Kenichi Matsuyama
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. 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.
Kenichi Matsuyama | |
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松山 ケンイチ | |
Matsuyama at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival | |
| Born | Kenichi Matsuyama (松山 研一) March 5, 1985 Mutsu, Aomori, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Agent | Horipro |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
His stage name uses the katakana spelling of his first name (ケンイチ) instead of the usual kanji (研一).
He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School.
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