Nico Hiraga (born December 19, 1997) is an American actor. He is known for playing Seth in the 2021 film Moxie and Tanner in the 2019 film Booksmart. Hiraga's roles also include Ballers, North Hollywood and Sweethearts. Hiraga appeared in the Amazon series The Power and the 2022 film Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In Between.
Life and career Hiraga was born on December 19, 1997, in San Francisco, California. He is half-Japanese. He has a brother.
Hiraga took up skateboarding around the age of 10 or 11 and became sponsored at 14 years old. He wanted to become a professional skateboarder but a serious ankle injury when he was 19 ended those dreams. Hiraga hired a manager and booked a small role in Crystal Moselle's Skate Kitchen. He continued skating after his injury recovered and is a member of the Illegal Civilization skate crew. He appeared the Illegal Civilization short film Summer of 17.
Hiraga has appeared in the films Booksmart and Rosaline. The same year in 2021, he played the role in two comedy-drama films: Jay in the first Illegal Civilization feature film North Hollywood and Seth Acosta in Moxie, directed by Amy Poehler. Hiraga played the role of Scotty in the 2022 romantic drama film Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between. In 2023, Hiraga was cast to play the main role of Ryan in the British sci-fi drama series The Power, based on Naomi Alderman's 2016 novel of the same name, which was premiered on 31 March 2023.
Hiraga played his first lead role in the 2024 Max film Sweethearts. In October 2025, Hiraga joined the cast of the coming-of-age film The Julia Set.
Filmography Films YearFilmRole Notes2017 Summer of 17 NicoShort 2018 Skate Kitchen Patrick 2019 Booksmart Tanner 2021 Moxie Seth Acosta / "The Shrimp" North Hollywood Jay2022 Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between ScottyRosaline Steve the Courier 2023 Love in Taipei Xavier Yeh 2024 Goodrich Jonny Sweethearts Ben 2025 For Worse Sean 2026 The Devil's Mouth James TBAThe Julia SetPost-production
Television YearTitleRole Notes 2018 Ballers Nico Hiraga 3 episodes 2023 The Power Ryan Main role 2024 A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter Ebby Scrooge Television special
Music videos YearTitleArtist2018"My Life"Zhu and Tame Impala2021"Brutal"Olivia Rodrigo
Skate videos YearTitle2017"The Flare"2020"Godspeed"
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