Actor

Tao Okamoto

May 22, 1985 · Chiba, Japan

Tao Okamoto (岡本多緒 Okamoto Tao, born May 22, 1985) known professionally as Tao, is a Japanese actress and model, who is, alongside Ai Tominaga and Hiroko Matsumoto, one of the biggest models from Japan. In 2009, she was one of the faces of Ralph Lauren. She made her film debut as the female lead Mariko Yashida in the 2013 film The Wolverine; and played Mercy Graves in the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. She has had recurring roles in the television series Hannibal, The Man in the High Castle, and Westworld.

Tao was born in Chiba, Japan. She started modeling as a teenager in Japan, when she was 14 years old.

Notable work

6
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
as Mercy Graves
6.4
The Wolverine (2013)
as Mariko Yashida / Scarlet Samurai
8
Westworld (2016)
as Hanaryo
8.3
Hannibal (2013)
as Chiyo
7.5
The Man in the High Castle (2015)
as Betty

Often works with

Hiroshi Tamaki
3 titles together
Laplace's Witch, The Silent Service, The Silent Service
Laurence Fishburne
2 titles together
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Hannibal
Masaharu Fukuyama
2 titles together
Manhunt, Last Man: The Blind Profiler
Masanobu Takashima
2 titles together
Laplace's Witch, Blood on the Tracks
Kyōzō Nagatsuka
2 titles together
All of a Sudden, Crossroads
Takao Osawa
2 titles together
The Silent Service, The Silent Service

Full filmography · 20

All of a Sudden
as Mari Morisaki
20268.3
My Sweet Pala
Director and Writer
2025
Out of Order
as Lisa
2025
Interface
cast
2025
The Silent Service
cast
2023
Sun & Moon
cast and Director and Writer
2023
Lost Transmissions
as Wendi
20205.3
She's Just a Shadow
as Irene
2019
Perfect
as Ozawa
20194.3
Laplace's Witch
as Rei Kirimiya
20186.2
Manhunt
as Kiko Tanaka
20175.6
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
as Mercy Graves
20166