Joey Iwanaga

Honestly, the second I see "dancer and actor" stacked together on one resume, I lean in, and Joey Iwanaga is exactly that double threat. There's a thing dancers carry into acting that you can't fake: they know where their body is in space, they own the silences, they let a beat land instead of rushing it. Born in '94, he's a Gemini sitting right in that late-twenties sweet spot where youth and a little earned poise finally meet, and I get the sense he glides through both crafts rather than grinding at them. A lot of his details are kept private, which I oddly respect, it means whatever you know about him you mostly learned from watching him move. I don't have his full filmography memorized, but the vibe reads light on his feet, easy to root for, the kind of performer you trust onstage.

Joey Iwanaga (born June 5, 1994) is a Japanese dancer and actor. He works across both performance disciplines, with his career active as of the mid-2020s. Most personal details, including his hometown and agency affiliation, remain private.

Name (English)

Joey Iwanaga

Name (Japanese)

岩永ジョーイ

Reading

いわなが じょうい

Born

June 5, 1994 (age 32)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dog (戌)

Origin

Japan

Occupation

Dancer / Actor

Motto

Private

• Xhttps://x.com/JoeyBeni
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B2%A9%E6%B0%B8%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A4

Tags

• Dancer
• Actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.