Acting
Kenichi Matsuyama
Also Known As: Мацуяма Кэнъити, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, 마츠야마 켄이치
Birth Date
March 5, 1985
(41 years old)
Place of Birth
Mutsu, Aomori, Japan
Popularity
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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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TV Show
Death Note
Geius (voice)
2006 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Gokusen
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2002 • 12 episodes
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TV Show
The Tiger and Her Wings
桂场等一郎
2024 • 130 episodes
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TV Show
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
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2023 • 50 episodes
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TV Show
Taira no Kiyomori
Taira no Kiyomori
2012 • 50 episodes
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TV Show
Reboot
Riku Hayase (Before Reboot)
2026 • 3 episodes
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TV Show
Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?
Yoshiteru Matsukaze
2025 • 10 episodes
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TV Show
1 Litre of Tears
Yuji Kawamoto
2005 • 3 episodes
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Movie
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
Tatta (voice)
2014
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Movie
Death Note
L
2006
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TV Show
Detroit Metal City
Makoto Hokazono (voice)
2008 • 12 episodes
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Movie
Gantz
Masaru Kato
2010
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Movie
Death Note: L Change the WorLd
L
2008
TV Show
Until the T-Shirt Dries
Mitsuru
2026 • 10 episodes
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Movie
Death Note: The Last Name
L
2006
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TV Show
Themis' Uncertain Court
Kiyoharu Ando
2026 • 8 episodes
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Movie
Yamato
2005
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TV Show
Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?
Uozumi Yuzuru
2023 • 10 episodes
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TV Show
Angels with Broken Wings
Shingo
2006 • 1 episode
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TV Show
The Great White Tower
Shuji Satomi
2019 • 5 episodes