Haruka Abe
Appearance
Haruka Abe | |
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Born | Nerima, Tokyo, Japan | 8 January 1988
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2006–present |
Haruka Abe (安部 春香, Abe Haruka) is a Japanese–English actress. She appeared in BBC's Ideal as Miko,[1] and as Marti in Sleepydog's science-fiction TV series Slingers directed by Steve Barron.[2] She also appeared in the video for Clean Bandit's song "Rather Be" which has gained over 570 million views on YouTube as of April 2020.[3]
Born in Nerima, Tokyo, she spent her youth split between the US, UK, and Japan.[4] She trained at Rose Bruford College in South East London.[4]
In 2018, she became the new speaking voice of Noodle from the virtual band Gorillaz.[5]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007–2011 | Ideal | Miko | |
2008 | The Things I Haven't Told You | Sarah Kells | |
2009 | Casualty | Mika | |
2009 | Slingers (Pilot) | Marti | |
2009 | Wire in the Blood | Japanese waitress | |
2012 | My Phone Genie | Naoko | |
2014 | Doctors | Jenny | |
2014 | Edge of Heaven | Tammy | |
2015 | Cuffs | Mikki | |
2015 | Cucumber | Anna | |
2015 | Cyberbully | Jennifer | |
2017 | Emerald City | Po | |
2017 | Zapped | Henchwoman | |
2018 | Kiss Me First | Tippi | |
2018 | Stath Lets Flats | Tomoko |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Stanley Pickle | Bluebell | |
2012 | Scopia | Keiko | |
2012 | 47 Ronin | Mika's handmaiden | |
2013 | About Time | Japanese girl | |
2014 | The Knife That Killed Me | Serena | |
2015 | Random 11 | Mitsuko Unagi | |
2017 | She's Just A Shadow | Tanya | |
2021 | Snake Eyes | Post-production |
Music videos
Year | Song | Singer/Band | Notes |
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2014 | Rather Be | Clean Bandit |
Video games
Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
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2016 | Late Shift | May-Ling | Full motion video |
References
- ^ "Ideal: character guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- ^ "Slingers". Sleepydog. Archived from the original on 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- ^ Clean Bandit (5 December 2013). "Clean Bandit - Rather Be ft. Jess Glynne [Official Video]" – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "Haruka Abe". Official website. haruka4be.com. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
- ^ "LEFT HAND HARUKA METHOD: The Haruka Kuroda Interview". Hallelujah Monkeyz: The Gorillaz Fancast. Retrieved 6 December 2018.