Ryo Nishikido was born 3 November, 1984 in Kadoma, Osaka. He is an actor, singer-songwriter and television presenter. He joined as a trainee with Johnny's Entertainment in 1997 and made his official début with boy groups NEWS and Kanjani 8 in 2003 and 2004 respectively. As an actor, he first gained attention as the devoted classmate of a girl coping with an incurable disease in Japanese drama 1 Litre of Tears (2005) followed by the role as an abusive boyfriend in Last Friends (2008). He left NEWS in 2011 and started focusing on his activities with Kanjani 8, doing nationwide tours and co-hosting variety shows. He went on to take on leading roles in movies and dramas, such as Chonmage Purin (2009), Zenkai Girl (2011), Dakishimetai: Shinjitsu no Monogatari (2014) and Gomen ne Seishun (2014).