Sonoya Mizuno

Sonoya Mizuno
Born (1986-07-01) 1 July 1986
Tokyo, Japan
Education Royal Ballet School
Occupation
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • model
Years active 2012–present

Sonoya Mizuno (みずの・そのや) (born 1 July 1986) is a Japanese-born British actress, model and ballerina.

She is best known for her collaborations with director Alex Garland, such as the films Ex Machina, and Annihilation. She has also had minor roles in the films La La Land, Beauty and the Beast, and most recently, the 2018 romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians.

Early life

Born in Tokyo, Mizuno was raised in Somerset in England.[1] Her father is Japanese, and her mother is of half British and half Argentinian descent.[2] She graduated from the Royal Ballet School before dancing with several ballet companies, including Semperoper Ballet in Dresden,[3] Ballet Ireland, New English Ballet Theatre and Scottish Ballet.[1]

Career

She began modelling at age 20 with Profile Models in London and has modelled for Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Saint Laurent and Louis Vuitton.[1] During 2014 Mizuno appeared in Arthur Pita's work of dance theatre The World's Greatest Show at Greenwich Dance and the Royal Opera House.[3][4]

Mizuno made her movie debut in Alex Garland's science-fiction thriller Ex Machina in 2015.[1] She appeared in the dance film High Strung, directed by Michael Damian and released in 2016.[3] In 2016, she was the feature dancer in the music video for "Wide Open" by The Chemical Brothers and Beck.[5]

In August 2016, she appeared in the music video for Frank Ocean's song "Nikes". In 2016 Mizuno was in La La Land, playing the role of Caitlin, one of the three roommates of Mia, played by Emma Stone.[6]

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 co-starred in the Warner Bros. film Crazy Rich Asians,[7] opposite Constance Wu and Michelle Yeoh.[8]

Film

Year Films Role Notes
2012 Venus in Eros Forest Guard
2014 Ex Machina Kyoko
2016 High Strung Jazzy
Alleycats Suzie
La La Land Caitlin
2017 Beauty and the Beast Debutante
2018 Annihilation Katie / Humanoid
Crazy Rich Asians Araminta Lee
2019 Ambition Sarah post-production
The Domestics Betsy

Television

Year Films Role Notes
2018 Maniac Dr. Azumi Fujita Miniseries
2019 Devs[9] Lily Chan Filming; Miniseries

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Jamieson, Teddy. "15 for 2015: Sonoya Mizuno". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. ↑ SONOYA MIZUNO By JOHN ORTVED, Photography CRAIG MCDEAN
  3. 1 2 3 "Sonoya Mizuno". High Strung Dance Movie. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Thomas, Rachel. "'Ladies and gentlemen, how long can they last?': The disturbing 1930s craze of dance marathons". Royal Opera House. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  5. ↑ ChemicalBrothersVEVO (2016-01-25), The Chemical Brothers - Wide Open (feat. Beck), retrieved 2016-01-27
  6. ↑ Chazelle, Damien; Stone, Emma; Conn, Amiée; Walters, Terry (2016-12-16), La La Land, retrieved 2017-01-17
  7. ↑ https://variety.com/2017/film/news/crazy-rich-asians-movie-sonoya-mizuno-1202027881/
  8. ↑ Kroll, Justin (2017-04-10). "'Ex Machina' Actress Sonoya Mizuno Joins 'Crazy Rich Asians'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  9. ↑ http://collider.com/alex-garland-devs-fx/


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