Kenichi Matsuyama
Actor
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
Death Note: The Last Name
as L 2006
Gantz
as Masaru Kato 2010
Promare
as Galo Thymos (voice) 2019
Death Note: L Change the WorLd
as L 2008
Norwegian Wood
as Toru Watanabe 2010
Gantz: Perfect Answer
as Masaru Kato 2011
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
as L 2016
The Taste of Tea
as Young Man in Red T-Shirt 2004
Linda Linda Linda
as Makihara 2005
Nana
as Shinichi Okazaki 2005
Bunny Drop
as Daikichi Kawachi 2011
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
as Makoto Sahara 2009
Rage
as Tetsuya Tashiro 2016
Detroit Metal City
as Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II 2008
Bright Future
as Jun 2003
Another Gantz
as Masaru Kato 2011