# Kei Tanaka

Kei Tanaka (田中圭, Tanaka Kei, born 10 July 1984 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Suicide Club | High school student | |
| 2004 | Be with You | Mio's university friend | |
| 2007 | Hōtai Club | Shinichi 'Gimo' Yanagimoto | |
| 2011 | Runway Beat | Satoru Inuda | |
| 2012 | Afro Tanaka | Hajime Okamoto | |
| 2012 | .hack//The Movie | Tomohiko Okano (voice) | |
| 2013 | Library Wars | Mikihisa Komaki | |
| 2015 | Library Wars: The Last Mission | Mikihisa Komaki | |
| 2017 | Manhunt | Kitagawa | Chinese film |
| 2018 | The Many Faces of Ito | Shin'ya Tamura | |
| 2018 | Stolen Identity | Makoto Tomita | |
| 2019 | Marriage Hunting Beauty | Yatabe | |
| 2019 | Hit Me Anyone One More Time | Heitarō Ōzeki | |
| 2019 | Ossan's Love: Love or Dead | Sōichi Haruta | Lead role |
| 2020 | Mellow | Seiichi Natsume | Lead role |
| 2020 | Stolen Identity 2 | Makoto Tomita | Special appearance |
| 2021 | The Cinderella Addiction | Daigo Izumisawa | |
| 2021 | Jump!! The Heroes Behind the Gold | Jinya Nishikata | Lead role |
| 2021 | Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Part 2 | | Cameo appearance |
| 2021 | First Gentleman | Hiyori Sōma | Lead role |
| 2021 | And So the Baton Is Passed | Sōsuke Morimiya | |
| 2021 | Your Turn to Kill: The Movie | Shōta Tezuka | Lead role |
| 2022 | To Be Killed by a High School Girl | Haruto Higashiyama | Lead role |
| 2022 | Whisper of the Heart | Sonomura | |
| 2022 | Haw | Tamio Akanishi | Lead role |
| 2022 | Phases of the Moon | Ryunosuke Masaki | |
| 2023 | G-Men | Kōichi Yagami | |
| 2024 | Ano Hito ga Kieta | Arakawa | |
| 2024 | Doctor-X: The Movie | Hikaru Morimoto | |
| 2024 | Stolen Identity: Final Hacking Game | Makoto Tomita | Special appearance |
| 2024 | The Hotel of My Dream | Endo | |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Gokusen | Ono | |
| 2003 | Water Boys | | |
| 2004 | Socrates in Love | | |
| 2005 | Water Boys 2005 Natsu | | |
| 2005 | Tokyo Friends | Wataru Iwatsuki | DVD released |
| 2006 | Journey Under the Midnight Sun | | |
| 2007 | Hana Yori Dango Returns | | |
| 2008 | Maō | Hitoshi Kasai | |
| 2011 | Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda | | |
| 2011 | Sunshine | Haruki Sudō | Asadora |
| 2011 | The Reason I Can't Find My Love | Yu Hasegawa | |
| 2012 | Deka Kurokawa Suzuki | Tadashi Akagi | |
| 2012–2021 | Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon | Hikaru Morimoto | Season 1, 5 and 7 |
| 2013 | No Continue Kid: Bokura no Game Shi | Reiji Watanabe | Lead role |
| 2014 | Gunshi Kanbei | Ishida Mitsunari | Taiga drama |
| 2015 | I'm Home | Tsuyoshi Honjō | |
| 2016 | Good Morning Call | Takuya Uehara | |
| 2017 | Tokyo Tarareba Musume | Yoshio Marui | |
| 2018 | Miss Sherlock | Toshio Yoneyama | |
| 2018 | Double Fantasy | Ryosuke Iwai | Miniseries |
| 2018–2024 | Ossan's Love | Sōichi Haruta | Lead role; 3 seasons |
| 2019 | Your Turn to Kill | Shōta Tezuka | Lead role |
| 2020 | Panda Judges the World | Tetsuya Morishima | |
| 2020 | Discord | Yūsuke Kawakami | Lead role; TV movie |
| 2020 | Unsung Cinderella | Shōgo Seno | |
| 2020 | How to Eliminate My Teacher | Tsuneo Yoshizawa | Lead role |
| 2021 | Helical Labyrinth | Jin Jinbo | Lead role |
| 2022 | Umeko: The Face of Female Education | Itō Hirobumi | TV movie |
| 2023 | Black Postman | Rikiya Soejima | Lead role |

### Japanese dub

* Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) - Dr. Mark Russell (Kyle Chandler)
* Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) - Dr. Mark Russell (Kyle Chandler)
* The Lost City (2022) - Alan Caprison / Dash McMahon (Channing Tatum)

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result |
| 2018 | 11th Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Actor | Ossan's Love | Won |
| 2019 | 22nd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Actor | Ossan's Love | Won |
| 2019 | 43rd Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Himself | Won |
| 2020 | 23rd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Actor | Ossan's Love (S2) and Your Turn to Kill | Won |