Susan is an actress of mixed British-Japanese descent, who writes and translates plays.


She recently performed in the original cast of six time Oliver Award Winning "My Neighbour Totoro" (Royal Shakespeare Company / Studio Ghibli), playing the role of Ms Hara.


She also co-adapted the stage version of Shinkai Makoto's anime "The Garden on Words", which played in London and Tokyo in 2023.  She performed the role of Reimi for the London version at the Park theatre.


"Then, there is, of course, Susan Momoko Hingley, outstanding as the volatile, perspicacious, determined Sakiko, a defiant young woman who refuses to succumb to patriarchy, yet with a ready capacity for reflection." (Melbourne Arts Review on "Missing People", Leeds Playhouse 2020)


She has worked extensively for the Royal Shakespeare Company (My Neighbour Totoro, Wendy & Peter Pan, Boris Godunov, A Life of Galileo, The Orphan of Zhao) , Shakespeare's Globe and is associate artist of Tangled Feet.  


On screen, she won Best Actress in a Short Film at LA's Asian on Film Festival for her performance in "Shino's Show".  She most recently appeared in "Years & Years" (HBO/BBC).


She is the voice of Yuki Yamazaki in the game "Hitman". She has also voiced various Dr Who episodes and audio books.


Susan grew up in Munich and London. She is trilingual and speaks native level English, Japanese and German. After graduating from a Law degree at the University of Warwick, she trained at East 15 Acting School and Ecole Philippe Gaulier in Paris.

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