Yu Shirota

Known for ActingBorn 1985-12-26 (age 40)Tokyo, Japan

Yu Shirota (城田優), born December 26, 1985, in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese-Spanish actor, singer, and stage performer. He made his professional acting debut in 2003 and has since worked across film, television, musical theater, and music. Shirota first gained recognition through his stage performances, including Tuxedo Mask in the Sailor Moon musical series and Kunimitsu Tezuka in The Prince of Tennis musical series. He has appeared in numerous Japanese films and television dramas, including The Prince of Tennis, Waruboro, Rookies: Graduation, The Negotiator: The Movie, Arakawa Under the Bridge, SPEC: Close, Black Butler, Ajin: Demi-Human, The Forest of Wool and Steel, The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero, and The Violence Action. His television credits include Hana-Kimi, Rookies, The Negotiator, Samurai High School, SPEC, Arakawa Under the Bridge, Jiu: Special Investigation Team, GTO, Jun & Ai, Come Come Everybody, TOKYO MER, and Sudden Marriage (いきなり婚), in which he played Hajime Ando. Shirota has also established a career in musical theater, performing roles such as Der Tod in Elisabeth, Romeo in Romeo & Juliet, the Phantom in Phantom, Cheech in Bullets Over Broadway, and Lola in Kinky Boots. He has additionally worked as a musical director and stage producer, alongside his career as a singer and songwriter. His performances in Elisabeth earned him the Newcomer Award in the Theater Division of the Agency for Cultural Affairs' 65th National Arts Festival in 2010. In 2027, Shirota is set to expand his work into video game voice acting as the voice of Makoto Daito, the protagonist of SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio's upcoming action-adventure game Stranger Than Heaven.Read more

Movies & web series

Life's a Joy! Life Goes On!!

Spec saga "The Romance of Satori"

GTO in Taiwan

Sudden Marriage

SPEC ~ First Blood

Team Batista no Eikō

1972 Fireflies on the Shore

Come Come Everybody

The Pride of the Temp

TOKYO MER: Mobile Emergency Room

From Today, It's My Turn!!

Salaryman Kintarō

SPEC: Zero

Rookies

Plastic Beauty

Tomorrow, Mom Won't Be Here

Last One Standing

Heat Island

Remain In Twilight

Ajin: Demi-Human

HANA-KIMI

Brave Yoshihiko and the Seven Driven People

SPEC: Close~Incarnation

SPEC: Close Reincarnation

GTO: New Year's Special

The Forest of Wool and Steel

結婚に一番近くて遠い女

Black Butler

GTO

Jiu: Special Investigation Team

GTO: The Graduation Special

Literary Virgin

Arakawa Under the Bridge

The Negotiator

The Prince of Tennis

Marumaru Tsuma

The Confidence Man JP - Episode of the Hero -

Dear Students!

Akegarasu

Samurai High School

The Violence Action

My Fave, the Killer

Not Quite Dead Yet

Exam Hell: Broken and Murderous

A Good Husband

The Blue That Never Dies

The Negotiator: The Movie

Rookies the Movie: Graduation