Akira (actor)
| Akira | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ryōhei Kurosawa 23 August 1981 Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actor, dancer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Ryōhei Kurosawa (黒沢 良平 Kurosawa Ryōhei?, born 23 August 1981), known by the stage name Akira, is a Japanese actor and dancer. He is also a member of the all-male J-Pop groups Exile and Exile The Second.
Akira was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He moved to Iwata, Shizuoka at the age of three.
Akira started dancing at the age of 16, at dance club events around the Shizuoka area. He then moved to Tokyo and went on to found the talent agency Makidai & USA. In December 2004, he debuted as a performer in Rather Unique. In June 2006, he joined the group Exile as a performer.
He began working as an actor in March 2006, appearing in the "No.1 Attack" stage troupe Gumi Honan. Since then, he has acted in a number of TV dramas in Japan, including the 2012 remake of the Great Teacher Onizuka series, which has been broadcast on Fuji TV since July 2012.
In 2015, Akira provided the voice of Mad Max in the Japanese dub of the film Mad Max: Fury Road.
In September 2016, was announced that he was joining the group Exile The Second as a performer.
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