Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 5, 1985 (age 41)
Place of Birth
Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As
- Мацуяма Кэнъити
- Ken'ichi Matsuyama
- 마츠야마 켄이치
- 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 Watanabe in the film adaptation of Haruki Murakami's novel Norwegian Wood, which was released in December 2010.
Known For - Movies
Death Note
as L
Promare
as Galo Thymos (voice)
The Taste of Tea
as Young Man in Red T-Shirt
Gantz
as Masaru Kato
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
as Makoto Sahara
Linda Linda Linda
as Makihara
Ten Nights of Dreams
as Shotaro
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
as L
Norwegian Wood
as Toru Watanabe
Rage
as Tetsuya Tashiro
Known For - TV Shows
Death Note
as Geius (voice)
Gokusen
as Kenichi Mori
The Tiger and Her Wings
as 桂场等一郎
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
as Honda Masanobu
Taira no Kiyomori
as Taira no Kiyomori
1 Litre of Tears
as Yuji Kawamoto
Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?
as Yoshiteru Matsukaze
Reboot
as Riku Hayase (Before Reboot)
Olympic Ransom
A Life
as Igawa Sota