Kenichi Matsuyama

Kenichi Matsuyama

Born 1985-03-05 (age 41) Aomori Prefecture, Japan
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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.

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Known For

Death Note
Death Note

2006

as L

Gantz
Gantz

2010

as Masaru Kato

Promare
Promare

2019

as Galo Thymos (voice)

Gantz: Perfect Answer
Gantz: Perfect Answer

2011

as Masaru Kato

The Taste of Tea
The Taste of Tea

2004

as Young Man in Red T-Shirt

Death Note: The Last Name
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler

2009

as Makoto Sahara

Yamato
Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood

2010

as Toru Watanabe

Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey

2014

as Tatta (voice)

Linda Linda Linda
Linda Linda Linda

2005

as Makihara

Sex Is No Laughing Matter
Sekigahara
Sekigahara

2017

as Naoe Kanetsugu

Yurigokoro
Yurigokoro

2017

as Yosuke

Nana
Nana

2005

as Shinichi Okazaki

Another Gantz
Another Gantz

2011

as Masaru Kato

Detroit Metal City
Detroit Metal City

2008

as Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II

Noise
Noise

2022

as Jun Tanabe