Nagase Tomoya is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a former member of Tokio, a Johnny & Associates musical group. He is the former primary vocalist, in addition to playing the guitar alongside Tokio's leader, Shigeru Joshima.

He was inspired by bands Hikaru Genji and SMAP to answer a recruiting call of Johnny & Associates and was accepted.In 1992, he played several stage plays (Playzone and Mask) together with other Tokio members. He first played the tambourine during Tokio's early performances as SMAP's background dancers. Just prior to Tokio's debut, the band's rhythm guitarist, Hiromu Kojima, left the band and was replaced by Tomoya Nagase.

In 1997, Nagase collaborated with American R&B group 3T to record the Japanese version of Eternal Flame, which was used as the theme song for the Japanese drama “D×D”, in which he starred. The single was released under the artist name "Tomoya with 3T" and reached #12 on the Oricon charts. Nagase lists Guns N' Roses as his favourite band.

Nagase has had parts in over 40 dramas. His first lead role was in “Hakusen Nagashi” (1996). More lead roles followed including “Ikebukuro West Gate Park”, “Mukodono!”, and “Tiger & Dragon. Mukodono” was his first comedic role. In “My Boss My Hero”, he had another comedic role. He received an "Ishihara Yuijiro Award" in 2002 as "The Best Newcomer" for his role in the movie “Seoul”. He also played as a lead actor in a drama “Unubore Deka”.

On July 22, 2020, it was announced that Nagase would leave Johnny & Associates and TOKIO at the end of March in 2021. Nagase received the 'Best Actor' award at the 107th Television Drama Academy Awards (Winter 2021) where he starred in an award-winning TBS drama series, “Ore no Ie no Hanashi” that aired in January 2021. Since leaving Johnny & Associates and TOKIO at the end of March in 2021, he is mainly focusing on his own music activities and appearing in CMs.

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