Taikō Katōno

• Name — Taiko Katono • Born — 27 October 1992 • Birthplace — Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan • Occupation — Actor, Model • Years Active — 2011 - present • Height — 171 cm • Children — 1

Katono was born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. While in high school Katono entered the 23rd Junon Super Boy Contest. At the final selection meeting, he was awarded the Grand Prix from among the 5,132 applicants.

In March 2011, Katono's debut in the compilation album Tokyo Ragga Lovers2 as a jacket model. In the same year in May, his acting debut in raising army performance came alongside the Junon Super Boy Contest. He appeared in television dramas, films, and stage plays. In 2012, Katono was selected in the magazine The Television Zoom!! Vol. 7 The Year the Expectation of the U-22 Actor as number one. In 2014, he starred in the Japan tour of New York City's transvestite ballet Grand Diva. He had no ballet experience and received training in New York for the role.

On July 20, 2024, Katono announced his marriage to actress and former Kamen Joshi member Misa Kubota. On December 18, 2024, he announced his son's birth.

• Year — Title — Role — Network — Other notes • 2011 — Hanazakari no Kimitachi e — Nao Kawachimori — Fuji TV • 2012 — Shiawase no Jikan — Ryosuke Asakura — Tōkai TV • 2013 — 35-sai no Koukousei — Ryota Otake — NTV • 2014 — Kamen Rider Drive — Chase (Koichi Kano)/Mashin Chaser/Proto Zero/Kamen Rider Chaser — TV Asahi • The File Of Young Kindaichi Neo — Uosumi — NTV — Episode 7 • 2019 — Kamen Rider Zi-O — Chase/Mashin Chaser — TV Asahi — Episode 47–48 • 2020 — Akudama Drive — Execution Division Junior — AT-X — Episode 8–12