Claim: Ryuk (Death Note) is a character in the series Death Note appearing in the manga, anime, and film versions.
Evidence: is a fictional character in the manga series Death Note , created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata.
In the anime adaptation , Ryuk is voiced by Nakamura Shidō in Japanese and by Brian Drummond in the English version.
Both actors reprise their roles for voicing the computer-generated version of the character in the live-action films , with Jun Fukushima voicing the CG version in the live-action television drama.
In the musical , Ryuk was portrayed by Kōtarō Yoshida.
Actor Willem Dafoe will voice the character in the American adaptation.