Ken'ichi Matsuyama

Ken'ichi Matsuyama

b. 1985 (age 41) Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Actor

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

Death Note

Death Note: The Last Name

Death Note: The Last Name

Death Note: L Change the World

Death Note: L Change the World

Norwegian Wood

Filmography

Nagi Notes

Themis's Uncertain Court

Themis's Uncertain Court

Reboot

Toki Sude ni Osushi!?

Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?

Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?

Yoshiteru Matsukaze

Koki Mitani's Oi Dazai

Saint Young Men: Holy Men vs Demon Army

Saint Young Men: Holy Men vs Demon Army

The Tiger and Her Wings

The Tiger and Her Wings

Katsuraba Toichiro

Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?

Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?

Do Unto Others

Daimyô-tôsan

Shinjiro Matsudaira

Noise

Dreaming of the Meridian Arc

Dreaming of the Meridian Arc

Japan Sinks: People of Hope

Riverside Mukolitta

Riverside Mukolitta

Blue

Brave: Gunjyo Senki

Brave: Gunjyo Senki

From Miyamoto to You

From Miyamoto to You

Promare: Galo-hen

Promare: Galo-hen

Promare: Lio-hen

Promare: Lio-hen

The Big White Tower

The Big White Tower

Seven Souls in the Skull Castle: Season Wind

Seven Souls in the Skull Castle: Season Wind

Distorted Ripples

Tonari no kazoku wa aoku mieru

Tonari no kazoku wa aoku mieru

From Miyamoto to You

From Miyamoto to You

Yurigokoro

A Life: A Love

Rage

Tetsuya Tashoro

Death Note: Light Up the New World

Death Note: Light Up the New World

Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow

Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow

No yôna mono no yôna mono

No yôna mono no yôna mono

Chin-Yu-Ki: The Journey to the West with Farts

Chin-Yu-Ki: The Journey to the West with Farts

Death Note: Genius of the Counterattack

Chasuke's Journey

Chasuke's Journey

The Gutsy Frog

Kôhaku ga umareta hi

Kôhaku ga umareta hi

Legacy of SOMA: Aonoran

Kojiro Masakado

Buddha 2: The Endless Journey

Buddha 2: The Endless Journey

Homeland

Haru wo seotte

Tôi yakusoku - hoshi ni natta kodomotachi

Tôi yakusoku - hoshi ni natta kodomotachi

The Kiyosu Conference

The Kiyosu Conference

Olympic no minoshirokin

Kunio shimazaki

Taira no Kiyomori

Taira no Kiyomori

Taira no Kiyomori

Gantz: Perfect Answer

Gantz: Perfect Answer

Bunny Drop

Daikichi Kawachi

Another Gantz

My Back Pages

Train Brain Express

Train Brain Express

Norwegian Wood

Gantz

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler

Kamui Gaiden

Bare Essence of Life Ultra-Miracle Love Story

Bare Essence of Life Ultra-Miracle Love Story

Zeni geba

Nonomura Shinichi

Death Note: L Change the World

Death Note: L Change the World

Detroit Metal City

Detroit Metal City

Sôichi Negishi

Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea

Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea

Don't Laugh at My Romance

Don't Laugh at My Romance

Prodigy

Sexy Voice and Robo

Sexy Voice and Robo

South Bound

Officer Niigaki

Dolphin blue: Fuji, mou ichido sora e

Challenging Kurosawa: Yoshimitsu Morita Remakes 'Sanjuro'

Death Note

Death Note: The Last Name

Death Note: The Last Name

Vanished

Linda Linda Linda

Linda Linda Linda

Nana

Shin'ichi Okazaki

Yamato

Katsumi Kamio (15 years old)

Custom Made 10.30

Custom Made 10.30

Furyo shonen no yume

Odaiba bôken'ô SP: Kareshi sensei!!

The Locker 2

Yôsuke Shinohara

Kamachi

Uiningu pasu

Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement

Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement

Gokusen

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