Kenichi Matsuyama
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
Nagi Notes
2026
as Yoshihiro Iguchi
New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period
2025
Oi, Dazai
2025
Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~
2024
as Jesus
We're Broke, My Lord!
2023
as Shinjiro Matsudaira
Do Unto Others
2023
as Munenori Shiba
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc
2022
Noise
2022
as Jun Tanabe
hana –1970, Koza ga moeta hi–
2022
Riverside Mukolitta
2021
as Takeshi Yamada
Blue
2021
as Nobuto Urita
Brave: Gunjyou Senki
2021
as Nobunaga Oda
Hotel Royal
2020
as Satoshi Miyagawa
Mio's Cookbook
2020
Saint Young Men 3
2020
as イエス
From Miyamoto to You
2019
as Kazuo Jinbo
Saint Young Men 2nd Century
2019
as Jesus
Promare
2019
as Galo Thymos (voice)
Promare / Side: Galo
2019
as Galo Thymos (voice)
Promare / Side: Lio
2019
as Galo Thymos (voice)
Fortress of Skulls
2019
Saint Young Men
2018
as Jesus Christ
Yurigokoro
2017
as Yosuke
Sekigahara
2017
as Naoe Kanetsugu