Haruka Kuroda
Born: 1977-01-01 in Kyoto, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Haruka Kuroda (黒田 はるか, Kuroda Haruka) is a Japanese actress and presenter. She provided the voice of Noodle from Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz from 2000 to 2017. She performed on all the Phase One tour dates as Noodle: She performed Noodle's speaking voice at all tour dates as well as Noodle's backing vocals, she was also playing the second guitar. (It is a popular misconception that Miho Hatori performed on the Gorillaz tour.) She is also the speaking voice of Noodle in Gorillaz' promotional interview CD, 'The Apex Tapes', as well as all live radio interviews and 'G-Bites' short films from Phase 1. She has also sung with JC Connington's rock group JUNKSTAR on the track Going Nowhere as well as featuring in various BBC productions. (Jonny Vegas's Ideal series 1,2 3,4,5 & 6 Jonathan Creek, Hiroshima & Brain-Jitsu). Her film credit includes Foster, Swinging with the Finkels, I Like London In the Rain & One Minute Past Midnight which won the short film of the year in 2005 at Chicago Film Festival. Haruka had a constant role in kids' gaming show PXG in 2005, where she hosts alongside Kentaro Suyama as the voice of 'Game Girl'. She works extensively as a voice-over artist like in the GameCube's 2005 Battalion Wars as the Solar Empire empress. Haruka moved to England in 1992 and trained at the Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 2000. She is also a master of the martial art Sanjuro, teaching regularly in London. Her versatile career has recently seen her working as an Intimacy Coordinator on Life After Life (BBC), Troubled Blood (BBC), Culprits (Disney+), a language coach to Oscar winning actress Alicia Vikander on the film Earthquake Bird (Netflix), Sidse Badette Knudsen on The Accident (Ch4), and dialect coach on Giri/Haji (BBC& Netflix).
Filmography
2024
- Tamagoyaki as Kumi
2023
- Such Brave Girls as Prenatal Nurse
- Gorillaz | MTV World Stage as Noodle [Gorillaz]
2022
- Gorillaz | Flow Festival 2022 as Noodle
2021
- The Wheel of Time as Aunt #2
- Gorillaz | Song Machine Live From Kong as Noodle [Gorillaz]
2020
- Gorillaz Present: Song Machine LIVE as Noodle [Gorillaz]
2018
- Killing Eve as Keiko Pargrave
- Gorillaz | Sziget Festival 2018 (ARTE Concert) as Noodle
- Gorillaz | Live Rock Am Ring as Noodle
2017
- Life as Doctor
- Gorillaz at Zénith 2017 as Noodle
- Gorillaz: Demon Dayz Festival as Noodle [Gorillaz]
- Gorillaz | Humanz Live in Cologne as Noodle [Gorillaz]
2013
- Officially Amazing as Haruka Kuroda
2011
- Foster as Translator
- Anna & Katy as Various
2010
- Gorillaz: Live at Roundhouse in London as Noodle
- Gorillaz: Plastic Beach Live at La Musicale as Noodle [Gorillaz]
2008
- Bananaz as Self - Noodle [Gorillaz]
2006
- Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House as Noodle [Gorillaz]
- Gorillaz | Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades as Noodle
- On The Island as Noodle (voice)
2005
- Ideal as Yasuko
- Hiroshima as Akiko Takakura
- Gorillaz Talent Quest as Noodle (voice)
2004
- One Minute Past Midnight as Girl
2002
- Gorillaz | Phase One: Celebrity Take Down as Noodle [Gorillaz]
- Hey! Our Toys Have Arrived! as Noodle (voice)
- Jump the Gut as Noodle (voice)
- Game Of Death as Noodle (voice)
1997
- Jonathan Creek as Presenter