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Sonoya Mizuno

Sonoya Mizuno

Actor · Born July 1, 1986 (40) · Tokyo, Japan

Sonoya Mizuno (born 1 July 1986) is a British actress. She is best known for her roles in the Netflix series Maniac (2018), the HBO series House of the Dragon (2022–), FX miniseries Devs (2020) and the film Crazy Rich Asians (2018).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 1, 1986 (40)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 9% in 30 days

What are Sonoya Mizuno's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
41%
Bonds
22%
Survival
12%
Power
11%
Morality
10%
Ideas
3%
Society
1%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
2 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5
Hero
1 of 5
Ally
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
7
Hopeful
6
Romantic
4
Melancholic
7
Other
17

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sonoya Mizuno's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sonoya Mizuno's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

28 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Elden Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    Actor

  • Eternal Return(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • House of the Dragon: Season 3 Special Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Mysaria

  • Too Much(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Peregrine

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Deep Cover(2025)

    as Shosh

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Even in the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Am I OK?(2022)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Civil War(2024)

    as Anya

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Let (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Mia

  • Terminator Zero(2024)

    Show as Eiko

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Shortcomings(2023)

    as Meredith

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • House of the Dragon(2022)

    Show 26 episodes · as Mysaria 'The White Worm'

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Don't Forget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Men(2022)

    as Police Operator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Devs(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lily Chan

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Ambition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Sarah

  • All About Nina(2018)

    as Ganja

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Maniac(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Dr. Azumi Fujita

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Crazy Rich Asians(2018)

    as Araminta Lee

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Domestics(2018)

    as Betsy

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Annihilation(2018)

    as Humanoid / Katie (Med Student)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Beauty and the Beast(2017)

    as Debutante

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • La La Land(2016)

    as Caitlin

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Alleycats(2016)

    as Suzie

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • High Strung(2016)

    as Jazzy

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Ex Machina(2014)

    as Kyoko

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Venus in Eros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Forest Guard

  • Stages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles, 25 of them dated from 2012 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

La La Land (2016)

$523M worldwide

Highest rated

La La Land (2016)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

House of the Dragon (2022)

Film career

20122026

Peak 2015 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 27: 26 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndDirecting1 of 27: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 27: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s12 · acting2020s13 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
1520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Sonoya Mizuno's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Eternal Return (2025)

88th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

La La Land (2016)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sonoya Mizuno's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles6–92 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles27–76 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles43–83 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles27–65 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles8–85 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Sonoya Mizuno work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sonoya Mizuno's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alex Garland shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers