Taiyo Sugiura

• Name — Taiyo Sugiura • Native Name — 杉浦 太陽 • Birth Name — Takayasu Sugiura (杉浦 太陽) • Born — 10 March 1981 • Birthplace — Okayama, Japan • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1998–present • Education — Osaka Sangyo University Senior High School - (High school diploma, 1999) • Children — 5 Taiyo Sugiura (born March 10, 1981) is a Japanese actor.

Sugiura was born in Okayama, Japan. He has a brother, Takao (太雄), who is two years younger. Sugiura attended Neyagawa 1st Junior High School (Neyagawa Middle School) and Osaka Sangyo University Senior High School, where he graduated from in 1999.

Sugiura made his debut in 1998 with TV Asahi, where he appeared in several dramas. In 2001, he was cast in and starred for Ultraman Cosmos. This was followed by his appearance in the 2003 Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle.

On June 17, 2007, Sugiura married Nozomi Tsuji while she was three months pregnant; the marriage was confirmed to be a shotgun wedding. Sugiura and Tsuji met in April 2006 through mutual friends. The couple have five children, two daughters and three sons. Beginning in 2024, their eldest daughter Noa Sugiura has gained fame in Japan as a social media influencer.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2001-2002 — Ultraman Cosmos — Musashi Haruno — 65 episodes • 2001 — Waterboys — Taiyô • 2002 — Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet — Musashi Haruno / Ultraman Cosmos • 2003 — Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle • 2005 — Beat Kids — Takumi • 2005 — Naniwa kin'yû-dô: Haibara shôbu! Kishikaisei no otoshimae!! — Tatsuyuki Haibara • 2005 — Shinkaijû Reigô • 2007 — 0 kara no kaze • 2007 — Academy • 2008 — Tora kone: Toraianguru konekushon • 2009 — Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy — Musashi Haruno • 2011 — Maebashi vijuaru kei • 2012 — Ultraman Saga — Musashi Haruno / Ultraman Cosmos • 2015 — Ultraman Ginga S: Showdown! Ultra 10 Warriors!! • 2016-2017 — Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga • 2020 — Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy — Ultraman Cosmos • 2021 — Nobutora — Ichijō Nobutatsu • 2022 — Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad — Ultraman Cosmos (voice) — Prologue