Shun Oguri

Shun Oguri
小栗 旬
Oguri in 2020
Born (1982-12-26) December 26, 1982 (age 41)
Occupations
Years active1995–present
AgentTristone Entertainment
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Spouse
(m. 2012)
Children4
WebsiteShun Oguri Official Web Site

Shun Oguri (小栗 旬, Oguri Shun, born December 26, 1982) is a Japanese actor and voice actor,[1] son of stage director Tetsuya Oguri,[2] and the youngest of 3 siblings, including older brother Ryo, who is also an actor.

He started in small roles as extra in the works in which his father and brother worked. He began his official acting career at the age of 13 in the TV drama Hachidai Shogun Yoshimune (1995). With over 100 credits to his name, Oguri has an extensive Japanese filmography, which includes Lupin the 3rd, Crows Zero and Gintama. He directed his first film in 2010, Surely Someday, a drama in which he had a cameo role. Oguri made his Hollywood debut in Godzilla vs. Kong in 2021.[3][4] As a voice actor, in 2005, he lent his voice in Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa as Alfons Heiderich, as well as other characters in other series.

  1. ^ "Shun Oguri directs a movie". Tokyograph. 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  2. ^ "Oguri Shun To Direct A Movie". parkminnie.wordpress.com. 2009. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 11, 2018). "Japanese Star Shun Oguri Makes Hollywood Debut In 'Godzilla Vs. Kong'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "'Matrix 4' Moves To 2022, 'Godzilla Vs. Kong' Stomps To 2020 & More: Warner Bros. Release Date Change Friday". deadline.com. June 12, 2020. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.