Kento Nagao (é·尾 è¬ÂæÂÂ, Nagao Kento, born August 15, 2002) is a Japanese idol, actor, and singer. He is a member of the Japanese boy band Naniwa Danshi. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is affiliated with Starto Entertainment.
Kento Nagao was born on August 15, 2002, in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He was scouted as a child actor at the age of three and entered the entertainment industry with his mother's consent. He attended an acting school where actress Mana Ashida was also enrolled. At around the age of eight, he appeared in a television commercial for the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, playing an elementary school student who asks, "Can penguins fly in the sky?"
In his final year of elementary school, Nagao applied to join Johnny & Associates and officially joined the agency on November 23, 2014.
Nagao began his career as a child actor and model. He later joined Kansai Johnny's Jr. and first appeared on stage in the concert Spring Vacation Special Show 2015 at the Osaka Shochikuza.
In 2018, he was selected as a founding member of the Kansai Johnny's Jr. group Naniwa Danshi.
He made his television drama debut in 2019 in Ore no SukÃÂto, Doko Itta?.
In the same year, Nagao contributed to costume design for the stage production Boys in the Light of Youth.... He also designed costumes for Naniwa Danshi's original song "Aoharu: With U With Me".
In 2021, Naniwa Danshi made their CD debut with the single Ubu Love.
In 2022, he appeared in television dramas such as Tonari no Chikara and Papa to Musume no Nanokakan, and starred in the Amazon Original film Homestay, marking his first film leading role.
In 2023, he appeared in the NHK taiga drama What Will You Do, Ieyasu? and portrayed the younger version of the protagonist in the film Kishibe Rohan Louvre e Iku. He also starred in the spin-off drama Joà Â-sama ni Sasagu Kusuriyubi.
In 2025, he appeared in the film Muromachi Outsiders and played his first leading role in a theatrical film in Oishikute Naku Toki.
On August 15, 2024, Nagao opened his official Instagram account.