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Riko Nakazono

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Riko Nakazono

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Riko is a London based Japanese actor, dancer, singer and puppeteer. She appears as series regular KEIKO in THE HEAD Season 3 on HBO Max and Hulu Japan.
A trailer of THE HEAD S3: https://youtu.be/dR_847UHc0U?si=wiuEJl1PU65KVbMv

Website: https://rikonakazono.com
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Lloyd Daniels (Agent)
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Riko Nakazono
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20-36 years•London (GB)
Genderfemale
Acting age20-36 years
Place of birthJapan
NationalityJapanese
Main professionActor
Working permitsUnited Kingdom, Japan
AssociationsActors' Equity Association (AEA)
Driver's licensesCar class
Eye colorblack
Height (cm)158
Ethnicity and heritageEast or Southeast Asian, Japanese
LanguagesJapanese(native)English
AccentsJapaneseAmericanEnglish
SportCanoe
DanceJazz danceStreet dance
Training

Meisner Technique (Broadway Theatre Workshop, Japan, 2013-2015)
The American Musical & Dramatic Academy (NYC), Musical Theatre, 2 years, 2015-2017
The Viewpoints & The Suzuki method (Columbia University [Directors' Project] - Katherine Wilkinson, 2017)
New Earth Academy (South Performers Academy, 2021/Writers Academy, 2022)
Performance Capture with the Mocap Vaults, 2022-2023

Film
2024 – 2025
HIGH HOPES (Feature film)
Nakatomi
Zak Fenning
2022
PADRE (Short film)
Mia
Jose "Pepe" Solorzano Hijar
2021
DUMPLINGS OVER FLOWERS (Short film)
Hanako (LR)
Alexine Puglisi
2020
ONI (Short film)
Ana (LR)
Marcus Hung
2020
THE VAGINA MUSICAL (NORWICH FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION) (Short film)
Cassandra
Abi Quinlan
Television
2024 – 2025
THE HEAD (SEASON 3) picture
THE HEAD (SEASON 3) (TV series)
Keiko
Jorge Dorado HBO Max/Mediapro/Hulu Japan
2023 – 2024
MAMMA MIA! I HAVE A DREAM
Dancer
Rob Davies & Diccon Ramsay ITV
Theater
2023
CALIGULA AND THE SEA (Drama)
Neptune/Puppeteer
Yuxuan Liu
2023
THE MISTAKE (Drama)
Shigeko/Woman (LR)
Rosamunde Hutt
2022
MISS SAIGON
Ensemble
Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy Vereinigte Bühnen Wien
2022
MY NEIGHBOUR, TOTORO
Singer
Phelim McDermott Royal Shakespeare Company
2020
MADAM BUTTERFLY (Opera)
Featured Dancer/Puppeteer
Anthony Minghella English National Opera