Kento Nagao

Kento Nagao
長尾 謙杜
Nagao in 2023
Born (2002-08-15) August 15, 2002 (age 24)
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
  • Idol
  • actor
  • singer
Years active2014–present
AgentStarto Entertainment
Known forMember of Naniwa Danshi
Musical career
GenreJ-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.

Early life

Kento Nagao was born on August 15, 2002, in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He was scouted as a child actor at the age of three and entered the entertainment industry with his mother's consent. He attended an acting school where actress Mana Ashida was also enrolled. 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?"

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

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.

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

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

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".

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

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

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

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

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

Filmography

Television

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

Web series

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

Film

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

Stage

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

Awards

References

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