# Ryotaro Shimizu

Ryotaro Shimizu (清水 良太郎, Shimizu Ryōtarō, born 15 August 1988, in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor and impressionist. He graduated from Iwakura High School Commerce Department. After belonging to Production Ogi, he is now represented with Shimizu Agency.
Shimizu's father is Akira Shimizu, who is also an impressionist, and they first co-starred in the 18 March 2011 broadcast of Bakushō sokkuri monomane Kōhaku Uta Gassen Special (Fuji Television).

## Biography

After enrolling Iwakura High School Commerce Department in 2006, Shimizu debuted as an actor in the Taiga drama Kōmyō ga Tsuji (NHK). He was a member of the school baseball team.
Shimizu's career as an impressionist began with his first appearance on Bakushō sokkuri monomane Kōhaku Uta Gassen Special (Fuji TV) in March 2011. In October of the same year, he won the All Star Geinōjin Uta ga umai Ōzakettei-sen Special (Fuji TV) championship.
Shimizu married a non-celebrity in May 2016. They gave birth to a girl in 8 November.
Shimizu was reported to have been caught gambling at an illegal gambling center with actor Kaname Endo in the photo weekly magazine Friday released on 10 February 2017. It was also announced that the musical Hana Gubijin in which it had been scheduled from March to April of that same year received his report.
On December 22, 2017, Shimizu was charged with illegal stimulant use after being reported to the police by an out-call prostitution service for drug use in October. He has been charged with a 3-year sentence with half to be commuted.

## Impressions

* Tsuyoshi Domoto (KinKi Kids)
* Gackt
* Masaharu Fukuyama
* Yukio Hashi
* Kiyoshi Hikawa
* Kiyoshiro Imawano
* Ryuichi Kawamura
* Kenta Kiritani
* Kentaro Kobuchi (Kobukuro)
* Nobuteru Maeda (Tube)
* Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi
* Takanori Nishikawa (T.M. Revolution)
* Akihito Okano (Porno Graffitti)
* Kohei Otomo (Hound Dog)
* Yutaka Ozaki
* Kazutoshi Sakurai (Mr. Children)
* Tetsuya Takeda
* Kōji Tamaki
* Hideaki Tokunaga

## Filmography
### TV dramas

| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 2006 | Kōmyō ga Tsuji | Yamanouchike's soldier | NHK |
| 2007 | Elite Yankee Saburo | Keita Shiraishi | TV Tokyo |
| 2008 | Full Swing | Baseball Club Captain Ishida | NHK |
| 2008 | Gokusen | Ryotaro Katsura | NTV |
| 2008 | Cat Street | High school student Haruji | NHK |
| 2011 | Hanchō –Jinnan-sho Asaka Han– Series 4 –Seigi no Daishō– | Ogata | TBS |
| 2012 | Setagaya Chūzai Deka | Akira Shibata | TBS |
| 2013 | Amachan | Young Yukio Hashi (20) | NHK |

### TV variety

| Year | Title | Network |
| 2011 | Bakushō sokkuri monomane Kōhaku Uta Gassen Special | Fuji TV |
| 2011 | All Star Geinōjin Uta ga umai Ōzakettei-sen Special | Fuji TV |
| 2011 | Sennyū! Real Scoop | Fuji TV |
| 2012 | VS Arashi | Fuji TV |
| 2012 | Honma dekka!? TV | Fuji TV |
| 2012 | Dare datte Haran Bakushō | NTV |
| 2012 | The Best House 123 | Fuji TV |
| 2012 | Kanjani no Shiwake Eight | TV Asahi |
| 2012 | Monomane Ōzaketteisen | Fuji TV |
| 2014 | Otona no Kiss Eigo | Fuji TV |
| | Lion no gokigen yō | Fuji TV |
| | Waratte Iitomo! | Fuji TV |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2009 | Gokusen: The Movie | Ryotaro Katsura |
| 2011 | Kenka Banchō Gekijō-ban: Ichinensensō | |

### Stage

| Year | Title | Role |
| | Tenimyu The Treasure Match Shitenhouji feat. Kōritei | Jin Akutsu |
| 2009 | Hikōkigumo 2009 Nagareru Kumoyo –DJ kara Tokkōtai e Ai o Komete– | |
| 2011 | Magdalene na Maria | Alexei |
| 2012 | The Best House 123 on Stage!! | |
| 2017 | Hana Gubijin | Xiang Yu |

### Mobile websites

| Year | Title |
| 2008 | Hakkutsu! Ikemen Daisuki! |