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.

Known For

Death Note

Gokusen

What Will You Do, Ieyasu?

1 Litre of Tears

The Tiger and Her Wings

Reboot

Taira no Kiyomori

Olympic Ransom

All Movies (77)

• Nagi Notes2026 · as Yoshihiro Iguchi
• New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period2025
• Oi, Dazai2025
• Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~2024 · as Jesus
• We're Broke, My Lord!2023 · as Shinjiro Matsudaira
• Do Unto Others2023 · as Munenori Shiba
• Dreaming of the Meridian Arc2022
• Noise2022 · as Jun Tanabe
• Riverside Mukolitta2021 · as Takeshi Yamada
• Blue2021 · as Nobuto Urita
• Brave: Gunjyou Senki2021 · as Nobunaga Oda
• Hotel Royal2020 · as Satoshi Miyagawa
• Mio's Cookbook2020
• Saint Young Men 32020 · as イエス
• From Miyamoto to You2019 · as Kazuo Jinbo
• Saint Young Men 2nd Century2019 · as Jesus
• Promare2019 · as Galo Thymos (voice)
• Promare / Side: Galo2019 · as Galo Thymos (voice)
• Promare / Side: Lio2019 · as Galo Thymos (voice)
• Fortress of Skulls2019
• Saint Young Men2018 · as Jesus Christ
• Yurigokoro2017 · as Yosuke
• Sekigahara2017 · as Naoe Kanetsugu
• Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow2016 · as Satoshi Murayama
• Death Note: Light Up the NEW World2016 · as L
• Rage2016 · as Tetsuya Tashiro
• Chinyuki2016 · as Taro Yamada
• Something Like, Something Like It2016 · as Shinden Defunetei
• The Emperor in August2015 · as Takeo Sasaki
• Chasuke's Journey2015 · as Chasuke
• Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran2015 · as Kojiro Masakado
• The Day Kouhaku Was Born2015 · as Shindo Tatsuya
• A Far Promise2014
• Climbing to Spring2014 · as Toru
• Homeland2014 · as Jiro
• Buddha 2: The Endless Journey2014 · as Tatta (voice)
• The Kiyosu Conference2013 · as Hidemasa Hori
• Train Brain Express2012 · as Kei Komachi
• Bunny Drop2011 · as Daikichi Kawachi
• My Back Page2011 · as Umeyama
• Gantz: Perfect Answer2011 · as Masaru Kato
• Another Gantz2011 · as Masaru Kato
• Gantz2010 · as Masaru Kato
• Norwegian Wood2010 · as Toru Watanabe
• Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac2010 · as Yûji Miwa
• Making of Death Note2009 · as Self/L
• Making of Death Note: The Last Name2009 · as Self/L
• Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler2009 · as Makoto Sahara
• Kamui2009 · as Kamui
• Bare Essence of Life2009 · as Youjin Mizuki
• Detroit Metal City2008 · as Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II
• Death Note: L Change the WorLd2008 · as L
• Sex Is No Laughing Matter2008 · as Mirume
• The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File2007 · as L / Ryuzaki
• Tsubaki Sanjuro2007 · as Iori Isaka
• South Bound2007 · as Officer Niigaki
• Prodigy2007 · as Oto Kikuna
• Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji2007
• 1 Litre Of Tears SP2007 · as Yuji Kawamoto
• Ten Nights of Dreams2007 · as Shotaro
• Death Note: The Last Name2006 · as L
• Vanished2006 · as Tomohiko
• Death Note2006 · as L
• Yamato2005
• Custom Made 10.302005 · as Tamotu
• Furyo shonen no yume2005
• Nana2005 · as Shinichi Okazaki
• Be-Bop High School 22005
• Linda Linda Linda2005 · as Makihara
• The Taste of Tea2004 · as Young Man in Red T-Shirt
• Be-Bop High School2004 · as Jun Kawabata
• The Locker 22004 · as Yôsuke Shinohara
• Winning Pass2004
• Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement2003
• Bright Future2003 · as Jun
• hana –1970, Koza ga moeta hi–—
• Death Note: Genius of the Counterattack— · as L

All TV Shows (29)

• Tシャツが乾くまで2026 · as Mitsuru
• Toki Sudeni Osushi!?2026 · as Oedo Umiya
• Reboot2026 · as Riku Hayase (Before Reboot)
• Themis' Uncertain Court2026 · as Kiyoharu Ando
• Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?2025 · as Yoshiteru Matsukaze
• The Tiger and Her Wings2024 · as 桂场等一郎
• Farewell Hospital2024
• Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?2023 · as Uozumi Yuzuru
• What Will You Do, Ieyasu?2023 · as Honda Masanobu
• JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope2021 · as Kōichi Tokiwa
• Komoribito2020
• 歪んだ波紋2019
• The Great White Tower2019 · as Shuji Satomi
• From Miyamoto To You2018 · as 神保和夫
• Residential Complex2018 · as Daiki Igarashi
• A Life2017 · as Igawa Sota
• Dokonjō Gaeru2015 · as Hiroshi
• Futagashira2015
• Olympic Ransom2013
• Taira no Kiyomori2012 · as Taira no Kiyomori
• Japanese Americans2010
• Money Crazy2009 · as Gamagori Futaro
• Detroit Metal City2008 · as Makoto Hokazono (voice)
• Sekushii Boisu Ando Robo2007
• Sexy Voice and Robo2007 · as Robo
• Death Note2006 · as Geius (voice)
• Angels with Broken Wings2006 · as Shingo
• 1 Litre of Tears2005 · as Yuji Kawamoto
• Gokusen2002 · as Kenichi Mori