Philip Nozuka (born 1987) is a Canadian-American actor.
Life and career
Nozuka was born in
Queens
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,
New York City
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, to a Japanese father, Hiromitsu Nozuka, and a
Canadian
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mother, Holly Sedgwick. He is the brother of singers
Justin Nozuka
Justin Tokimitsu Nozuka (born September 29, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. His debut album ''Holly'' has been released in Europe, Canada, Japan and the United States. He has licensed the album to indie label Coalition Enterta ...
and
George Nozuka
George Nozuka (born April 28, 1986) is an American-based Canadian-Japanese R&B singer best known for his single "Talk to Me", which peaked at No. 1 on the MuchMusic music-video countdown in October 2006.
Career
Nozuka released his debut ...
, and the nephew of actress
Kyra Sedgwick
Kyra Minturn Sedgwick (; born August 19, 1965) is an American actress, producer and director. For her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the TNT crime drama ''The Closer'', she won a Golden Globe Award in 2007 and an Emmy Awa ...
and actor
Kevin Bacon
Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8, 1958) is an American actor. His films include the musical-drama film '' Footloose'' (1984), the controversial historical conspiracy legal thriller '' JFK'' (1991), the legal drama '' A Few Good Men'' (1992), t ...
. He is a graduate of the
Etobicoke School of the Arts
The Etobicoke School of the Arts (ESA) is a specialized public arts-academic high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located in Etobicoke, it has been housed in the former Royal York Collegiate Institute facility since 1983. Founded on September ...
for Musical Theatre and the
National Theatre School of Canada
The National Theatre School of Canada (NTS, french: École nationale de théâtre du Canada) is a private institution of professional theatre studies in Montreal, Quebec. Established in 1960, the NTS receives its principal funding from grants ...
in
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...
where he studied acting.
For film and television Nozuka is best known for his appearances on ''
Degrassi: The Next Generation'' where he played Chester, and Disney's ''Aaron Stone'' where he played Freddie.
Nozuka appeared in David Cronenberg's 2012 film ''
Cosmopolis'', and in 2013's ''
Carrie''.
References
External links
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1987 births
21st-century American male actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male voice actors
American expatriate male actors in Canada
American male actors of Japanese descent
American film actors of Asian descent
American people of Canadian descent
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male voice actors
Canadian male actors of Japanese descent
Living people
People from Queens, New York
Sedgwick family
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