# Haruka Kuroda

Haruka Kuroda (黒田 はるか, Kuroda Haruka) is a Japanese actress and presenter. She provided the voice of Noodle from Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz from 2000 to 2017.
She performed on all the Phase One tour dates as Noodle: She performed Noodle's speaking voice at all tour dates as well as Noodle's backing vocals, she was also playing the second guitar. (It is a popular misconception that Miho Hatori performed on the Gorillaz tour.) She is also the speaking voice of Noodle in Gorillaz' promotional interview CD, 'The Apex Tapes', as well as all live radio interviews and 'G-Bites' short films from Phase 1.
She has also sung with JC Connington's rock group JUNKSTAR on the track Going Nowhere as well as featuring in various BBC productions. (Jonny Vegas's Ideal series 1,2 3,4,5 & 6 Jonathan Creek, Hiroshima & Brain-Jitsu). Her film credit includes Foster, Swinging with the Finkels, I Like London In the Rain & One Minute Past Midnight which won the short film of the year in 2005 at Chicago Film Festival.
Haruka had a constant role in kids' gaming show PXG in 2005, where she hosts alongside Kentaro Suyama as the voice of 'Game Girl'.
She works extensively as a voice-over artist like in the GameCube's 2005 Battalion Wars as the Solar Empire empress.

## Training

Haruka moved to England in 1992 and trained at the Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 2000. She is also a master of the martial art Sanjuro, teaching regularly in London.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Films | Role | Note |
| 2024 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Bartender | Unconfirmed |
| 2011 | Random 11 | Yuri Miyamoto | |
| 2011 | Foster | Translator | |
| 2011 | Swinging with the Finkels | Japanese Woman | |
| 2006 | Gorillaz: Phase Two - Slowboat to Hades | Noodle (voice) | Video |
| 2002 | The Incredibly Strange People Show | Slithis Girl #1 | Video |

### Television

| Year | TV Series | Role | Note |
| 2022 | Killing Eve | Keiko Pargrave | Episode: "Making Dead Things Look Nice" |
| 2018 | Killing Eve | Keiko Pargrave | Episode: "Sorry Baby" |
| 2016 | Spot Bots | Whoops or Daisy | |
| 2013–2019 | Officially Amazing | Co-host | With Ben Shires and Al Jackson |
| 2013 | Hebburn | Midwife | |
| 2005–2011 | Ideal | Yasuko | |
| 2009 | Things Talk | TV Remote | voice (TV movie) |
| 2005 | Hiroshima: BBC History of World War II | Akiko Takakura | TV movie documentary |
| 2005 | Broken News | Kyoko Ogura | World Money Today |
| 2002-2004 | The Bill | Nurse | |
| 2003 | Grass | Japanese Tourist | |
| 2003 | Jonathan Creek | Presenter | |

### Video games

| Year | Game | Role | Note |
| 2022 | Warhammer 40,000: Darktide | The Judge | voice |
| 2020 | Hotshot Racing | Keiko | voice |
| 2015 | Elite: Dangerous | Imperial station voice | voice |
| 2012 | Total War: Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai | | voice |
| 2011 | Total War: Shogun 2 | | voice |
| 2010 | Just Cause 2 | Jade Tan | voice |
| 2009 | Mini Ninjas | Hiro | voice |
| 2006 | Hot Shots Tennis | Chika | English version, voice |
| 2006 | Genji: Days of the Blade | Minazuru / Mystic / Kuyo (Orochi (Female)) | voice |
| 2005 | Battalion Wars | Empress Lei-qo | voice |

### Short films

| Year | Short Film | Role |
| 2010 | Buon Giorno Sayonara | Kumiko |
| 2004 | One Minute Past Midnight | Girl |