Emma Howard

Emma is an actress, narrator, and voice actress from London.
She has served as the main narrator for NHK’s Shigoto no Kiso Eigo and NHK WORLD’s JAPANOLOGY PLUS.
A highly versatile foreign talent, Emma excels at everything she takes on. She always comes fully prepared to any set, delivers top-notch performances, and consistently receives excellent feedback from clients.

With her bright personality and thoughtful consideration for those around her, Emma brings a lively and positive atmosphere to every production she’s part of!

Actress / Narrator / Voice Talent

Born in London, UK, trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Cast as the lead in the Lionel Bart musical at Chichester Festival Theatre, followed by multiple performances across London’s West End. Extensive stage experience also includes Edinburgh Festival performances. Currently based in Japan, active as an actress and narrator across television, commercials, and other media projects.

Film
Judge! — Sarah
Hagetaka — Anna

Television
NHK: Eigo de Asobo, Ryomaden, Makete Katsu – Yoshida Shigeru
NHK WORLD: TOKYO EYE
Fuji TV: Fumou Chitai

Stage / Theatre
Die Tote Stadt (The Dead City), 2014 (NNTT)
Problem Child, Canadian Embassy Stage

Commercials
Lion
Forum Engineering
GU
Intel
Calbee
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Scotch-Brite
and numerous others

Narration / Voice Work
NHK WORLD: Japanology Plus, Rising Artist, Science Zero, Artisan X Designer, Professionals
P&G “Bold” CM
Channel Japan, ST News (Regular)
Nikkei News (Regular), Mainichi Kaasan
Kyoto University, National Geographic, Konica Minolta
Numerous English language learning programs

Motion Capture
Konami: Metal Gear Solid series, Siren 3
Square Enix: The Last Remnant

Print / Advertising
Toys “R” Us, OKI, “Welcome to Japan” campaign
Sekisui House, Omiya Wedding, Omron
Otsuka Furniture, Fujifilm, Hotel Nikko

Events / MC
Toyota International Conference (UK)
Multiple trade shows at Big Sight and other venues

Key Attributes:
Multilingual: English proficiency, adaptable for Japanese-language productions
Extensive stage and screen experience spanning West End, TV, film, and commercials
Skilled in narration, voice acting, and motion capture work