Keisuke Watanabe

is a Japanese actor and model who portrayed the various iterations of Woz in Kamen Rider Zi-O. 
==Biography==
Watanabe was scouted when he was in college and debuted as a model. After transferring to Amuse, he debuted as an actor in Zi-O.
===Post Kamen Rider===
In 2019, he starred as Naoto Watanabe in Taiwanese singer Jay Chou's music video for his song Won't Cry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK7SPnGSxLM
Watanabe was a special guest for the July 11, 2020 livestream premiere of Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever in the United States. He gave words of encouragement for those struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic and gave away an autographed DX Beyondriver.
In 2022, Watanabe starred as Ling Yao in the live-action film adaptations of Fullmetal Alchemist.https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2022-03-11/live-action-fullmetal-alchemist-sequel-films-preview-hohenheim-bradley-ling-olivier-in-new-stills/.183477
==Personal Life==
*Watanabe's first acting audition was for Kamen Rider Zi-O, though he was initially hesitant to accept the role and move to Tokyo to begin filming as he did not watch Tokusatsu as a child.ZI-O Reader 2019 , pp. 20–23, “ZI-O MAIN CAST INTERVIEW 04 Keisuke Watanabe”“[Interview] Keisuke Watanabe” “ Spaceship ” vol.163 (WINTER 2019.Winter), Hobby Japan , December 29, 2018, pp. 36-37, ISBN 978-4-7986-1842-5 
*Watanabe originally auditioned for the role of Sougo Tokiwa, but ultimately dropped out due him feeling he did not resonate with the character. The producers later called him back to set and cast him in the role of Woz. According to Watanabe, he was working at a second-hand clothing store three days before he received the callback. 
*Watanabe was told in advance that his character would transform into a Kamen Rider, but was not informed that he would be playing two characters. 
==Filmography==
===Television===
*Kamen Rider Zi-O (2018-2019) - Woz/Kamen Rider Woz, White Woz/Kamen Rider Woz, White Woz/Another World/Kamen Rider Woz
*Rider Time: Kamen Rider Zi-O VS Decade -7 of Zi-O!- (2021) - Woz
===Film===
*Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018) - Woz
*Kamen Rider Zi-O: Over Quartzer (2019) - Woz/Kamen Rider Woz
*Kamen Rider: Reiwa The First Generation (2019) - Woz/Kamen Rider Woz
*Kamen Rider Zi-O NEXT TIME: Geiz, Majesty (2020) - Woz/Kamen Rider Woz, White Woz/Next Time/Another Diend
==Notes==
*Like Erina Nakayama and Naoko Miyama, Watanabe portrayed two roles within the same series. Although unlike both actresses who previously portrayed biological siblings within their own series, Watanabe portrayed several alternate variants of the same character. 
==External Links==
*Official Instagram
*Official Twitter
*Official Agency Profile
==References==
Category:Actors
Category:Singers
Category:Kamen Rider Actors Who Have Played Multiple Riders