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