Ryo Kimura

is a Japanese actor who debuted in 2003. His first movie was Moonlight Jellyfish, in which he co-starred with Tatsuya Fujiwara. He played the role of Michio, a mentally-challenged 15-year-old boy diagnosed with an incurable skin disease called XP (Xeroderma Pigmentosum).

Biographical information

*Name: Ryo Kimura (木村 了, Kimura Ryo)
*Date of Birth: September 23, 1988
*Height: 170cm
*Weight: 55kg
*Chest: 77cm
*Waist: 65cm
*Hip: 80cm
*Shoe Size:27.5cm
*Blood Type: A
*"'Place of Birth: Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
*Family: Father, mother, 2 older brothers
*Favorite sports: Basketball and a little soccer

Dramas

*Water Boys 2 - Hideki Sano (2004)
*Devision 1 "Houkago" - Hiroshi Kaji (2004)
*Return March~Haisha Fukkatsu Sen - Susumu Kouno (2004)
*Xmas nante daikirai - Masaya Okura (2005)
*Yankee Boukou ni kaeru~Tabitachi no toki Furyou Shounen no Yume - Mamoru Izumi (2005)
*Karera no Umi.VII -Wish On The Polestar - Ken Kashiwagi (2005)
*Seishun Energy: Check It Out Yo! in Tokyo - Sanpei Kujou (2006)
*Dandori.~Dance Drill~ - Tatsuro Jinguji (2006)
*Nodame Cantabile - Noriyuki Takahashi (2006)
*Tsubasa no oreta tenshi tachi 2007 - Daisuke (2007)
*Tokkyu Tanaka 3gou - Jirou Tanaka (2007)
*Internet Drama "Myudora. Aisubeki Hito" (2007)
*Hanazakari no Kimitachi e - Senri Nakao (2007)
*Furin Kazen - Yoshonobu Takeda(2007)
*Flight Panic - Amaya Yusuke (2007)
*Konya wa Shibuya de 6ji - Sawada Kai (2008)

Movies

*Moonlight Jellyfish - Michio Terasawa (2004)
*Saishuu Heiki Kanojo - Atsushi (2006)
*Catch a Wave - Masato Kobayasho (2006)
*Sugar & Spice~Fuumi Zekka - Mackey (2006)
*Heat Island - Kaoru (2007)
*Waruboro - Kyamu (2007)

Trivia

*He won the Special Prize in the 2002 season of Junon Super Boy Contest.
*His speciality sports is Karate, and has achieved a second degree black belt.
*His favourite animal is cat, and has a pet cat called "Momoko".
*He has been playing his favourite sport, basketball, since he was 10 years old.
*He graduated from Tokyo Jiyuu Gakuen [http://www.tokyo-jiyu-gakuen.net/] Multi-Talent course on 2007.Tokyo Jiyuu Gakuen is a special school which has two courses: "Music" and "Multi-Talent" (Specially targeted for students who are currently/working towards to be an artist).
*He enjoys surfing and has actually portrayed "surfer roles" a number of times already (as Masaya in "Xmas Nante Daikirai", Ken in "Karera no Umi VII", and Masato in "Catch A Wave").
*He plays the drums, a skill that came in handy while filming Hana Kimi because Dorm 2, his character Nakao's dorm, had to do a band performance during one of the episodes.

External links

* [http://www.horipro.co.jp/hm/kimura/index.php Official Site]
* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9C%A8%E6%9D%91%E4%BA%86 Japanese Wikipedia]
* [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Kimura_Ryou Kimura Ryou at DramaWiki]