{{Short description|Australian actor and model (born 1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Sen Mitsuji <br /> 三辻 茜 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|11|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | nationality = | occupation = Actor, model | years_active = 2011–present | notable_works = ''Origin''<br />''Brave New World'' | spouse = {{marriage|Kana Oya|2022}} }} '''Sen Mitsuji''' (三辻 茜, born 26 November 1987) is an Australian actor and model. He is best known for his role as Shun Kenzaki in the YouTube science fiction series ''Origin''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/when-does-origin-start-in-the-uk-the-new-sci-fi-series-stars-some-harry-potter-actors-youll-probably-recognise-13106530|title=When Does 'Origin' Start In The UK? The New Sci-Fi Series Stars Some Harry Potter Actors You'll Probably Recognise|last=Ramsden|first=Sam|work=Bustle|date=8 November 2018|access-date=20 June 2019}}</ref> Recently, he starred in the Peacock series, ''Brave New World''.
==Early life== Sen Mitsuji was born, the first of two sons, to a Japanese entrepreneur father and an Australian artist mother in Sydney. He attended and graduated from Sydney Boys High School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sydneyboyshigh.com/publications/high-notes/archive/vol5no21|title=High Notes, Vol 5 No 21, July 02 2004|website=Sydney Boys High|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref>
==Career== Mitsuji was first scouted as a model at a music concert while part of a collegiate study abroad program in Tokyo. Though he returned to Australia to finish university studies, after graduation he moved back to Tokyo where he worked as a print and runway model, often featured in popular Japanese men's magazine, ''Men's Non-No'' (メンズノンノ) prior to his foray into acting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bnm-jp.com/bnm-affiliation/?id=1359462083-515335|title=Sen Mitsuji|work=Be Natural Models Japan|access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref> In 2015, he directed and wrote a short film in Japanese titled ''In Time''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OczhBtL0thY| website=YouTube |title=In Time trailer (2015.3)}}</ref>
His first major acting role was in the short lived YouTube Premium series ''Origin'' as Shun. Of the series he stated, "I'd never seen anything written [like it]. And that's exciting—to do something where you're not conscious of having to avoid any sort of trope that exists already, just free to interpret it as you'd like, without being constrained [by] what's come before you." Mitsuji has further voiced his love of sci-fi and fantasy, which he has stated are very similar in their paradoxical mix of escapism and incisive commentary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fansided.com/2018/11/29/origin-youtube-series-shun-sen-mitsuji-interview/|title=Origin star Sen Mitsuji discusses his role in YouTube series|website=Fansided|last=Frederick|first=Brittany|date=29 November 2018|access-date=5 April 2020|archive-date=16 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216022618/https://fansided.com/2018/11/29/origin-youtube-series-shun-sen-mitsuji-interview/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 2020, Mitsuji starred in a recurring role on the second season of the Netflix science fiction series ''Altered Carbon''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/altered-carbon-season-2-cast-character-guide/|title=Altered Carbon Season 2 Cast & Character Guide|last=Shaw-Williams|first=Hannah|work=ScreenRant|date=27 February 2020|access-date=1 May 2020}}</ref> In the same year, Mitsuji starred as Henry Foster in the miniseries adaptation of ''Brave New World''. His character was described as "an Alpha Plus in every way".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/brave-new-world-review-1303112|title='Brave New World': TV Review|website=Hollywood Reporter|last=Kang |first=Inkoo|date=14 July 2020|access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/06/brave-new-world-kylie-bunbury-casting-1202634663/|title='Brave New World': Kylie Bunbury, Hannah John-Kamen, Sen Mitsuji, Joseph Morgan & Nina Sosanya Added To USA Network Drama|website=Deadline|last=White|first=Peter|date=19 June 2019|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref>
==Personal life== He is a player on the club baseball team, Nakameguro Punch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ikz.jp/hp/nakame-punch/|title=中目黒パンチのホームページ }}</ref> He resides in Tokyo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vman.com/article/sen-mitsuji-tokyos-sci-fi-heartthrob-hits-hollywood/|title=Sen Mitsuji Tokyo's Sci-Fi Heartthrob Hits Hollywood}}</ref> He is married to the Japanese/Brazilian model Kana Oya since September 2022.
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |2015 |''In Time'' |Director | |- |2018 |''Origin'' |Shun Kenzaki |Main cast |- |2019 |''The Man in the High Castle'' |Toru Kido |Recurring (season 4) |- |rowspan="2"|2020 |''Altered Carbon'' |Tanaseda Yukito |Recurring (season 2) |- |''Brave New World'' |Henry Foster |Main cast |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|9800383}}
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