



松山ケンイチ
Acting1985Aomori Prefecture, Japan

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.
Known For
Acting History
2026
Nagi Notes
as Yoshihiro Iguchi
Themis no Futashika na Hotei
TVas Kiyoharu Ando• 8 eps
Reboot
TVas Hayase Riku(Before Reboot)• 1 eps
2025
Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?
TVas Yoshiteru Matsukaze• 10 eps
2024
The Tiger and Her Wings
TVas 桂场等一郎• 130 eps
2023
Do Unto Others
as Munenori Shiba
We're Broke, My Lord!
as Shinjiro Matsudaira
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
TVas Honda Masanobu• 50 eps
Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?
TVas Uozumi Yuzuru• 10 eps
2022
Noise
as Jun Tanabe
2021
Riverside Mukolitta
as Takeshi Yamada
Brave: Gunjyou Senki
as Nobunaga Oda
Blue
as Nobuto Urita
JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope
TVas Kōichi Tokiwa• 10 eps
2020
2019
From Miyamoto to You
as Kazuo Jinbo
Promare / Side: Lio
as Galo Thymos (voice)
Saint Young Men 2nd Century
as Jesus
Promare
as Galo Thymos (voice)
Promare / Side: Galo
as Galo Thymos (voice)
The Great White Tower
TVas Shuji Satomi• 5 eps
2018
Saint Young Men
as Jesus Christ
From Miyamoto To You
TVas 神保和夫• 12 eps
Residential Complex
TVas Daiki Igarashi• 10 eps
2017
2016
Rage
as Tetsuya Tashiro
Chinyuki
as Taro Yamada
Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow
as Satoshi Murayama
Something Like, Something Like It
as Shinden Defunetei
2015
Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran
as Kojiro Masakado
The Emperor in August
as Takeo Sasaki
The Day Kouhaku Was Born
as Shindo Tatsuya
Chasuke's Journey
as Chasuke
Dokonjō Gaeru
TVas Hiroshi• 10 eps
2014
2013
The Kiyosu Conference
as Hidemasa Hori
2012
Train Brain Express
as Kei Komachi
Taira no Kiyomori
TVas Taira no Kiyomori• 50 eps
2011
Gantz: Perfect Answer
as Masaru Kato
My Back Page
as Umeyama
Another Gantz
as Masaru Kato
Bunny Drop
as Daikichi Kawachi
2010
2009
Kamui
as Kamui
Bare Essence of Life
as Youjin Mizuki
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
as Makoto Sahara
Making of Death Note
as Self/L
Making of Death Note: The Last Name
as Self/L
Money Crazy
TVas Gamagori Futaro• 9 eps
2008
Detroit Metal City
as Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
as Mirume
Detroit Metal City
TVas Makoto Hokazono (voice)• 12 eps
Detroit Metal City
Theme Song Performance
2007
South Bound
as Officer Niigaki
Tsubaki Sanjuro
as Iori Isaka
1 Litre Of Tears SP
as Yuji Kawamoto
Prodigy
as Oto Kikuna
Ten Nights of Dreams
as Shotaro
Sexy Voice and Robo
TVas Robo• 11 eps
2006
Death Note
as L
Vanished
as Tomohiko
Angels with Broken Wings
TVas Shingo• 1 eps
Death Note
TVas Geius (voice)• 1 eps
2005
Nana
as Shinichi Okazaki
Custom Made 10.30
as Tamotu
Linda Linda Linda
as Makihara
1 Litre of Tears
TVas Yuji Kawamoto• 3 eps
2004
The Taste of Tea
as Young Man in Red T-Shirt
Be-Bop High School
as Jun Kawabata
The Locker 2
as Yôsuke Shinohara
2002
Gokusen
TVas Kenichi Mori• 12 eps







