Kenichi Matsuyama
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 5, 1985 (41 years old)
Place of Birth
Aomori Prefecture, Japan
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.
Known For
| 2026 | Nagi NotesYoshihiro Iguchi | |
| 2026 | Themis' Uncertain CourtKiyoharu Ando | |
| 2026 | RebootRiku Hayase (Before Reboot) | |
| 2026 | Toki Sudeni Osushi!?Oedo Umiya | |
| 2025 | Oi, Dazai | |
| 2025 | New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period | |
| 2025 | Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?Yoshiteru Matsukaze | |
| 2024 | Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~Jesus | |
| 2024 | Farewell Hospital | |
| 2024 | The Tiger and Her Wings桂场等一郎 | |
| 2023 | We're Broke, My Lord!Shinjiro Matsudaira | |
| 2023 | Do Unto OthersMunenori Shiba | |
| 2023 | What Will You Do, Ieyasu?Honda Masanobu | |
| 2023 | Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?Uozumi Yuzuru | |
| 2022 | Dreaming of the Meridian Arc | |
| 2022 | NoiseJun Tanabe | |
| 2021 | Brave: Gunjyou SenkiNobunaga Oda | |
| 2021 | Riverside MukolittaTakeshi Yamada | |
| 2021 | BlueNobuto Urita | |
| 2021 | JAPAN SINKS: People of HopeKōichi Tokiwa | |
| 2020 | Mio's Cookbook | |
| 2020 | Saint Young Men 3イエス | |
| 2020 | Hotel RoyalSatoshi Miyagawa | |
| 2020 | Komoribito | |
| 2019 | PromareGalo Thymos (voice) | |
| 2019 | Promare / Side: GaloGalo Thymos (voice) | |
| 2019 | From Miyamoto to YouKazuo Jinbo | |
| 2019 | Promare / Side: LioGalo Thymos (voice) | |
| 2019 | Saint Young Men 2nd CenturyJesus | |
| 2019 | Fortress of Skulls | |
| 2019 | The Great White TowerShuji Satomi | |
| 2019 | 歪んだ波紋 | |
| 2018 | Saint Young MenJesus Christ | |
| 2018 | From Miyamoto To You神保和夫 | |
| 2018 | Residential ComplexDaiki Igarashi | |
| 2017 | SekigaharaNaoe Kanetsugu | |
| 2017 | YurigokoroYosuke | |
| 2017 | A LifeIgawa Sota | |
| 2016 | RageTetsuya Tashiro | |
| 2016 | ChinyukiTaro Yamada | |
| 2016 | Satoshi: A Move for TomorrowSatoshi Murayama | |
| 2016 | Something Like, Something Like ItShinden Defunetei | |
| 2016 | Death Note: Light Up the NEW WorldL | |
| 2015 | Chasuke's JourneyChasuke | |
| 2015 | Legacy of Soma: Ao no RanKojiro Masakado | |
| 2015 | The Day Kouhaku Was BornShindo Tatsuya | |
| 2015 | The Emperor in AugustTakeo Sasaki | |
| 2015 | Dokonjō GaeruHiroshi | |
| 2015 | Futagashira | |
| 2014 | HomelandJiro | |
| 2014 | Climbing to SpringToru | |
| 2014 | Buddha 2: The Endless JourneyTatta (voice) | |
| 2014 | A Far Promise | |
| 2013 | The Kiyosu ConferenceHidemasa Hori | |
| 2013 | Olympic Ransom | |
| 2012 | Train Brain ExpressKei Komachi | |
| 2012 | Taira no KiyomoriTaira no Kiyomori | |
| 2011 | Gantz: Perfect AnswerMasaru Kato | |
| 2011 | Bunny DropDaikichi Kawachi | |
| 2011 | My Back PageUmeyama | |
| 2011 | Another GantzMasaru Kato | |
| 2010 | Norwegian WoodToru Watanabe | |
| 2010 | Memoirs of a Teenage AmnesiacYûji Miwa | |
| 2010 | GantzMasaru Kato | |
| 2010 | Japanese Americans | |
| 2009 | Bare Essence of LifeYoujin Mizuki | |
| 2009 | Kaiji: The Ultimate GamblerMakoto Sahara | |
| 2009 | KamuiKamui | |
| 2009 | Making of Death NoteSelf/L | |
| 2009 | Making of Death Note: The Last NameSelf/L | |
| 2009 | Money CrazyGamagori Futaro | |
| 2008 | Death Note: L Change the WorLdL | |
| 2008 | Detroit Metal CitySôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II | |
| 2008 | Sex Is No Laughing MatterMirume | |
| 2008 | Detroit Metal CityMakoto Hokazono (voice) | |
| 2007 | The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case FileL / Ryuzaki | |
| 2007 | ProdigyOto Kikuna | |
| 2007 | South BoundOfficer Niigaki | |
| 2007 | Tsubaki SanjuroIori Isaka | |
| 2007 | 1 Litre Of Tears SPYuji Kawamoto | |
| 2007 | Ten Nights of DreamsShotaro | |
| 2007 | Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji | |
| 2007 | Sekushii Boisu Ando Robo | |
| 2007 | Sexy Voice and RoboRobo | |
| 2006 | Death NoteL | |
| 2006 | Death Note: The Last NameL | |
| 2006 | VanishedTomohiko | |
| 2006 | Death NoteGeius (voice) | |
| 2006 | Angels with Broken WingsShingo | |
| 2005 | NanaShinichi Okazaki | |
| 2005 | Linda Linda LindaMakihara | |
| 2005 | Custom Made 10.30Tamotu | |
| 2005 | Yamato | |
| 2005 | Be-Bop High School 2 | |
| 2005 | Furyo shonen no yume | |
| 2005 | 1 Litre of TearsYuji Kawamoto | |
| 2004 | The Taste of TeaYoung Man in Red T-Shirt | |
| 2004 | Be-Bop High SchoolJun Kawabata | |
| 2004 | The Locker 2Yôsuke Shinohara | |
| 2004 | Winning Pass | |
| 2003 | Bright FutureJun | |
| 2003 | Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement | |
| 2002 | GokusenKenichi Mori | |
| - | hana –1970, Koza ga moeta hi– |