Biography: Hiro Takashima is a Japanese actor based in NYC. He has starred in a short film, Sinking (directed by Dylan Huang, Paradox Films), which was submitted to and accepted by numerous film festivals. He received the 2022 Silver Award for Best Actor at the Independent Shorts Awards. He has starred in various on-camera projects, including Chusei/Loyalty (directed by Konrad Aderer) and The Dogwalkers (directed by Aziz Karash and Dorian Altman). He has also appeared in countless theatrical productions, including plays written by Richard Thomas Henle (Lifelines Productions) and shows directed by Ken Wolf (Manhattan Repertory Theatre).