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Takehiro Hira (平　岳大) is a Japanese theatre, film, and television actor. He was born and raised in Japan until 15 years old. He went to high school in Providence, RI, USA then attended Brown University where he has received B.A. degree in Applied Mathematics. Prior to becoming an actor, he held a few different kinds of jobs including care provider for autistic children, financial analyst, project manager at an internet start-up and tempura chief at a japanese restaurant.

Career
He made his theatrical debut in 2002 Rokumeikan which was written by Yukio Mishima. He worked closely with his father Mikijiro Hira who is also a renowned japanese actor. Takehiro played the role of Iago in the production of "Othello" with his father playing Othello. He received a major recognition when he played the last shogun "Yoshinobu Tokugawa" in an epic NHK drama Atsuhime. He appeared in several films of Takashi Miike's film including Harakiri,Ace Attorney and Aku no Kyoten. He plays Natsuka Masaie in the big-budget film "Nobou's Castle".

International Experience
He played the role of Player Queen in the English production of Hamletin which the title role was played by Michael Maloney was in 2005. This three-month-tour was received well at many places in the UK.

Personal life
His father is Mikijiro Hira and mother is Yoshiko Sakuma.

Stage

 * Rokumeikan (2002)
 * King Lear Edmund(2003)
 * Hamlet Player Queen(2005)
 * Korikoribanashi (2006)
 * Othello Iago (2007)
 * Ghenghis Khan Title role (2008)
 * Gabrielle Chanel (2009)
 * The Film of the Nation Gustav Friedrich (2011)