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 Hewletts alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz from 2000 to 2017 She performed on all the Phase One tour dates as Noodle She performed Noodles speaking voice at all tour dates as well as Noodles 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 GBites short films from Phase 1 She has also sung with JC Conningtons rock group JUNKSTAR on the track Going Nowhere as well as featuring in various BBC productions Jonny Vegass Ideal series 12 345 6 Jonathan Creek Hiroshima BrainJitsu 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 voiceover artist like in the GameCubes 2005 Battalion Wars as the Solar Empire empress 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 Her versatile career has recently seen her working as an Intimacy Coordinator on Life After Life BBC Troubled Blood BBC Culprits Disney a language coach to Oscar winning actress Alicia Vikander on the film Earthquake Bird Netflix Sidse Badette Knudsen on The Accident Ch4 and dialect coach on GiriHaji BBC Netflix