Kenichi Matsuyama
Acting
Born: Mar 05, 1985
From: Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| We're Broke, My Lord! | Shinjiro Matsudaira | 2023 | 7.364 |
| Dreaming of the Meridian Arc | 2022 | 7.7 | |
| Mio's Cookbook | 2020 | 8.1 | |
| Homeland | Jiro | 2014 | 5.7 |
| Climbing to Spring | Toru | 2014 | 8.4 |
| The Kiyosu Conference | Hidemasa Hori | 2013 | 7.0 |
| Train Brain Express | Kei Komachi | 2012 | 6.0 |
| Gantz: Perfect Answer | Masaru Kato | 2011 | 6.648 |
| Bunny Drop | Daikichi Kawachi | 2011 | 7.1 |
| My Back Page | Umeyama | 2011 | 5.1 |
| Norwegian Wood | Toru Watanabe | 2010 | 6.39 |
| Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac | Yûji Miwa | 2010 | 5.4 |
| Bare Essence of Life | Youjin Mizuki | 2009 | 6.0 |
| Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler | Makoto Sahara | 2009 | 6.8 |
| Kamui | Kamui | 2009 | 6.1 |
| Death Note: L Change the WorLd | L | 2008 | 5.995 |
| Detroit Metal City | Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser … | 2008 | 6.4 |
| Sex Is No Laughing Matter | Mirume | 2008 | 5.9 |
| The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File | L / Ryuzaki | 2007 | — |
| Prodigy | Oto Kikuna | 2007 | 7.1 |
| South Bound | Officer Niigaki | 2007 | — |
| Tsubaki Sanjuro | Iori Isaka | 2007 | 6.3 |
| Death Note | L | 2006 | 7.1 |
| Death Note: The Last Name | L | 2006 | 7.1 |
| Vanished | Tomohiko | 2006 | 6.1 |
| Nana | Shinichi Okazaki | 2005 | 6.7 |
| Linda Linda Linda | Makihara | 2005 | 7.534 |
| The Taste of Tea | Young Man in Red T-Shirt | 2004 | 7.521 |
| Bright Future | Jun | 2003 | 6.8 |
| hana –1970, Koza ga moeta hi– | — | ||
Quick Facts
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1985 |
| From | Aomori Prefecture, Japan |