Mayu Iwasaki is a Tokyo-born, Sydney-based award-winning actor working internationally across film, television, and theatre.
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Bilingual in Japanese and English, she trained at the Atlantic Theatre Conservatory and with SITI Company in New York. Her performances are recognised for their emotional range, restraint, and quiet intensity, drawing audiences deeply into her characters’ inner lives.
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The daughter of a puppeteer, Mayu’s work is informed by an early immersion in visual storytelling and embodied performance. In addition to her screen work, she is the founder of Omusubi Productions and works as a producer, writer and cultural consultant specialising in Japanese storytelling and cross-cultural projects.
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NCIS: Sydney (Paramount+, CBS) 2025
Mayu Iwasaki appears in NCIS: Sydney (Season 3, Episode 7 “Golddigger”) as Yumi Takahata, a mourning Japanese wife turned high-stakes player in the Black Falcon group, secretly searching for a hidden treasure.
The Face of Jizo was remounted at the Seymour Centre, receiving five-star reviews.
"Iwasaki brought the barbed sharpness of survivor’s guilt pain to the stage in a raw and genuine performance that brought tears "
August - September 2025
Mayu Iwasaki stars in Goldfish by Terrapin in association with Aichi Prefectural Art Theatre
Co-commissioned by Terrapin, Ten Days on the Island, Arts House, AsiaTOPA, Darwin Festival and Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay.
​January - March 2025
Little Bozu and Kon Kon Debuts in Western Australia
Opera Australia Madama Butterfly 2023
Mayu is working as a cultural consultant on the revival of the Madama Butterfly on the harbour March 2023
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