Acting credits
246
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Kenta Kobayashi
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.0
Low visibility
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Movies: 237Series: 9
TMDB ID: 1363544
IMDb ID: nm6778177
Known for: Acting
Born: March 12, 1981
Age: 45
Place of birth: Sōka, Saitama, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1972 - 2026
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 7.12
Wikidata: Q3114150
Also known as
Hideo Itami • KENTA • Halimao • 小林健太
Biography
Kenta Kobayashi (born March 12, 1981), better known by his ring name KENTA, is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to Pro Wrestling NOAH, where he original debuted in 2000 and is a former two-time GHC Heavyweight Champion, three-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion, one-time GHC Tag Team Champion and three-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. Between 2014 and 2019, he worked for American promotion WWE under the name Hideo Itami. After leaving WWE, he signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), becoming a one-time NEVER Openweight Champion, two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and one-time IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion, before returning to NOAH in 2025.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Kenta Kobayashi.
In 3 weeks
as KENTA
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
2026 • Movie
In 6 days
as KENTA
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026 ~Noto Peninsula Earthquake Recovery Charity Event~
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 12
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 11
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 10
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 9
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 8
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 7
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 6
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 5
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 4
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 3
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 2
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 1
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH After Mayhem 2026
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH Spring Mayhem Ryogoku 2026
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
2026 • Movie
as Kenta
JCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 2026
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
Mystery Wrestling #24
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
2026 • Movie
as KENTA
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
2026 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Kenta Kobayashi.
as Kenta • 11 eps
NJPW STRONG
2020 • Series
as KENTA • 2 eps
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019 • Series
as Hideo Itami • 7 eps
WWE 205 Live
2016 • Series
as Hideo Itami • 25 eps
WWE NXT
2010 • Series
as Kenta • 4 eps
Ring of Honor Wrestling
2009 • Series
as Kenta • 11 eps
Pro Wrestling NOAH
2000 • Series
2 eps
Raw
1993 • Series
1 eps
WWE Pay Per View
1985 • Series
as KENTA • 12 eps
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972 • Series