Narimiya Hiroki, born Narimiya Hiroshige on September 14, 1982 in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese actor and model. He was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. His parents are Okinawan, so he is of Okinawan descent. His parents divorced when he was young, and in his 3rd year of junior high school, his mother died and he and his brother were raised by his grandmother. He had made a promise to his mother to become serious about acting and soon dropped out of school to pursue his career. He soon debuted in 2000 in the play "Horobikaketa Jinrui, Sono Ai no Honshitsu to wa (Perishing Humankind, What is the Essence of Its Love?)." Hiroki was chosen for the part of Kane out of the 3000 actors who auditioned. February 2001, he made his movie debut in "Oboreru Sakana". In 2002, he appeared as Noda in the television drama, "Gokusen." With his life-sized performance in this role, Hiroki won both serious acclaim and popularity. That same year, he was the lead in "Okan wa Uchu wo Shihaisuru", a television special on Fuji Television Network. Come 2003, he performed in his first period film, "Azumi", which became a box office hit and allowed Hiroki to display his swordplay skills from daily training. In 2004, Hiroki returned to the stage in the Shakespearean play "Oki ni Mesumama (As You Like It)" and had a supporting role in the TBS drama Orange Days. The next year, he starred in the TBS series "Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu" and was featured in four films, including Nana, the sequel for which was released December 2006. Also, he is the voice actor of Tanimura Masayoshi at "Ryu ga Gotoko" games.
http://mydramalist.com/actor/455/narimiya-hiroki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroki_Narimiya
I saw that my beloved Hiroki wasn't in discussion threads yet. So I created one. Feel free to discuss your thoughts about him, his acting, movies/dramas, etc.
I confess...I love his smile and his neck mole!
