Biography
Who is Sonoya Mizuno?
Early life and ballet training
Sonoya Mizuno was born in Tokyo on July 1, 1986. She grew up in Somerset, England, after her family relocated from Japan. Her mother is British-Argentine, and her father is Japanese.
She attended the Royal Ballet School to pursue dance professionally. After graduating, she performed with several dance companies. These included Ballet Ireland, the New English Ballet Theatre, the Scottish Ballet, and the Semperoper Ballet located in Dresden.
Modeling and early work
At age 20, she began a career in professional modeling. She worked with Profile Models based in London. During this period, she modeled for major fashion houses such as Chanel, Alexander McQueen, Saint Laurent, and Louis Vuitton.
In 2014, she participated in a dance theatre production titled The World's Greatest Show. This piece was created by Arthur Pita and performed at the Royal Opera House and Greenwich Dance.
Film and television career
While modeling, she took acting classes and transitioned into film. Her debut role came in 2014 in the science-fiction thriller Ex Machina. In 2016, she appeared in the dance film High Strung and had a role in La La Land. That same year, she appeared in music videos for The Chemical Brothers and Frank Ocean.
She gained further recognition for her work in the 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians and the Netflix series Maniac. She also played the lead character, Lily Chan, in the FX miniseries Devs. Her television credits expanded with a role in the HBO series House of the Dragon, which began in 2022.
Sonoya Mizuno has collaborated with director Alex Garland on five projects. These include the lead role in Devs, supporting roles in Ex Machina and Civil War, and featured extra parts in Annihilation and Men. In 2024, she performed on stage at the Bristol Old Vic in a play called A Child of Science.
Birthday and age
Sonoya Mizuno was born on July 1, 1986, which makes Sonoya 40 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Sonoya shares the date with 40 other famous people.
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