Kenichi Matsuyama

ActorSound Mar 5 (age 41) Aomori Prefecture, Japan 2002–2026 (24 year career)

6.7 avg rating

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 2…

Known For

Film

Death Note

Film

Death Note: The Last Name

Film

1 Litre of Tears

Yuji Kawamoto

Film

Promare

Galo Thymos (voice)

Film

Gantz

Masaru Kato

Film

The Taste of Tea

Young Man in Red T-Shirt

Film

Linda Linda Linda

Makihara

Film

Gantz: Perfect Answer

Masaru Kato

Filmography

Acting (105)

Movies (76)

Nagi Notes

2026 Upcoming

as Yoshihiro Iguchi

Sep 25

Oi, Dazai

2025

7.0

New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period

2025

Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~

2024

as Jesus

6.5

We're Broke, My Lord!

2023

as Shinjiro Matsudaira

7.5

Do Unto Others

2023

as Munenori Shiba

7.8

Dreaming of the Meridian Arc

Noise

as Jun Tanabe

Brave: Gunjyou Senki

as Nobunaga Oda

Riverside Mukolitta

as Takeshi Yamada

Blue

as Nobuto Urita

Hotel Royal

as Satoshi Miyagawa

Saint Young Men 3

as イエス

Mio's Cookbook

Promare

as Galo Thymos (voice)

7.1

Promare / Side: Galo

2019

as Galo Thymos (voice)

7.4

Promare / Side: Lio

2019

as Galo Thymos (voice)

6.9

From Miyamoto to You

2019

as Kazuo Jinbo

6.1

Saint Young Men 2nd Century

as Jesus

Fortress of Skulls

Saint Young Men

as Jesus Christ

Sekigahara

as Naoe Kanetsugu

Yurigokoro

as Yosuke

Rage

as Tetsuya Tashiro

Death Note: Light Up the NEW World

as L

Chinyuki

as Taro Yamada

Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow

2016

as Satoshi Murayama

6.3

Something Like, Something Like It

2016

as Shinden Defunetei

10.0

Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran

2015

as Kojiro Masakado

5.0

The Emperor in August

2015

as Takeo Sasaki

6.4

The Day Kouhaku Was Born

2015

as Shindo Tatsuya

Chasuke's Journey

2015

as Chasuke

6.4

Buddha 2: The Endless Journey

as Tatta (voice)

A Far Promise

Climbing to Spring

as Toru

Homeland

as Jiro

The Kiyosu Conference

as Hidemasa Hori

Train Brain Express

as Kei Komachi

Gantz: Perfect Answer

as Masaru Kato

Bunny Drop

as Daikichi Kawachi

My Back Page

as Umeyama

Another Gantz

as Masaru Kato

Gantz

as Masaru Kato

Norwegian Wood

as Toru Watanabe

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac

2010

as Yûji Miwa

5.4

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler

as Makoto Sahara

Kamui

as Kamui

Bare Essence of Life

as Youjin Mizuki

Making of Death Note

as Self/L

Making of Death Note: The Last Name

2009

as Self/L

Detroit Metal City

2008

as Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II

6.4

Death Note: L Change the WorLd

2008

as L

6.0

Sex Is No Laughing Matter

as Mirume

Ten Nights of Dreams

as Shotaro

Prodigy

as Oto Kikuna

South Bound

as Officer Niigaki

The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File

2007

as L / Ryuzaki

Tsubaki Sanjuro

as Iori Isaka

1 Litre Of Tears SP

as Yuji Kawamoto

Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji

2007

Death Note

2006

as L

7.1

Death Note: The Last Name

as L

Vanished

as Tomohiko

Linda Linda Linda

as Makihara

Yamato

Nana

as Shinichi Okazaki

Custom Made 10.30

as Tamotu

Be-Bop High School 2

Furyo shonen no yume

The Taste of Tea

as Young Man in Red T-Shirt

The Locker 2

as Yôsuke Shinohara

Winning Pass

Be-Bop High School

as Jun Kawabata

Bright Future

as Jun

Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement

2003

3.3

hana –1970, Koza ga moeta hi–

Television (29)

Reboot

2026

as Hayase Riku(Before Reboot)

7.7

Themis' Uncertain Court

2026

as Kiyoharu Ando

6.0

Toki Sudeni Osushi!?

2026

as Oedo Umiya

Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?

2025

as Yoshiteru Matsukaze

7.6

The Tiger and Her Wings

as 桂场等一郎

Farewell Hospital

What Will You Do, Ieyasu?

2023

as Honda Masanobu

7.7

Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?

2023

as Uozumi Yuzuru

6.8

JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope

as Kōichi Tokiwa

Komoribito

The Great White Tower

as Shuji Satomi

歪んだ波紋

Residential Complex

as Daiki Igarashi

From Miyamoto To You

as 神保和夫

A Life

as Igawa Sota

Dokonjō Gaeru

as Hiroshi

Futagashira

Olympic Ransom

Taira no Kiyomori

as Taira no Kiyomori

Japanese Americans

Money Crazy

as Gamagori Futaro

Detroit Metal City

as Makoto Hokazono (voice)

7.6

Sexy Voice and Robo

2007

as Robo

8.0

Sekushii Boisu Ando Robo

2007

Death Note

2006

as Geius (voice)

8.6

Angels with Broken Wings

as Shingo

1 Litre of Tears

as Yuji Kawamoto

1 Litre of Tears

as Yuji Kawamoto

Gokusen

as Kenichi Mori

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Detroit Metal City

2008

Theme Song Performance

6.4