Kento Nagao

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Born (2002-08-15) August 15, 2002 (age 23)
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
  • Idol
  • actor
  • singer
Yearsactive2014–present
AgentStarto Entertainment
Kento Nagao
長尾 謙杜
Nagao in 2023
Born (2002-08-15) August 15, 2002 (age 23)
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
  • Idol
  • actor
  • singer
Years active2014–present
AgentStarto Entertainment
Known forMember of Naniwa Danshi
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
Label
Member of

Kento Nagao (長尾 謙杜, Nagao Kento, born August 15, 2002) is a Japanese idol, actor, and singer. He is a member of the Japanese boy band Naniwa Danshi. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is affiliated with Starto Entertainment.

Kento Nagao was born on August 15, 2002, in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.[1] He was scouted as a child actor at the age of three and entered the entertainment industry with his mother's consent.[2] He attended an acting school where actress Mana Ashida was also enrolled.[2] At around the age of eight, he appeared in a television commercial for the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, playing an elementary school student who asks, "Can penguins fly in the sky?"[3][2]

In his final year of elementary school, Nagao applied to join Johnny & Associates and officially joined the agency on November 23, 2014.[4]

Career

Nagao began his career as a child actor and model. He later joined Kansai Johnny's Jr. and first appeared on stage in the concert Spring Vacation Special Show 2015 at the Osaka Shochikuza.[5]

In 2018, he was selected as a founding member of the Kansai Johnny's Jr. group Naniwa Danshi.[6]

He made his television drama debut in 2019 in Ore no Sukāto, Doko Itta?.[7]

In the same year, Nagao contributed to costume design for the stage production Boys in the Light of Youth.... He also designed costumes for Naniwa Danshi's original song "Aoharu: With U With Me".[8]

In 2021, Naniwa Danshi made their CD debut with the single Ubu Love.[9]

In 2022, he appeared in television dramas such as Tonari no Chikara and Papa to Musume no Nanokakan,[10] and starred in the Amazon Original film Homestay, marking his first film leading role.[11]

In 2023, he appeared in the NHK taiga drama What Will You Do, Ieyasu?[12] and portrayed the younger version of the protagonist in the film Kishibe Rohan Louvre e Iku.[13] He also starred in the spin-off drama Joō-sama ni Sasagu Kusuriyubi.[14]

In 2025, he appeared in the film Muromachi Outsiders and played his first leading role in a theatrical film in Oishikute Naku Toki.[15]

On August 15, 2024, Nagao opened his official Instagram account.[16]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Shirube e no Michi (Jr. Senbatsu! Shirube e no Michi) Various roles Episode segments [17]
2019 Ore no Sukāto, Doko Itta? Yuma Wakabayashi [7]
2020 Toshishita Kareshi Asahi Yamamura Episode 7; lead role [18]
2020 Seiho Boys' High School! Mamoru Hanai Lead role (with Naniwa Danshi) [19]
2022 My Neighbor, Chikara Takuya Kashiwagi [20]
2022 Seven Days of a Daddy and a Daughter Kenta Osugi [21]
2023 Kissing the Ring Finger Riku Hada [22]
2023 What Will You Do, Ieyasu? Hisamatsu Genzaburō Katsutoshi Taiga drama [23]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Joō-sama ni Sasagu Kusuriyubi Riku Hada Lead role; Paravi spin-off [24]

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Kansai Johnny's Jr. no Owarai Star Tanjō! Jun Inage [25]
2022 Homestay Shiro / Makoto Kobayashi Lead role [26]
2023 Rohan at the Louvre Rohan Kishibe (young) [13]
2025 Muromachi Outsiders Saizō [15]
2025 Taste and Tears Shinya Kazama Lead role [27]
2025 Not Me That Went Viral Ao Aoe [28]
2025 The Sickness Unto Love Nozomu Miyamine Lead role [29]
2026 Samurai Vengeance Kikunosuke Inō [30]

Stage

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Chibikko Owarai Shichihenge Shōnen KABUKI Heibei Lead role (with Shunsuke Michieda) [31]
2021 Aoki-san Chi no Okusan [32]

Awards

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