Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 5, 1985
Place of Birth:
Aomori Prefecture, Japan
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Kenichi Matsuyama
Biography
Kenichi Matsuyama (松山 ケンイチ, Matsuyama Ken'ichi, born March 5, 1985) is a Japanese actor. He is known for his affinity for strange character roles, and he is best known internationally for playing L in the 2006 films Death Note, Death Note 2: The Last Name and L: Change the World in 2008, as well as voicing Gelus in the Death Note animated adaptation. He was cast to play lead character Toru Watanabe in the film adaptation of Haruki Murakami's novel Norwegian Wood, which was released in December 2010.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle? | Yoshiteru Matsukaze |
| 2024 | Farewell Hospital | |
| 2024 | The Tiger and Her Wings | 桂场等一郎 |
| 2023 | What Will You Do, Ieyasu? | Honda Masanobu |
| 2023 | Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times? | Uozumi Yuzuru |
| 2021 | JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope | Kōichi Tokiwa |
| 2020 | Komoribito | |
| 2019 | The Great White Tower | Shuji Satomi |
| 2019 | 歪んだ波紋 | |
| 2018 | From Miyamoto To You | 神保和夫 |
| 2018 | Residential Complex | Daiki Igarashi |
| 2017 | A Life | Igawa Sota |
| 2015 | Dokonjō Gaeru | Hiroshi |
| 2015 | Futagashira | |
| 2013 | Olympic Ransom | |
| 2012 | Taira no Kiyomori | Taira no Kiyomori |
| 2010 | Japanese Americans | |
| 2009 | Money Crazy | Gamagori Futaro |
| 2008 | Detroit Metal City | Makoto Hokazono (voice) |
| 2007 | Sekushii Boisu Ando Robo | |
| 2007 | Sexy Voice and Robo | Robo |
| 2006 | Death Note | Geius (voice) |
| 2006 | Angels with Broken Wings | Shingo |
| 2005 | 1 Litre of Tears | Yuji Kawamoto |