NAOTO
Known For
Acting
Born
1983-08-30 in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Biography
Kataoka Naoto (片岡直人), better known by his stage names NAOTO and EXILE NAOTO, is a performer and actor. He's a member of the group EXILE, one of the leaders of the group Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS and leader of the hip-hop unit HONEST BOYZ®. He was also a member of J Soul Brothers' second generation Nidaime J Soul Brothers until they migrated to EXILE in 2009. In 2010, he became the leader of the newly-formed J Soul Brothers III. During Apr 2013, he played the role of Tomonori Kashiwagi in Fuji TV drama Last Cinderella. In the Tokyo TV drama Night Hero NAOTO that aired the same month, NAOTO played himself in his first leading role. His movie Dancing Mary is set to be released in 2020 and made its world premiere at the 2019 Sitges Film Festival.
Most Known For
Ningen Kansatsu Variety MONITORING
SPEC ~ First Blood
as NAOTO
Jam: The Drama
as Kenji
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
as Osamu Fujimoto (voice)
Night Hero NAOTO
as NAOTO
減量ボクサー
Food Luck!
as Yoshito Sato
In Love with Eyes of an Ugly Girl
Blossoms Bloom
Dancing Mary
as Kenji
STAR CHIP GOLF
as Himself
EXILE TRIBE LIVE TOUR 2012 ~TOWER OF WISH~
EXILE LIVE TOUR 2013 “EXILE PRIDE”
HiGH&LOW The Mighty Warriors
as Jesse
