Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
05 Mar, 1985 (40 years old)
Kenichi Matsuyama
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
Acting
2025
Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?
2023
We're Broke, My Lord!
2023
Do Unto Others
2022
Noise
2021
Riverside Mukolitta
2021
BLUE
2021
Brave: Gunjyo Senki
2020
Hotel Royal
2020
Mio's Cookbook
2019
Promare
2017
Sekigahara
2016
Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow
2016
Death Note: Light Up the New World
2016
Rage
2016
Chinyuki
2016
Something Like, Something Like It
2015
The Emperor in August
2015
Chasuke's Journey
2014
Homeland
2013
The Kiyosu Conference
2011
My Back Page
2011
Gantz: Perfect Answer
2010
Norwegian Wood
2010
Gantz
2009
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
2009
Kamui
2009
Bare Essence of Life
2008
Death Note: L Change the World
2008
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
2007
Prodigy
2007
Ten Nights of Dreams
2006
Death Note: The Last Name
2006
Death Note
2005
Yamato
2005
Nana
2005
Linda Linda Linda
2004
The Taste of Tea
2004
The Locker 2