Shoichiro Nishigaki (西垣匠一郎, born May 26, 1999) better known by the stagenameSho Nishigaki (西垣 匠), is a Japanese actor. He is managed by Toho Entertainment.
Career
In 2019, during Nishigaki's second-year in university, he was recommended by a friend to compete in the "Mister Keio Contest" and Nishigaki was able to win the grand prize.[1][2] After that, he was scouted by several entertainment agencies, but at the time he didn't know anything about acting, so he only took their business cards but didn't take their offers.[1]
However, later on, Nishigaki became interested in the idea of possibly appearing on television and decided to take professional acting lessons as a trainee at an entertainment agency for a year, but unfortunately, he was unsuccessful in getting any roles.[3]
After Nishigaki was unable to land any roles and was about to refrain from pursuing his aspirations in acting, he was scouted by his current manager and he was signed with Toho Entertainment.[2]
In 2021, Nishigaki made his acting debut in the live-action television adaptation of the manga Captivated, by You.[4]
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref.
2022
Even if This Love Disappears From the World Tonight
^"デビュー作から話題の現役大学生・西垣匠の素顔に迫る「休日はずっと引きこもって…」〈ITBOY〉" ["A look at the real face of Nishigaki Sho, a current college student who has been a hot topic since his debut: "I stay home all day on my days off..." <ITBOY>"]. girlswalker (in Japanese). March 2, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
^"「みーんな、宇宙人。」に菊地姫奈、西垣匠、YUら "モジャ"と写るビジュアルも解禁（コメントあり）" [Visuals of Himena Kikuchi, Sho Nishigaki, YU and others with "Moja" in "Everyone is an Alien" have also been released (with comments)]. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2024.
^"「ドラゴン桜」生徒役新キャストに西山潤・西垣匠・吉田美月喜が決定 - モデルプレス" [Nishiyama Jun, Nishigaki Sho, and Yoshida Mizuki have been selected as new cast members for the student roles in Dragon Zakura]. Modelpress (in Japanese). March 31, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
^"西垣匠、戸次重幸と『鹿楓堂』準レギュラーに 大西流星とは「仲良しです」" ["Sho Nishigaki and Shigeyuki Totsugi will be semi-regulars on Rokufudou and are good friends with Ryusei Onishi"]. Mynavi news (in Japanese). January 24, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
^"西垣匠・サーヤ・田渕章裕・金子隼也、藤ヶ谷太輔主演『ハマ蹴り』出演決定" ["Sho Nishigaki, Saya, Akihiro Tabuchi, Junya Kaneko, and Taisuke Fujigaya to appear in 'Hama Kick'"]. Mynavi news (in Japanese). December 18, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
^"萬田久子が『グランマの憂鬱』にクランクイン「これから約2カ月、頑張るぞ！」西垣匠、泉谷しげる、柴田理恵のゲスト出演も決定" [Hisako Manda starts filming Grandma's Melancholy "I'm going to do my best for the next two months!" Guest appearances by Sho Nishigaki, Shigeru Izumiya, and Rie Shibata have also been confirmed]. TV LIFE web (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2024.
^"奈緒×木梨憲武のドラマ「春になったら」全キャスト発表 西垣匠、影山優佳らが出演（コメントあり）" [The full cast of Nao x Noritake Kinashi's drama Haru Ni Nattara announced, featuring Sho Nishigaki, Yuka Kageyama and others]. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2024.
^"道枝駿佑×西垣匠、再々共演で「大変でした(笑)」"敵役"の苦労明かす" [Shunsuke Michieda and Nishigaki Sho, co-starring for the third time, "It was tough (laughs)", revealing the difficulties of playing the villain role]. マイナビニュース (in Japanese). January 8, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
^"森川葵主演ドラマ「訳アリ女ダイアリー」に西垣匠、森田甘路、岡部たかしが出演" [Shi Nishigaki, Kanro Morita, and Takashi Okabe will appear in the drama Diary of a Woman with a Reason starring Aoi Morikawa]. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^"西垣匠、ドラマ「顔に泥を塗る」でモラハラ彼氏役「悲鳴を頂けるよう頑張りたい」（コメントあり）" [Sho Nishigaki plays the role of a morally abusive boyfriend in the drama Throwing Mud on Your Face: "I want to do my best to make people scream"]. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^"白石聖主演ドラマ『とりパイ』キャラ立つ"合コン会話劇"に反響 男性キャストに焦点当てたスピンオフ版も配信中" ["Shiraishi Sei's drama "Toripai" has a strong response to the "group date conversation drama" with its distinctive characters. A spin-off version focusing on the male cast is also available]. ORICON NEWS. June 1, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
^"西垣匠、初写真集決定 糖質制限で体作り「こんなに筋肉ついてた！？」 - モデルプレス" ["Sho Nishigaki's first photo book decided, building his body by limiting carbohydrate intake: "I've got so much muscle!?"]. Model Press (in Japanese). July 20, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
