Kenichi Matsuyama
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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
Credits
Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011)
as Masaru Kato
Death Note (2006)
as L
Gantz (2010)
as Masaru Kato
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey (2014)
as Tatta (voice)
Death Note: L Change the WorLd (2008)
as L
Promare (2019)
as Galo Thymos (voice)
Death Note: The Last Name (2006)
as L
Linda Linda Linda (2005)
as Makihara
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World (2016)
as L
Norwegian Wood (2010)
as Toru Watanabe
Yamato (2005)
Actor
The Taste of Tea (2004)
as Young Man in Red T-Shirt
Sekigahara (2017)
as Naoe Kanetsugu
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009)
as Makoto Sahara
Ten Nights of Dreams (2007)
as Shotaro
Nana (2005)
as Shinichi Okazaki
Sex Is No Laughing Matter (2008)
as Mirume
Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement (2003)
Actor
Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~ (2024)
as Jesus
South Bound (2007)
as Officer Niigaki
Kamui (2009)
as Kamui
Another Gantz (2011)
as Masaru Kato
The Kiyosu Conference (2013)
as Hidemasa Hori
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (2010)
as Yûji Miwa
Rage (2016)
as Tetsuya Tashiro
Detroit Metal City (2008)
as Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II
Bunny Drop (2011)
as Daikichi Kawachi
We're Broke, My Lord! (2023)
as Shinjiro Matsudaira
Prodigy (2007)
as Oto Kikuna
Bright Future (2003)
as Jun
Yurigokoro (2017)
as Yosuke
The Emperor in August (2015)
as Takeo Sasaki
Promare / Side: Galo (2019)
as Galo Thymos (voice)
Brave: Gunjyou Senki (2021)
as Nobunaga Oda
Mio's Cookbook (2020)
Actor
Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran (2015)
as Kojiro Masakado
Train Brain Express (2012)
as Kei Komachi
The Locker 2 (2004)
as Yôsuke Shinohara
Death Note: Genius of the Counterattack (—)
as L
The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File (2007)
as L / Ryuzaki
Do Unto Others (2023)
as Munenori Shiba
Climbing to Spring (2014)
as Toru
Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji (2007)
Actor
Tsubaki Sanjuro (2007)
as Iori Isaka
Something Like, Something Like It (2016)
as Shinden Defunetei
Riverside Mukolitta (2021)
as Takeshi Yamada
Bare Essence of Life (2009)
as Youjin Mizuki
My Back Page (2011)
as Umeyama
Chasuke's Journey (2015)
as Chasuke
Nagi Notes (2026)
as Yoshihiro Iguchi
From Miyamoto to You (2019)
as Kazuo Jinbo
Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow (2016)
as Satoshi Murayama
Promare / Side: Lio (2019)
as Galo Thymos (voice)
Homeland (2014)
as Jiro
1 Litre Of Tears SP (2007)
as Yuji Kawamoto
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc (2022)
Actor
New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period (2025)
Actor
Hotel Royal (2020)
as Satoshi Miyagawa
Noise (2022)
as Jun Tanabe
Making of Death Note (2009)
as Self/L
Saint Young Men 2nd Century (2019)
as Jesus
Be-Bop High School (2004)
as Jun Kawabata
Making of Death Note: The Last Name (2009)
as Self/L
Chinyuki (2016)
as Taro Yamada
Oi, Dazai (2025)
Actor
Blue (2021)
as Nobuto Urita
Vanished (2006)
as Tomohiko
Saint Young Men (2018)
as Jesus Christ
The Day Kouhaku Was Born (2015)
as Shindo Tatsuya
Fortress of Skulls (2019)
Actor
hana –1970, Koza ga moeta hi– (2022)
Actor
Saint Young Men 3 (2020)
as イエス
A Far Promise (2014)
Actor
Winning Pass (2004)
Actor
Furyo shonen no yume (2005)
Actor
Custom Made 10.30 (2005)
as Tamotu
Be-Bop High School 2 (2005)
Actor