# Ken'ichi Matsuyama

Ken'ichi Matsuyama (松山 ケンイチ, Matsuyama Ken'ichi, Mutsu, Prefectura de Aomori, 5 de marzo de 1985) es un actor japonés, afiliado a Horipro. Matsuyama es conocido por su afinidad a interpretar personajes extraños, siendo uno de sus roles más destacados el personaje de L en la serie de películas de Death Note.

## Vida personal

El 1 de abril de 2011, Matsuyama contrajo matrimonio con la también actriz Koyuki Katō, con quien actuó en la película Kamui Gaiden. La pareja le dio la bienvenida a su primer hijo en enero de 2012. Su segundo hijo nació en enero de 2013, mientras que su tercer hijo nació en julio de 2015.

## Filmografía
### Películas

| Año | Título | Papel | Notas |
| 2003 | Wining Pass | Kenta Kobayashi | papel principal |
| 2003 | Bright Future | Jun | |
| 2003 | Guzen nimo Saiaku na Shonen | A bully | |
| 2004 | The Locker 2 | Yosuke Shinohara | |
| 2004 | Kamachi | | |
| 2004 | The Taste of Tea | Matsuken | |
| 2005 | Linda Linda Linda | Makihara | |
| 2005 | Nana | Shinichi "Shin" Okazaki | |
| 2005 | Furyo Shonen no Yume | Hiroyuki Yoshiie | papel principal |
| 2005 | Custom Made 10.30 | Tamotsu/Shin-Getsu | |
| 2005 | Otoko-tachi no Yamato | Katsumi Kamio (15 years old) | |
| 2006 | Oyayubi Sagashi | Tomohiko Igarashi | |
| 2006 | Death Note | L | |
| 2006 | Death Note 2: The Last Name | L | |
| 2007 | Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea | Juchi | |
| 2007 | Ten Nights of Dreams | Shōtarō | Anthology film |
| 2007 | Shindo | Wao | |
| 2007 | Southbound | Officer Niigaki | |
| 2007 | Tsubaki Sanjuro | Iori Isaka | |
| 2007 | Dolphin Blue: Fuji, mo Ichido Sora e | Kazuya Uemura | papel principal |
| 2008 | L: Change the World | L | papel principal |
| 2008 | Sex Is No Laughing Matter | Mirume | papel principal |
| 2008 | Detroit Metal City | Souichi Negishi/Johannes Krauser II | papel principal |
| 2009 | Kamui Gaiden | Kamui | papel principal |
| 2009 | Kaiji | Makoto Sahara | |
| 2009 | Ultra Miracle Love Story | Yojin | papel principal |
| 2010 | Norwegian Wood | Toru Watanabe | papel principal |
| 2010 | Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac | Yuji Miwa | papel principal |
| 2011 | Gantz | Masaru Kato | papel principal |
| 2011 | Gantz: Perfect Answer | Masaru Kato | papel principal |
| 2011 | My Back Page | Umeyama | papel principal |
| 2011 | Usagi Drop | Daikichi Kawachi | papel principal |
| 2012 | Train Brain Express | Kei Komachi | papel principal |
| 2013 | The Kiyosu Conference | Hidemasa Hori | |
| 2014 | Homeland | Jirō Sawada | papel principal |
| 2014 | Climbing to Spring | Tōru Nagamine | papel principal |
| 2015 | Chasuke's Journey | Chasuke | papel principal |
| 2015 | The Emperor in August | Takeo Sasaki | aparición especial |
| 2016 | Rage | Tetsuya Tashiro | |
| 2016 | Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow | Satoshi Murayama | papel principal |
| 2016 | Chinyūki: Tarō to Yukai na Nakama-tachi | Tarō Yamada | papel principal |
| 2016 | Something Like, Something Like It | Defunetei Shinden | papel principal |
| 2016 | Death Note: Light Up the New World | L | Cameo |
| 2017 | Sekigahara | Naoe Kanetsugu | |
| 2017 | Yurigokoro | Yōsuke | |
| 2019 | Miyamoto | Kazuo Jinbo | |
| 2020 | Mio's Cookbook | | |
| 2020 | Hotel Royal | | |
| 2021 | Brave: Gunjō Senki | Oda Nobunaga | |
| 2021 | Blue | Urita | papel principal |
| 2022 | Noise | Jun Tanabe | papel principal |
| 2022 | Dreaming of the Meridian Arc | Kinoshita / Matakichi | |
| 2022 | Riverside Mukolitta | Yamada | papel principal |
| 2023 | Lost Care | Munenori Shiba | papel principal |

### Televisión

| Año | Título | Papel | Cadena | Notas |
| 2002 | Gokusen | Kenichi Mouri | NTV | |
| 2003 | Kids War 5 | Yūta Kuroda | TBS | |
| 2005 | 1 Litre of Tears | Yuji Kawamoto | Fuji TV | |
| 2006 | Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi | Tarō / Shingo | Fuji TV | |
| 2006 | Sono 5 fun mae | Yuka Takashi | NHK | papel principal |
| 2007 | Sexy Voice and Robo | Iichiro Sudo/Robo | NTV | papel principal |
| 2008 | Matsuda Spinoff | L | NTV | |
| 2009 | Zeni Geba | Gamagori Futaro | NTV | papel principal |
| 2010 | Japanese Americans | Hiramatsu Jiro | TBS | |
| 2012 | Taira no Kiyomori | Taira no Kiyomori | NHK | papel principal; Taiga drama |
| 2015 | Dokonjo Gaeru | Hiroshi | NTV | papel principal |
| 2015 | Futagashira | Benzō | Wowow | papel principal |
| 2016 | Death Note: New Generation | L | Hulu | Cameo |
| 2017 | A Life | Sōta Igawa | TBS | |
| 2018 | Residential Complex | Daiki Igarashi | Fuji TV | |
| 2018 | Miyamoto kara Kimi e | Kazuo Jinbo | TV Tokyo | |
| 2019 | Shiroi Kyotō | Shuji Satomi | TV Asahi | Miniserie |
| 2019 | Yuganda Hamon | Mitazono | NHK | |
| 2020 | Komoribito | Masao | NHK | papel principal; TV movie |
| 2021 | Japan Sinks: People of Hope | Koichi Tokiwa | TBS | |
| 2023 | Dōsuru Ieyasu | Honda Masanobu | NHK | papel principal |

### Manga y animación

| Año | Título | Papel | Notas |
| 2006 | Death Note | Gelus | Episodio: "Koigokoro" |
| 2008 | Detroit Metal City | Makoto Hokazono | Cameo |
| 2019 | Promare | Galo Thymos | papel principal |