Safiya

Safiya is a professional actress who has been active in Los Angeles, performing in stage plays, musicals, and short films.
A true triple threat, she can sing, dance, and act with exceptional skill.

Highly professional and fluent in Japanese, Safiya’s career in Japan took off after she was selected in September 2021 as a studio cast member for NHK’s “Atsushi Onishi’s English Conversation: Standard Recipes”. This opportunity marked her successful transition into television.

She gained further attention for her role as Monica, an English teacher, in the NHK morning drama “Omusubi.”

Safiya also appears as Olivia in NHK’s “Feeling English” skits, and plays Saffy, a senior wizard who teaches English to Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s character Carrie, in NHK’s children’s program “Eigode Asobo Meets the World.”

Safiya is a professional actress who has been active in Los Angeles, performing in stage plays, musicals, and short films.
A true triple threat, she can sing, dance, and act with exceptional skill.

Highly professional and fluent in Japanese, Safiya’s career in Japan took off after she was selected in September 2021 as a studio cast member for NHK’s “Onishi Hiroto’s Basic English Recipes”. This opportunity marked her successful transition into television.

She gained further attention for her role as Monica, an English teacher, in the NHK morning drama “Omusubi.”
She also appeared as Olivia in NHK’s “Feelinglish” skits.

Currently she appears as Saffy, a senior witch who teaches English to Kyary (Kyary Pamyu Pamyu) and friends in NHK’s children’s program “Eigo de Asobo: Meets the World.”

Profile
English & Japanese Bilingual Actress / Model / MC / Narrator | Based in Japan

She graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Theatre (Acting) and is a versatile actress skilled in acting, singing, and dancing. Her experience spans films, musicals, stage plays, voice over work, narration, MC work and more. She began her acting career in her hometown of San Diego and Los Angeles before moving to Japan in 2019. Since relocating she has been expanding her career, including being cast as a regular on several NHK programs, including educational TV, radio, and reporting. She has also performed Shakespeare on stage in London, building an international portfolio as an actress, model, and presenter.

●Experience and history
2011: Lived in Miyazaki prefecture for 6 months as a high school exchange student (speaks Japanese fluently)
2016: Studied Abroad in London, UK where she studied theatre, including Shakespeare and High Comedy

--- Performance HIstory ---

COMMERCIAL
•CANON
•SONY
•Yayoiken WEB CM
•PFU Scanner/Printer VP
and more…

FILM & TELEVISION
•Film "Frontline" – Role: Ship Doctor (Warner Bros., Release Date June 13, 2025)
•NHK "Onishi Hiroto’s Basic English Recipes" (Regular Studio Cast)
•NHK Drama "Omusubi" – Role: Monica, English Teacher
•NHK "Eigo de Asobo Meets the World" –Saffy the Witch (Regular Cast)
•NHK "Feelinglish" – Olivia (Regular Skit Cast)
•NHK Science View – Bilingual Reporter
and more…

MISC.
•NHK WORLD-JAPAN “I Love ‘Mee’” - as the English voice of Mee and various other characters
•NHK High School English Radio Program "Koukou Kouza English Communication III" (Regular Studio Cast)
•NHK World Programming (Various Programs)
•Educational Materials – MC & Narration
•Language School DVD – Narration
•ECC Junior DVD
•New Horizons (MC/Narration)
•EXILE THE SECOND Live Video
•JETRO PV
•CUBERS "Scandalous" MV
•ACIDMAN “feel every love” MV
and more…

ON STAGE
•"All’s Well That Ends Well" as Helena (London, UK)
•"Ninja + kabuki tokyo" Bilingual MC
•”Ken Ludwig’s ‘Baskerville’” as Sherlock Holmes
•Anime Expo (USA) – MC
•Numerous Stage Productions in Los Angeles
and more…