Nico Hiraga: 12 facts about the Moxie actor you should know

1. Who is Nico Hiraga? Get to know the Moxie actor here

If you don’t already know Nico Hiraga from his skate crew Illegal Civ or his role as Tanner in Booksmart, then you'll no doubt have fallen in love with him in Netflix's Moxie. From his age, height and previous roles to his skate career and friendship with Tyler, The Creator, get to know the actor here. [Steve Granitz/WireImage]

2. How old is Nico Hiraga?

Nico Hiraga is 24 years old. He was born in 1997, on 19th December. And if you’re wondering about his star sign, that makes him a Sagittarius. [Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images]

3. How tall is Nico Hiraga?

Nico Hiraga is around 5ft 9 inches tall, which is roughly 1.80m. [Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for SXSW]

Where is Nico Hiraga from? Is he Japanese?

4. Where is Nico Hiraga from?

Nico Hiraga is an American actor and skater. He was born and raised in San Francisco, California. In an interview with TransWorld SKATEboarding, Nico spoke about his Japanese heritage and how it influenced his cherry blossom collection with Lakai. [Kimberly White/Getty Images]

5. What is Nico Hiraga's net worth?

There’s no official information on exactly how much Nico Hiraga’s net worth is at the moment. But thanks to his acting work, his skateboarding sponsorships and his collection with Lakai, it’s possible he has quite a substantial net worth. [Steve Jennings/WireImage]

6. Nico Hiraga plays Seth in Netflix's Moxie

Nico Hiraga plays Seth Acosta in the Amy Poehler-directed Netflix movie Moxie. Seth is one of Vivian Carter’s fellow school friends who ends up dating her. He also expresses support for the Moxie movement kickstarted by Vivian and her school friends. [Netflix]

7. Who does Nico Hiraga play in Booksmart?

Nico Hiraga plays the skater/jock Tanner in 2019’s Booksmart. Before being cast as Tanner, Nico auditioned for both Jared and Nick. In one of his most memorable scenes from Booksmart, Nico can be seen doing his own stunt, skating down a school corridor while spraying a fire extinguisher behind him. [Annapurna Pictures]

8. Who did Nico Hiraga play in Mid90s?

Nico Hiraga appeared in Jonah Hill’s film Mid90s as part of a skate crew called the Illegal Civilisation. The crew also appears in Illegal Civ’s founder Mikey Alfred’s movie North Hollywood. [via Instagram]

9. What TV shows and movies has Nico Hiraga been in?

Before appearing in Moxie, Nico Hiraga was most well known for playing Tanner in 2019’s Booksmart, as well as appearing as Patrick in Skate Kitchen and Jay in North Hollywood. He also appeared in various projects with his skate crew Illegal Civ, including TV show Ballers and movie Mid90s. Nico is set to appear in Amazon Prime's The Power as Ryan as well as HBO series The Idol. [Illegal Civ]

10. Nico Hiraga is part of skate crew Illegal Civ

Before he got into acting, Nico was a huge skater. In a profile from i-D, Nico revealed he began skating at age 9 and was sponsored by the time he was 14. Speaking about his journey from skating to acting, he said: “Skating was my main focus, but then I tore a ligament in my ankle. I was fucked. I was out of the game. When I was injured, I got a manager. I booked a film out in New York called Skate Kitchen.” [Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for United Artists Releasing]

Nico Hiraga and Tyler, the Creator are friends

11. Are Nico Hiraga and Tyler, The Creator friends?

Nico Hiraga became friends with Tyler, The Creator through the Illegal Civ skate crew, and even toured Denmark with Tyler and his rap collective, Odd Future, in 2015. Back in 2014, Tyler also shared a photo of Nico skateboarding on his Twitter account. [via Instagram]

12. Is Nico Hiraga on TikTok?

As far as we can see, Nico Hiraga is not currently on TikTok. But if he gets a profile, we’ll let you know! In the meantime, you can often spot him in various TikTok videos that his friends have posted to their own accounts. [via Instagram]

13. What is Nico Hiraga's Instagram?

You can find Nico Hiraga on Instagram at @nicotheduffer. On his grid, you’ll find loads of skate videos, selfies and photoshoots from various projects and interviews. [via Instagram]

14. Nico Hiraga appears in Olivia Rodrigo's Brutal music video

Your eyes are not deceiving you – that really is Nico Hiraga in Olivia Rodrigo's music video for Brutal! Nico appears very briefly in the video, sitting beside Olivia in one of the scenes. He made his cameo in the video alongside Euphoria's Lukas Gage, who also appears briefly. [Geffen]