Gō Ayano

is a Japanese actor.

Career Ayano was featured in several roles beginning in 2003. In 2009, he appeared in Takashi Miike's Crows Zero 2. His role in the film was described by Mark Schilling of The Japan Times as "a tall, pale-faced, delicately featured boy who looks like Michael Jackson's Japanese cousin, but fights like Bruce Lee." He was later cast in Shun Oguri's directorial debut, Surely Someday (2010).

Ayano co-starred in Takefumi Tsutsui's In a Lonely Planet (2011) with Aya Takeko and Takayo Mimura. He appeared in Mika Ninagawa's Helter Skelter (2012), and had supporting roles in Eriko Kitagawa's I Have to Buy New Shoes (2012) and Shuichi Okita's Yokomichi Yonosuke (2013).

In 2013, Ayano starred in two of his highest profile roles to date: as George "Joe" Asakura in Gatchaman, a live-action adaptation of the classic Tatsunoko Productions anime, and as Ishikawa Goemon in Lupin III, adapted from the iconic manga by Monkey Punch and directed by Ryuhei Kitamura.

In 2016, Ayano was cast as the lead character, Nyx Ulric, in the feature film Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV.

Personal life On December 31, 2022, Ayano announced that he had married actress Yui Sakuma. On March 30, 2024, Ayano and Sakuma jointly announced that they had welcomed their first child.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work(s) Result 20136th Tokyo Drama Awards Best Supporting ActorMatrimonial Chaos 201437th Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer of the YearA Story of Yonosuke and The End of Summer 38th Elan d'or AwardsNewcomer of the YearHimself 22nd Hashida AwardsBest NewcomerMatrimonial Chaos, Public Affairs Office in the Sky and Yae's Sakura 201569th Mainichi Film AwardsBest ActorThe Light Shines Only There 88th Kinema Junpo AwardsBest ActorThe Light Shines Only There and The Snow White Murder Case 36th Yokohama Film FestivalBest ActorThe Light Shines Only There 7th Tama Film AwardsBest ActorShinjuku Swan, Piece of Cake and others 201615th New York Asian Film FestivalRising Star AwardHimself 41st Hochi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorRage 201740th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest ActorTwisted Justice 202043rd Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActorFamily of Strangers 202548th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest ActorLet's Go Karaoke! 30th Busan International Film FestivalBest Actor AwardBaka's Identity