Haruka Abe is a Japanese actress based in London.
Haruka Abe | |
|---|---|
安部 春香 | |
 Abe in 2016 | |
| Born | Nerima, Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Rose Bruford College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Life and career
editBorn in Nerima, Tokyo, Abe grew up in Tokyo, London and New York.[1] She trained at Rose Bruford College in South East London.[2]
She appeared in BBC's Ideal as Miko,[3] and as Marti in Sleepydog's science-fiction TV series Slingers directed by Steve Barron.[4] She also appeared in the video for Clean Bandit's song "Rather Be"[5][6] which has gained over 770 million views on YouTube as of August 2024.[7]
In 2018, she became the new speaking voice of Noodle from the virtual band Gorillaz.[8][9]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2011 | Ideal | Miko | |
| 2008 | The Things I Haven't Told You | Sarah Kells | Television film |
| 2009 | Casualty | Mika | |
| Slingers (Pilot) | Marti | ||
| Wire in the Blood | Japanese waitress | ||
| 2011 | My So Called Life Sentence | Danini | Television film |
| 2012 | My Phone Genie | Naoko | |
| 2014 | Doctors | Jenny | |
| Edge of Heaven | Tammy | ||
| 2015 | Cuffs | Mikki | |
| Cucumber | Anna | ||
| Cyberbully | Jennifer | ||
| 2017 | Emerald City | Po | |
| Zapped | Henchwoman | ||
| 2018 | Kiss Me First | Tippi | |
| Stath Lets Flats | Tomoko | ||
| 2019 | Silent Witness | Akito Emon | Two episodes ("To Brighton, To Brighton") |
| 2019 | Giri/Haji | Suzume | |
| 2020 | Avenue 5 | Aimi Ito |
Web series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2020 | Song Machine | Noodle | Web series by Gorillaz
8 episodes |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mo Yin | Sarah | |
| 2007 | Encore | Echo | |
| 2009 | Shell Shock | Lady One | |
| Only Time | Li Jing | Short film | |
| Stray Balloon | Naomi | ||
| Slingers | Marti | Short film | |
| Aneurysm | Model | Short film | |
| We Have Already Begun to Die | She | ||
| 2010 | Stanley Pickle | Bluebell | |
| 8 Seconds | Yumiko | ||
| Bleach | Li | Short film | |
| 2011 | Yuki | Yuki | Short film |
| Secrecy | Chie Okumura | ||
| Fish | Sakura | ||
| Great News | |||
| Magnesium | Eve30 | ||
| 2012 | Choose | 4624 | Short film |
| The Outsider: A Looper's Story | Anna | Short film | |
| 47 Ronin | Mika's handmaiden | ||
| 2013 | About Time | Japanese girl | |
| Pulling Away | Alyx Castillo | Short film | |
| 2014 | Traces | The Searcher | Short film |
| The Knife That Killed Me | Serena | ||
| The Scopia Effect | Keiko | ||
| 2015 | After the World Ended | Sarama/
Sarameya |
|
| The Substitute | Seven | Short film | |
| Random 11 | Mitsuko Unagi | ||
| Tokyo 70 | Haruka | ||
| Kubrick's Coat | Ayame | Short film | |
| 2017 | The Distant Sea | Girl in the house | Short film |
| 2019 | Hafu | Misaki | Short film |
| Dead Unicorns | Haruka Satou | ||
| She's Just A Shadow | Tanya | ||
| 2021 | Cruella | Liberty woman | |
| Stagger | Eva | Short film | |
| Snake Eyes | Akiko | Also does own dub-over voice in Japanese version |
Music videos
edit| Year | Song | Singer/Band | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Chaos Lives In Everything" | Dead & Control | Mimed to Office |
| 2014 | "Rather Be" | Clean Bandit | Mimed to Jess Glynne's vocals |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Late Shift | May-Ling | Full motion video |
References
edit- ^ Hernon, Matthew (2017-03-05). "Actress Haruka Abe balances others' expectations and her own dreams". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ^ "Haruka Abe". Official website. haruka4be.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
- ^ "Ideal: character guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- ^ "Slingers". Sleepydog. Archived from the original on 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- ^ "Doors open for Japanese actress Haruka Abe in London". Japan Today. June 21, 2014.
- ^ Hernon, Matthew (March 5, 2017). "Actress Haruka Abe balances others' expectations and her own dreams". The Japan Times.
- ^ Clean Bandit (5 December 2013). "Clean Bandit - Rather Be ft. Jess Glynne [Official Video]". Archived from the original on 2021-12-20 – via YouTube.
- ^ "LEFT HAND HARUKA METHOD: The Haruka Kuroda Interview". Hallelujah Monkeyz: The Gorillaz Fancast. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ Moore, Camille (July 25, 2021). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Haruka Abe - TVovermind".