Kento Yamazaki

Acting

Kento Yamazaki

Born
(age 32)
Birthplace
Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Credits
57 titles

Biography

Kento Yamazaki (山﨑賢人), born on September 7, 1994, in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, is a renowned Japanese actor and model. He was scouted during his junior high school years and began his career as a model for the magazine Pichi Lemon. Shortly after, he transitioned into acting, making his debut in the TV series Atami no Sousakan in 2010.

Yamazaki is best known for his roles in live-action adaptations of popular manga and anime. Some of his notable works include Your Lie in April (2016), Orange (2015), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I (2017), and Kingdom (2019). He also gained international recognition for his role as Ryōhei Arisu in the Netflix series Alice in Borderland (2020–present).

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 57

YearTitleRole
TBA ジョン万 TV (1 ep)
2027 The Gate of Murder Film Osamu Kuramochi
2027 ゴールデンカムイ -樺太追跡編- TV (2 ep)
2026 Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls Film Ri Shin (Li Xin)
2026 Golden Kamuy -The Abashiri Prison Raid- Film Saichi Sugimoto
2025 Golden SixTONES TV Self (1 ep)
2025 Under Ninja Film Kurō Kumogakure
2024 Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido- TV Saichi Sugimoto (9 ep)
2024 Kingdom: Return of the Great General Film Ri Shin (Li Xin)
2024 The Yin Yang Master Zero Film Abe no Seimei
2024 Golden Kamuy Film Saichi Sugimoto
2023 Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny Film Ri Shin (Li Xin)
2022 Atom's Last Shot TV Nayuta Azumi (9 ep)
2022 Kingdom 2: Far and Away Film Ri Shin (Li Xin)
2021 The Door into Summer Film Soichiro Takakura
2020 Alice in Borderland TV Arisu Ryohei / Alice (22 ep)
2020 Crazy Samurai Musashi Film Chusuke
2020 Theatre: A Love Story Film Nagata
2020 Until The Cherry Blossom Falls TV (1 ep)
2020 Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku Film Hirotaka Nifuji
2019 NiNoKuni Film Yuu (voice)
2019 Kingdom Film Ri Shin (Li Xin)
2018 From Today, It's My Turn!! TV (1 ep)
2018 Good Doctor TV Minato Shindo (10 ep)
2018 The Forest of Wool and Steel Film Naoki Tomura
2018 Kiss that Kills: Parallel TV 堂岛旺太郎 (10 ep)
2018 Kiss that Kills TV Otaro Dojima (10 ep)
2017 Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets Film Hōtarō Oreki
2017 Psychic Kusuo Film Kusuo Saiki
2017 Rikuoh TV Daichi Miyazawa (10 ep)
2017 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1 Film Josuke Higashikata
2017 One Week Friends Film Yuki Hase
2016 Yo-kai Watch: The Movie - The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale & the Double World, Meow! Film King Enma
2016 Your Lie in April Film Kousei Arima
2016 A Girl & Three Sweethearts TV Kanata Shibasaki (10 ep)
2016 Wolf Girl and Black Prince Film Kyouya Sata
2015 Orange Film Kakeru Naruse
2015 No Longer Heroine Film Rita Terasaka
2015 Death Note TV L (11 ep)
2015 Sea Side Blue Film Taku Nagata
2015 Mare TV Kontani Keita (156 ep)
2014 Water Polo Yankees TV Ryuji Mifune (10 ep)
2014 L♡DK Film Shūsei Kugayama
2014 Baseball Brainiacs TV Koki Ebato (11 ep)
2013 Jinx!!! Film Kuniko Muroi
2013 No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35 TV Ryo Akutsu (11 ep)
2013 Breakfast and Dinner Film Sato Takumi
2012 Love for Beginners Film Nishiki Hasegawa
2012 Another Film Koichi Sakakibara
2012 The Female Teacher in Black TV (10 ep)
2012 The Chasing World 5 Film Suguru
2012 The Chasing World 3 Film Suguru
2012 The Wings of the Kirin Film Tatsuya Sugino
2011 Runaway: For Your Love TV Panda (9 ep)
2011 Control Tower Film Kakeru
2010 Atami's Police Investigators TV Shinya Shijima (8 ep)
2006 Time Limit Investigator TV Shota Amayo (1 ep)
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