria Main cast
2024 Terminator Zero Eiko Animated series[17]

Music videos

Year Title Performer(s) Ref.
2016 "Wide Open" The Chemical Brothers featuring Beck [18]
"Nikes" Frank Ocean [12]

References

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  2. ^ Team, Blind (30 August 2022). "Sonoya Mizuno - (Mysaria), Age, Networth, and Girlfriend". Wiki.CinemaBlind. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Sonoya Mizuno - Age, Birthday, Height and Bio". Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. ^ Pavia, Lucy (5 May 2020). "Devs star Sonoya Mizuno: 'I am fearful of Silicon Valley power'". Evening Standard. UK. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020. the 33-year-old [as of 5 May 2020]...
  5. ^ Kovan, Bri (5 March 2020). "Sonoya Mizuno Takes the Lead in Devs". Elle. Retrieved 9 September 2020. As the 33-year-old [as of 5 March 2020]...
  6. ^ Ortved, John (5 June 2016). "Sonoya Mizuno". Interview. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d Jamieson, Teddy (2 January 2015). "15 for 2015: Sonoya Mizuno". The Herald. Glasgow. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2015. Mizuno, who was born in Tokyo and grew up in Somerset,...
  8. ^ a b c "Sonoya Mizuno". High Strung Dance Movie. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  9. ^ Thomas, Rachel (25 July 2014). "'Ladies and gentlemen, how long can they last?': The disturbing 1930s craze of dance marathons". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  10. ^ ChemicalBrothersVEVO (25 January 2016), The Chemical Brothers – Wide Open (feat. Beck), retrieved 27 January 2016
  11. ^ Failes, Ian (31 January 2016). "So, just how was that Chemical Brothers video made?". fxguide.
  12. ^ a b Frank Ocean (20 December 2016). "Frank Ocean, 'Nikes'". NPR. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  13. ^ Chazelle, Damien; Stone, Emma; Conn, Amiée; Walters, Terry (16 December 2016). "La La Land". IMDb. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  14. ^ Kroll, Justin (10 April 2017). "'Ex Machina' Actress Sonoya Mizuno Joins 'Crazy Rich Asians'". Variety. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  15. ^ Petski, Denise (22 August 2017). "'Maniac': Sonoya Mizuno Cast As Regular & Julia Garner To Recur in Emma Stone-Jonah Hill Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  16. ^ Trumbore, Dave (3 August 2018). "Alex Garland's Limited Series 'Devs' Starring Sonoya Mizuno and Nick Offerman Gets FX Order". Collider.
  17. ^ "Terminator Zero Anime Reveals 4 More Cast". Anime News Network. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  18. ^ The Chemical Brothers (22 May 2015). "Watch: The Chemical Brothers Wide Open (feat. Beck)". Collider. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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