Kenichi Matsuyama
Known For
Acting
Born
1985-03-05 in 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.
Most Known For
Death Note
as Geius (voice)
Gokusen
as Kenichi Mori
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
as Honda Masanobu
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
as Tatta (voice)
Taira no Kiyomori
as Taira no Kiyomori
Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?
as Yoshiteru Matsukaze
The Tiger and Her Wings
as 桂场等一郎
Detroit Metal City
as Makoto Hokazono (voice)
The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File
as L / Ryuzaki
Residential Complex
as Daiki Igarashi
1 Litre of Tears
as Yuji Kawamoto
Death Note
as L
Money Crazy
as Gamagori Futaro
JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope
as Kōichi Tokiwa
Yamato
Norwegian Wood
as Toru Watanabe
Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?
as Uozumi Yuzuru
Gantz
as Masaru Kato
Promare
as Galo Thymos (voice)
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
as L