Nico Hiraga (born December 19, 1997) is an American skateboarder and actor.[1] He is known for playing Seth in the 2021 film Moxie[2] and Tanner in the 2019 film Booksmart.[3] Hiraga's roles also include Summer of 17,[4] Skate Kitchen,[3] Ballers,[5] and North Hollywood.[6] Hiraga is set to be in the upcoming Amazon series The Power[2] and the upcoming film Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In Between.[7]
Nico Hiraga | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nicholas Hiraga (1997-12-19) December 19, 1997 (age 24) San Francisco, California, U.S |
| Occupation | Skateboarder, actor |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Flare | Short | |
| Summer of 17 | Nico | ||
| 2018 | Skate Kitchen | Patrick | |
| 2019 | Booksmart | Tanner | |
| 2021 | North Hollywood | Jay | |
| Moxie | Seth | ||
| 2022 | Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In Between | Scotty | |
| Rosaline | Steve the Courier | ||
| TBA | Loveboat, Taipei | Xavier Yeh | [8] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ballers | Nico Hiraga | Episodes: The Devil You Know, The Kids Are Alright, No Small Talk |
| 2023 | The Idol | TBA | Recurring role |
| TBA | The Power | Ryan |
I like that Seth is fucking Asian. That's sick... I remember reading the audition and I actually hit up my manager, I was like, "Are you sure you want me to play this? Like, are you sure you want me to play this character?" And he was like, "Yeah. Why not?" I was like, "I don't know, man. I'm reading this script, and this Seth dude seems pretty built out for some white dude in Hollywood." He was like, "Dude. Just let it be. Just put [your name] down." ... The fact that they gave it to a hapa kid, [who is part] Japanese, I was just like, "Oh, wow. Let's go."