Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1985-03-05 (40 years)
- Place of BirthAomori Prefecture, Japan
- Also Known AsМацуяма КэнъитиKen'ichi Matsuyama마츠야마 켄이치松山研一Matsuyama Kenichi
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2025
Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?
As: Yoshiteru Matsukaze
- 2024
Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~
As: Jesus
- 2024
The Tiger and Her Wings
As: 桂场等一郎
- 2023
We're Broke, My Lord!
As: Shinjiro Matsudaira
- 2023
Do Unto Others
As: Munenori Shiba
- 2023
Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?
As: Uozumi Yuzuru
- 2023
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
As: Honda Masanobu
- 2022
Noise
As: Jun Tanabe
2021Riverside Mukolitta
As: Takeshi Yamada
2021JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope
As: Kōichi Tokiwa
2021Blue
As: Nobuto Urita
2021Brave: Gunjyou Senki
As: Nobunaga Oda
2020Hotel Royal
As: Satoshi Miyagawa
2020Saint Young Men 3
As: イエス
2019From Miyamoto to You
As: Kazuo Jinbo
2019Saint Young Men 2nd Century
As: Jesus
- 2019
Promare
As: Galo Thymos (voice)
2019Promare / Side: Galo
As: Galo Thymos (voice)
2019Promare / Side: Lio
As: Galo Thymos (voice)
2019The Great White Tower
As: Shuji Satomi
2018Saint Young Men
As: Jesus Christ
2018From Miyamoto To You
As: 神保和夫
2018Residential Complex
As: Daiki Igarashi
2017Yurigokoro
As: Yosuke
2017Sekigahara
As: Naoe Kanetsugu
2017A Life
As: Igawa Sota
2016Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow
As: Satoshi Murayama
2016Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
As: L
2016Rage
As: Tetsuya Tashiro
2016Chinyuki
As: Taro Yamada
2016Something Like, Something Like It
As: Shinden Defunetei
2015The Emperor in August
As: Takeo Sasaki
2015Dokonjō Gaeru
As: Hiroshi
2015Chasuke's Journey
As: Chasuke
2015Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran
As: Kojiro Masakado
2015The Day Kouhaku Was Born
As: Shindo Tatsuya
2014Climbing to Spring
As: Toru
2014Homeland
As: Jiro
2014Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
As: Tatta (voice)
2013The Kiyosu Conference
As: Hidemasa Hori
2012Train Brain Express
As: Kei Komachi
2012Taira no Kiyomori
As: Taira no Kiyomori
2011Bunny Drop
As: Daikichi Kawachi
2011My Back Page
As: Umeyama
2011Gantz: Perfect Answer
As: Masaru Kato
2011Another Gantz
As: Masaru Kato
- 2010
Gantz
As: Masaru Kato
2010Norwegian Wood
As: Toru Watanabe
2010Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
As: Yûji Miwa
2009Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
As: Makoto Sahara
2009Kamui
As: Kamui
2009Bare Essence of Life
As: Youjin Mizuki
2009Money Crazy
As: Gamagori Futaro
2008Detroit Metal City
As: Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II
2008Detroit Metal City
As: Makoto Hokazono (voice)
- 2008
Death Note: L Change the WorLd
As: L
2008Sex Is No Laughing Matter
As: Mirume
2007The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File
As: L / Ryuzaki
2007Tsubaki Sanjuro
As: Iori Isaka
2007South Bound
As: Officer Niigaki
2007Prodigy
As: Oto Kikuna
2007Sexy Voice and Robo
As: Robo
20071 Litre Of Tears SP
As: Yuji Kawamoto
2007Ten Nights of Dreams
As: Shotaro
- 2006
Death Note: The Last Name
As: L
2006Death Note
As: Geius (voice)
2006Vanished
As: Tomohiko
- 2006
Death Note
As: L
2006Angels with Broken Wings
As: Shingo
2005Custom Made 10.30
As: Tamotu
20051 Litre of Tears
As: Yuji Kawamoto
2005Nana
As: Shinichi Okazaki
2005Linda Linda Linda
As: Makihara
2004The Taste of Tea
As: Young Man in Red T-Shirt
2004Be-Bop High School
As: Jun Kawabata
2004The Locker 2
As: Yôsuke Shinohara
2003Bright Future
As: Jun