
Kenichi Matsuyama
Actor
Born: March 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.
Filmography (59)
- The Taste of Tea (2004, ★ 7.5)
- Mio's Cookbook (2020, ★ 8.1)
- Climbing to Spring (2014, ★ 8.4)
- Death Note (2006, ★ 7.1)
- Death Note: The Last Name (2006, ★ 7.1)
- Prodigy (2007, ★ 7.1)
- We're Broke, My Lord! (2023, ★ 7.4)
- Bunny Drop (2011, ★ 7.1)
- Linda Linda Linda (2005, ★ 7.5)
- Do Unto Others (2023, ★ 7.6)
- Buddha 2: The Endless Journey (2014, ★ 7.7)
- 1 Litre of Tears (2005, ★ 8.4)
- Yurigokoro (2017, ★ 7.3)
- Promare (2019, ★ 7.1)
- Promare / Side: Galo (2019, ★ 7.4)
- Taira no Kiyomori (2012, ★ 8)
- Death Note (2006, ★ 8.6)
- The Kiyosu Conference (2013, ★ 7)
- Another Gantz (2011, ★ 7)
- Sekigahara (2017, ★ 7)
- A Life (2017, ★ 7)
- What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023, ★ 7.7)
- Detroit Metal City (2008, ★ 7.6)
- Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle? (2025, ★ 7.6)
- Gokusen (2002, ★ 7.9)
- Death Note: L Change the WorLd (2008, ★ 6)
- Detroit Metal City (2008, ★ 6.4)
- Bright Future (2003, ★ 6.8)
- Bare Essence of Life (2009, ★ 6)
- Nana (2005, ★ 6.7)