Nico Hiraga
American actor (born 1997)
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Nico Hiraga (born December 19, 1997) is an American actor. He is known for playing Seth in the 2021 film Moxie and Tanner in the 2019 film Booksmart. Hiraga's roles also include Ballers, North Hollywood and Sweethearts. Hiraga appeared in the Amazon series The Power and the 2022 film Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In Between.
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| Born | December 19, 1997 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
Life and career
Hiraga was born on December 19, 1997,[citation needed] in San Francisco, California.[1] He is half-Japanese.[2] He has a brother.[3]
Hiraga took up skateboarding around the age of 10 or 11 and became sponsored at 14 years old.[4][5] He wanted to become a professional skateboarder but a serious ankle injury when he was 19 ended those dreams.[4][1] Hiraga hired a manager and booked a small role in Crystal Moselle's Skate Kitchen.[6] He continued skating after his injury recovered and is a member of the Illegal Civilization skate crew.[1][6] He appeared the Illegal Civilization short film Summer of 17.[7]
Hiraga has appeared in the films Booksmart and Rosaline.[8] The same year in 2021, he played the role in two comedy-drama films: Jay in the first Illegal Civilization feature film North Hollywood and Seth Acosta in Moxie, directed by Amy Poehler.[9] Hiraga played the role of Scotty in the 2022 romantic drama film Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between.[10] In 2023, Hiraga was cast to play the main role of Ryan in the British sci-fi drama series The Power, based on Naomi Alderman's 2016 novel of the same name, which was premiered on 31 March 2023.[6]
Hiraga played his first lead role in the 2024 Max film Sweethearts.[11] In October 2025, Hiraga joined the cast of the coming-of-age film The Julia Set.[12]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | Summer of 17 | Nico | Short[7] |
| 2018 | Skate Kitchen | Patrick | |
| 2019 | Booksmart | Tanner | |
| 2021 | Moxie | Seth Acosta / "The Shrimp" | |
| North Hollywood | Jay | ||
| 2022 | Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between | Scotty | |
| Rosaline | Steve the Courier | ||
| 2023 | Love in Taipei | Xavier Yeh | [13] |
| 2024 | Goodrich | Jonny | |
| Sweethearts | Ben | ||
| 2025 | For Worse | Sean | |
| 2026 | The Devil's Mouth | James | |
| TBA | The Julia Set | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2018 | Ballers | Nico Hiraga | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | The Power | Ryan | Main role |
| 2024 | A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter | Ebby Scrooge | Television special |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist |
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| 2018 | "My Life" | Zhu and Tame Impala[14] |
| 2021 | "Brutal" | Olivia Rodrigo[15] |
Skate videos
| Year | Title |
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| 2017 | "The Flare" |
| 2020 | "Godspeed"[5] |