Acting credits
102
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Kenichi Matsuyama
Acting
Career Snapshot
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1.9
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Movies: 75Series: 27Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 79037
IMDb ID: nm1947564
Known for: Acting
Born: March 5, 1985
Age: 41
Place of birth: Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2002 - 2026
Years active: 25
Average TMDB rating: 6.95
Wikidata: Q360986
Also known as
Мацуяма Кэнъити • Ken'ichi Matsuyama • 마츠야마 켄이치 • Matsuyama Kenichi
Other jobs
Theme Song Performance (1)
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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Movies
Movie credits linked with Kenichi Matsuyama.
New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period
2025 Movie
7.0
Oi, Dazai
2025 Movie
6.5
Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~
as Jesus
2024 Movie
7.5
We're Broke, My Lord!
as Shinjiro Matsudaira
2023 Movie
7.6
Do Unto Others
as Munenori Shiba
2023 Movie
8.0
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc
2022 Movie
5.9
Noise
as Jun Tanabe
2022 Movie
6.6
Riverside Mukolitta
as Takeshi Yamada
2021 Movie
6.7
Blue
as Nobuto Urita
2021 Movie
6.8
Brave: Gunjyou Senki
as Nobunaga Oda
2021 Movie
4.6
Hotel Royal
as Satoshi Miyagawa
2020 Movie
8.1
Mio's Cookbook
2020 Movie
6.0
Saint Young Men 3
as イエス
2020 Movie
6.1
From Miyamoto to You
as Kazuo Jinbo
2019 Movie
6.0
Saint Young Men 2nd Century
as Jesus
2019 Movie
7.1
Promare
as Galo Thymos (voice)
2019 Movie
7.4
Promare / Side: Galo
as Galo Thymos (voice)
2019 Movie
6.9
Promare / Side: Lio
as Galo Thymos (voice)
2019 Movie
8.0
Fortress of Skulls
2019 Movie
3.7
Saint Young Men
as Jesus Christ
2018 Movie
7.3
Yurigokoro
as Yosuke
2017 Movie
7.0
Sekigahara
as Naoe Kanetsugu
2017 Movie
6.3
Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow
as Satoshi Murayama
2016 Movie
6.3
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
as L
2016 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Kenichi Matsuyama.
In 4 days
Toki Sudeni Osushi!?
as Oedo Umiya • 1 eps
2026 Series
7.7
Reboot
as Riku Hayase (Before Reboot) • 3 eps
2026 Series
6.0
Themis' Uncertain Court
as Kiyoharu Ando • 8 eps
2026 Series
7.6
Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?
as Yoshiteru Matsukaze • 10 eps
2025 Series
8.3
The Tiger and Her Wings
as 桂场等一郎 • 130 eps
2024 Series
8.0
Farewell Hospital
5 eps
2024 Series
6.8
Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?
as Uozumi Yuzuru • 10 eps
2023 Series
7.7
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
as Honda Masanobu • 50 eps
2023 Series
6.3
JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope
as Kōichi Tokiwa • 10 eps
2021 Series
6.0
Komoribito
1 eps
2020 Series
9.0
歪んだ波紋
8 eps
2019 Series
6.5
The Great White Tower
as Shuji Satomi • 5 eps
2019 Series
7.3
From Miyamoto To You
as 神保和夫 • 12 eps
2018 Series
7.0
Residential Complex
as Daiki Igarashi • 10 eps
2018 Series
7.0
A Life
as Igawa Sota • 10 eps
2017 Series
8.3
Dokonjō Gaeru
as Hiroshi • 10 eps
2015 Series
Futagashira
10 eps
2015 Series
Olympic Ransom
2 eps
2013 Series
8.0
Taira no Kiyomori
as Taira no Kiyomori • 50 eps
2012 Series
7.0
Japanese Americans
5 eps
2010 Series
6.5
Money Crazy
as Gamagori Futaro • 9 eps
2009 Series
7.6
Detroit Metal City
as Makoto Hokazono (voice) • 12 eps
2008 Series
8.0
Sexy Voice and Robo
as Robo • 11 eps
2007 Series
8.6
Death Note
as Geius (voice) • 1 eps
2006 Series