About
I am a Japanese actor, voice-over artist, fight director & certified intimacy professional.
My pronouns are she/her.
Over the years, I’ve trained and worked in a range of theatrical arts, honing my skills and my understanding of this creative, challenging and ever-changing industry. Rather than feeling like a "Jack of all trades", I choose to think of myself as a bowl of delicious ramen noodles (bear with me, it will make sense in a sec!).
In an authentic bowl of ramen noodles, you will find many different flavours, colours and textures that can sometimes seem in contrast to one another. Yet, in the hands of a skilled ramen chef, those different elements all come together in perfect harmony, giving you a warm, happy and satisfied feeling!
Whichever part of the industry I’m working in, whether on or back stage, in front or behind the camera, I will always be my authentic self and bring a ramen bowl full of artistry to my work! It’s my goal to leave all my clients and colleagues with that same happy, satisfied feeling.
When I am not in work mode, you’ll find me at home in Southend-on-Sea, exploring the local beach and parks with my partner JC and our feisty, curious daughter,
Iris-Mia.
Resumes
"As a performer and theatremaker, Haruka is vibrant, nuanced, embodied, innovative, generous, and intelligent. She brightens the rehearsal room as much as she does the stage."- Ailin Conant, Director
"Haruka has fantastic instincts, attention to detail, and a sense of play that made our sessions both great fun and productive."
-Matt Wieteska, Head of Production at Six to Start
"Haruka Kuroda’s fight sequences are beautifully stylised yet also tingle with danger."- The Guardian
"Haruka is the best of collaborators, open-hearted, fearless, fun to work with and a ready problem solver. She creates a safe, nurturing environment to take risks and tell the clearest possible story in fights and intimacy. The work we arrived at was starling and impactful."
- Russell Bolam, Director
News
Winter/ Spring 2024
After returning from the New Year break in Japan with my daughter Iris-Mia, I have sure filled my dairy like there is no tomorrow! So here are a few of projects that I have been and will be working on this season......
Romeo & Juliet at New Wolsey Theatre & Bury St Edmunds, directed by Douglas Rintoul.
The Crucible at Sheffield Crucible Theatre, directed by Anthony Lau.
Underdog: The Other Other Bronte at National Theatre, Directed by Natalie Ibu
Comedy of Errors at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, directed by Paul Foster.
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Catch me as "Lara" on an award winning Apple TV Original, Lovely Little Farm ,"The Auntie of Min" the Wheel of Time S2 on Amazon Prime & a prenatal nurse on Such Brave Girls on BBC Three!
Get in touch
agents
(Acting)
Caroline de Wolfe
020 7242 5066
20 Old Compton Street,
Soho
London
W1D 4TW
(Voice-Over)
020 3141 3737
info@qvoice.co.uk
Foresters Hall
25-27 Westow Street
Crystal Palace
London
SE19 3RY
say hi!
(Intimacy Coordinator & Fight Directing)
Gary O'sullivan
@ Accelerate Management