born 1985 · Acting
60.9avg grm
9titles
#2,389best rank
5honors
best title · #2,389 on siteDeath Note2006 · as L68.1Honors
52017Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Actor
2009Japan Academy Prize — Outstanding Performance by an Actor (lead)
2007Japan Academy Prize — Outstanding Performance by an Actor (supporting)
2007Elan d'or Award — Newcomer of the Year
—Mainichi Film Award — Best Actor
Bio
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
ranked on this site2020s2 titles
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Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?2025 · as Yoshiteru Matsukaze · series64.0JJapan Sinks: People of Hope2021 · as Koichi Tokiwa · series64.12010s1 title
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Bunny Drop2011 · as Daikichi Kawachi56.4
