Shioli Kutsuna
Shioli Kutsuna is an Australian-born Japanese actress, known for her role as Ran Mori in List of [Case Closed live action drama episodes#TV specials|Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge!], Minami Maho in Beck, Haru/Harumi in 125 Years Memory, Yukio in Deadpool 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine, and Rainy in the video game Death Stranding 2: [On the Beach]. She plays Mitsuki in the Apple TV+ series Invasion. In 2014, she won the Japan Academy Film Prize for Newcomer of the Year.
Early life and education
Kutsuna was born in Killarney Heights, Sydney. She lived in Australia until the age of 14 before moving to Japan to pursue a career as a model and actress.In 2011, Kutsuna graduated from Horikoshi High School, alongside fellow actresses Mayuko Kawakita and Riko Narumi.
In 2013, she dropped out of college before starting her third year, for the sake of her career. Her agency said, "It really was difficult for her to work while going to school. She had a hard time attending classes due to her work in dramas. She accepted this and dropped out. She will now be focusing on her acting career".
Career
In 2006, Kutsuna won the Judge's Prize at the 2006 Japan Bishōjo Contest.In 2009, she obtained her first major starring role, playing the part of Tsugumi Nitobe in 7 Mannin Tantei Nitobe , an ordinary college student who has 70,000 friends on the Internet and solves difficult cases by using their brains.
In 2011, she was cast to play Ran Mori in a special drama for the live-action of Detective Conan, a popular manga series written by Gosho Aoyama. She replaced Tomoka Kurokawa, who played Ran in the previous specials in 2006 and 2007.
In 2012, she was named Best New Actress of 2011 by film magazine Kinema Junpo.
In 2015, she appeared in two leading roles as Haru/Harumi in the Japanese-Turkish co-production 125 Years Memory.
She played mutant Yukio in the 2018 film Deadpool 2, the eleventh installment of the X-Men film series. She reprised the role in the 2024 Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel Deadpool & Wolverine.
In 2021, she appeared in the first season of Apple TV+ series Invasion, the second season which premiered in August 2023, and the third season of 2025.
In 2022, it was revealed that she would appear in Hideo Kojima's 2025 videogame Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. She plays the character Rainy.
Personal life
Kutsuna is fluent in both English and Japanese.Filmography
Commercials
2008- NTT東日本 DENPO115
- Pocky 2008–2010
- Aera Home クラージュ
- TAKARATOMY Hi-kara
- MOS Burger
- KYOTO KIMONO YUZEN
- SUNTORY Oolong Tea Premium Clear
- dip はたらくスマイルプロジェクト
- Aera Home「環境設計の家」
- DAIHATSU Campaign
- カリエ Noz BEASHOW
- EPSON
2014
Promotional videos
- 11 December 2008 ORANGE RANGE Oshare Banchou feat. Soy Sauce 「おしゃれ番長 feat.ソイソース / 中華料理 篇」
- 17 June 2009 ASIA ENGINEER「僕にできる事のすべて」