Ayumu Nakajima

is a Japanese actor.

Early life Ayumu Nakajima was born on October 7, 1988, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, but he grew up in Tokyo. Nakajima's great-great-grandfather was Kunikida Doppo. Nakajima went to Koishikawa High School and later got a degree in literature from Nihon University. Back in high school, he played football, and during his university days, he was part of a rakugo study group.

Career Nakajima started modeling since he was still in college, but his real dream was to become an actor. During his modeling days, he was represented by Gig Management. He quit modeling in January 2012 and started auditioning for roles while working part-time jobs. He made his acting debut on stage in April 2013. In 2015, he played Jun'ichi Amamiya in a stage adaptation of The Black Lizard alongside Akihiro Miwa.

In 2014, Ayumu Nakajima landed his first regular TV role in the series Hanako and Anne, where he played Ryūichi Miyamoto. He snagged the Best New Actor award at the 7th Tama Film Awards.

In 2019, he made his first appearance in an international film with Saturday Fiction, which was selected for the competition section of the 76th Venice International Film Festival. Fast forward to 2021, the film he starred in, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, won the Silver Bear at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival.

From November 2021, he appeared in the Hong Kong film Anita, a biographical film about Anita Mui, which was released mainly across Asia (though it did not hit theaters in Japan, the Director's Cut version started streaming on Disney+ in Japan from April 2022). In 2022, he won the Best Supporting Actor award at the 35th Takasaki Film Festival for his roles in Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy.

Filmography

Film

Television