Satoshi Matsuda

, better known under his stage name is a Japanese actor who played Ren Akiyama/Kamen Rider Knight in Kamen Rider Ryuki, with his most recent reprisal of the role in Kamen Rider Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale.
==Biography==
Since Matsuda was only a year old, he grew up without a father. He went to a high school in Osaka and graduated from Kyoto University of Art and Design, majoring in fashion design. He entered the entertainment business in 1998 and made his first debut role in a TV drama. He was later cast as Ren Akiyama in Kamen Rider Ryuki, which would be his most well known role.
==Filmography==
===Television===
*Kamen Rider Ryuki (2002-2003) - Ren Akiyama/Kamen Rider Knight
*Kamen Rider 555, Episodes 41 and 42 (2003) - Crab Orphnoch
*Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (Japanese dub, 2009) - Len/Kamen Rider Wing Knight (voice) 
*Rider Time: Kamen Rider Ryuki (2019) - Ren Akiyama/Zi-O/Kamen Rider Knight
===Film===
*Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final (2002) - Ren Akiyama/Kamen Rider Knight
*Kamen Rider Geats × Revice: Movie Battle Royale (2022) - Ren Akiyama/Kamen Rider Knight
==Personal Life==
*Matsuda announced his marriage to his wife Ari on October 25, 2015. Their first child was born on October 9, 2017. On August 12, 2020, Matsuda confirmed that he and his wife had divorced, but stated that he will continue to become an example to his children.https://twitter.com/Matsuda_satoshi/status/1293382884183568384
*In December 9, 2016, he apprehended a voyeur criminal whose taking photographs of his wife's skirt using a smartphone, while Matsuda and his wife were shopping in Kumiyama Town, Kyoto Prefecture and heard his wife scream because of the voyeur. http://ukiyaseed.weebly.com/ukiyaseeds-other-blog/kamen-rider-ryukis-satoshi-matsuda-captures-voyeurhttp://this.kiji.is/179240568982077443http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20161207-00000034-kyt-l26https://twitter.com/Matsuda_satoshi/status/806520536532557825
*According to Ryuki co-star Ryohei Odai, Matsuda was amongst the final contenders for the role of Shinji Kido, before the role went to Takamasa Suga.
*On April 23, 2021, he had tested positive for COVID-19.https://lovetokusatsu.com/2021/04/23/kamen-rider-ryukis-satoshi-matsuda-positive-for-covid-19/
*Matsuda admitted on Twitter in 2022 that he has a crab allergy, a fact that fans pointed out in irony since he voiced the Crab Orphnoch in 555.https://twitter.com/Matsuda_satoshi/status/1574270900748587008
==References==
==External Links==
*Satoshi Matsuda at Japanese Wikipedia
*Official Instagram
*Official Twitter
*Official YouTube
Category:Actors
Category:Voice Actors
Category:Dub voice actors
Category:Singers