Haruka Abe
Haruka Abe | |
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安部 春香 | |
 Abe in 2016 | |
| Born | 8 January 1988 Nerima, Tokyo, Japan |
| Education | Rose Bruford College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Haruka Abe (安部 春香, Abe Haruka) (born 8 January 1988) is a Japanese actress based in London.
Life and career
Born in Nerima, Tokyo, Abe grew up in Tokyo, London and New York. As a child, she trained at Gekidan Himawari, a children’s drama school in Tokyo. She trained at Rose Bruford College in South East London.
She appeared in BBC's Ideal as Miko, and as Marti in Sleepydog's science-fiction TV series Slingers directed by Steve Barron. She also appeared in the video for Clean Bandit's song "Rather Be" which has gained over 800 million views on YouTube as of 2025.
In 2018, she became the new speaking voice of Noodle from the virtual band Gorillaz.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2011 | Ideal | Miko | |
| 2008 | The Things I Haven't Told You | Sarah Kells | Television film |
| 2009 | Casualty | Mika | |
| Slingers (Pilot) | Marti | ||
| Wire in the Blood | Japanese waitress | ||
| 2011 | My So Called Life Sentence | Danini | Television film |
| 2012 | My Phone Genie | Naoko | |
| 2014 | Doctors | Jenny | |
| Edge of Heaven | Tammy | ||
| 2015 | Cuffs | Mikki | |
| Cucumber | Anna | ||
| Cyberbully | Jennifer Li | ||
| 2017 | Emerald City | Po | |
| Zapped | Henchwoman | ||
| 2018 | Kiss Me First | Tippi | |
| Stath Lets Flats | Tomoko | ||
| 2019 | Silent Witness | Akito Emon | Two episodes ("To Brighton, To Brighton") |
| 2019 | Giri/Haji | Suzume | |
| 2020 | Avenue 5 | Aimi Ito |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Song Machine | Noodle | Web series by Gorillaz 8 episodes |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mo Yin | Sarah | |
| 2007 | Encore | Echo | |
| 2009 | Shell Shock | Lady One | |
| Only Time | Li Jing | Short film | |
| Stray Balloon | Naomi | ||
| Slingers | Marti | Short film | |
| Aneurysm | Model | Short film | |
| We Have Already Begun to Die | She | ||
| 2010 | Stanley Pickle | Bluebell | |
| 8 Seconds | Yumiko | ||
| Bleach | Li | Short film | |
| 2011 | Yuki | Yuki | Short film |
| Secrecy | Chie Okumura | ||
| Fish | Sakura | ||
| Great News | |||
| Magnesium | Eve30 | ||
| 2012 | Choose | 4624 | Short film |
| The Outsider: A Looper's Story | Anna | Short film | |
| 47 Ronin | Mika's handmaiden | ||
| 2013 | About Time | Japanese girl | |
| Pulling Away | Alyx Castillo | Short film | |
| 2014 | Traces | The Searcher | Short film |
| The Knife That Killed Me | Serena | ||
| The Scopia Effect | Keiko | ||
| 2015 | After the World Ended | Sarama/
Sarameya |
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| The Substitute | Seven | Short film | |
| Random 11 | Mitsuko Unagi | ||
| Tokyo 70 | Haruka | ||
| Kubrick's Coat | Ayame | Short film | |
| 2017 | The Distant Sea | Girl in the house | Short film |
| 2019 | Hafu | Misaki | Short film |
| Dead Unicorns | Haruka Satou | ||
| She's Just A Shadow | Tanya | ||
| 2021 | Cruella | Liberty woman | |
| Stagger | Eva | Short film | |
| Snake Eyes | Akiko | Also does own dub-over voice in Japanese version |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Singer/Band | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Chaos Lives In Everything" | Dead & Control | Mimed to Office |
| 2014 | "Rather Be" | Clean Bandit | Mimed to Jess Glynne's vocals |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Late Shift | May-Ling | Full motion video |
See also
References
- ↑ Hernon, Matthew (2017-03-05). "Actress Haruka Abe balances others' expectations and her own dreams". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ↑ "The Japan Society - Haruka Abe – Interview with an Actress". www.japansociety.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ↑ "Haruka Abe". Official website. haruka4be.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
- ↑ "Ideal: character guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- ↑ "Slingers". Sleepydog. Archived from the original on 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
- ↑ "Doors open for Japanese actress Haruka Abe in London". Japan Today. June 21, 2014.
- ↑ Hernon, Matthew (March 5, 2017). "Actress Haruka Abe balances others' expectations and her own dreams". The Japan Times.
- ↑ Clean Bandit (5 December 2013). "Clean Bandit - Rather Be ft. Jess Glynne [Official Video]". Archived from the original on 2021-12-20 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "LEFT HAND HARUKA METHOD: The Haruka Kuroda Interview". Hallelujah Monkeyz: The Gorillaz Fancast. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ↑ Moore, Camille (July 25, 2021). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Haruka Abe - TVovermind".
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