Go Ayano

Go Ayano (綾野 剛) is a Japanese actor.

Career
Ayano was featured in several roles beginning in 2003. In 2009, he appeared in Takashi Miike's Crows Zero 2. His role in the film was described by Mark Schilling of The Japan Times as "a tall, pale-faced, delicately featured boy who looks like Michael Jackson's Japanese cousin, but fights like Bruce Lee." He was later cast in Shun Oguri's directorial debut, Surely Someday (2010).

Ayano co-starred in Takefumi Tsutsui's In a Lonely Planet (2011) with Aya Takeko and Takayo Mimura. He appeared in Mika Ninagawa's Helter Skelter (2012), and had supporting roles in Eriko Kitagawa's I Have to Buy New Shoes (2012) and Shuichi Okita's Yokomichi Yonosuke (2013).

In 2013, Ayano starred in two of his highest profile roles to date: as George "Joe" Asakura in Gatchaman, a live-action adaptation of the classic Tatsunoko Productions anime, and as Ishikawa Goemon in Lupin III, adapted from the iconic manga by Monkey Punch and directed by Ryuhei Kitamura.

In 2016, Ayano was cast as the lead character, Nyx Ulric, in the feature film Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV.

Personal life
On December 31, 2022, Ayano announced that he had married actress Yui Sakuma. On March 30, 2024, Ayano and Sakuma announced that they had a child together.

Awards

 * 2013
 * Tokyo Drama Award 2013: Best Supporting Actor for Saikō no Rikon
 * The 37th Japan Academy Prize: Newcomer of the Year for A Story of Yonosuke and Natsu no Owari


 * 2014
 * The 38th Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year
 * The 22nd Hashida Award: Best Newcomer for Saikō no Rikon, Sora Tobu Kōhōshitsu and Yae no Sakura
 * The 36th Yokohama Film Festival: Best Actor for The Light Shines Only There
 * The 88th Kinema Junpo Best 10: Best Actor for The Light Shines Only There and The Snow White Murder Case
 * The 69th Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor for The Light Shines Only There


 * 2015
 * The 7th Tama Cinema Forum: Best Actor for Shinjuku Swan, Piece of Cake, The Big Bee, Soredake/That's It and S: Saigo no Keikan


 * 2016
 * The 15th New York Asian Film Festival: Rising Star Award
 * The 41st Hochi Film Award: Best Supporting Actor