Sonoya Mizuno facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sonoya Mizuno
Born	(1986-07-01) 1 July 1986 (age 39) Tokyo, Japan
Education	Royal Ballet School
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012–present
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Sonoya Mizuno is an English actress who was born in Japan. She was born on July 1, 1986. Sonoya is well-known for her roles in popular TV shows and movies. These include the Netflix series Maniac (2018) and the HBO series House of the Dragon (2022–present). She also starred in the FX miniseries Devs (2020) and the movie Crazy Rich Asians (2018).

Early Life and Ballet

Sonoya Mizuno was born in Tokyo, Japan. Her mother is English-Argentine, and her father is Japanese. Her family later moved to England. She grew up in a place called Somerset.

Sonoya loved to dance. She studied at the famous Royal Ballet School. After graduating, she danced with several ballet companies. These included the Semperoper Ballet in Dresden and Ballet Ireland. She also danced with the New English Ballet Theatre and Scottish Ballet.

Acting and Modeling Career

Sonoya started professional modeling when she was 20 years old. She worked with Profile Models in London. She modeled for big fashion brands like Chanel and Louis Vuitton.

While modeling, Sonoya also took acting classes. She made her first movie appearance in 2014. This was in the science-fiction movie Ex Machina. In 2016, she appeared in the dance film High Strung.

Sonoya also appeared in music videos. She was in the video for "Wide Open" by The Chemical Brothers. She also appeared in Frank Ocean's music video for "Nikes". In 2016, she was in the movie La La Land. She played Caitlin, one of the roommates of Mia, who was played by Emma Stone.

In 2017, Sonoya had a small role in Disney's live-action movie Beauty and the Beast. In 2018, she starred in the Warner Bros. film Crazy Rich Asians. In this movie, she played Araminta Lee.

She has also had many roles on TV and streaming services. She was in Cary Joji Fukunaga's Maniac on Netflix. In 2018, she played the main character, Lily Chan, in the miniseries Devs. In 2024, she appeared in the war drama Civil War.

Sonoya has worked with director Alex Garland five times. She was the lead in Devs. She also had supporting roles in Ex Machina and Civil War. She was an extra in Annihilation and Men.

In 2024, Sonoya also performed on stage. She was in a play called A Child of Science. This play ran at the Bristol Old Vic theater.

Sonoya Mizuno's Work

Movies

Television Shows

Music Videos

See also

In Spanish: Sonoya Mizuno para niños