Actor profile

Kento Yamazaki

7th September 1994 Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan Acting

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).

33 Movies 19 TV Shows 2 In Production 54 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Golden Kamuy: Assault on Abashiri Prison poster

Golden Kamuy: Assault on Abashiri Prison 13th March 2026 as Saichi Sugimoto

Under Ninja poster

Under Ninja 24th January 2025 as Kurō Kumogakure

Kingdom: Return of the Great General poster

Kingdom: Return of the Great General 12th July 2024 as Ri Shin (Li Xin)

The Yin Yang Master Zero poster

The Yin Yang Master Zero 19th April 2024 as Abe no Seimei

Golden Kamuy poster

Golden Kamuy 19th January 2024 as Saichi Sugimoto

Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny poster

Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny 28th July 2023 as Ri Shin (Li Xin)

Kingdom 2: Far and Away poster

Kingdom 2: Far and Away 15th July 2022 as Ri Shin (Li Xin)

The Door into Summer poster

The Door into Summer 25th June 2021 as Soichiro Takakura

Crazy Samurai Musashi poster

Crazy Samurai Musashi 21st August 2020 as Chusuke

Theatre: A Love Story poster

Theatre: A Love Story 17th July 2020 as Nagata

Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku poster

Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku 7th February 2020 as Hirotaka Nifuji

NiNoKuni poster

NiNoKuni 23rd August 2019 as Yuu (voice)

Kingdom poster

Kingdom 19th April 2019 as Ri Shin (Li Xin)

The Forest of Wool and Steel poster

The Forest of Wool and Steel 8th June 2018 as Naoki Tomura

Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets poster

Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets 3rd November 2017 as Hōtarō Oreki

Psychic Kusuo poster

Psychic Kusuo 21st October 2017 as Kusuo Saiki

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1 poster

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1 4th August 2017 as Josuke Higashikata

One Week Friends poster

One Week Friends 18th February 2017 as Yuki Hase

Yo-kai Watch: The Movie - The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale & the Double World, Meow! poster

Yo-kai Watch: The Movie - The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale & the Double World, Meow! 17th December 2016 as King Enma

Your Lie in April poster

Your Lie in April 10th September 2016 as Kousei Arima

Wolf Girl and Black Prince poster

Wolf Girl and Black Prince 28th May 2016 as Kyouya Sata

Orange poster

Orange 12th December 2015 as Kakeru Naruse

No Longer Heroine poster

No Longer Heroine 19th September 2015 as Rita Terasaka

Sea Side Blue poster

Sea Side Blue 25th June 2015 as Taku Nagata

L♡DK poster

L♡DK 12th April 2014 as Shūsei Kugayama

Jinx!!! poster

Jinx!!! 13th November 2013 as Kuniko Muroi

Breakfast and Dinner poster

Breakfast and Dinner 28th January 2013 as Sato Takumi

Love for Beginners poster

Love for Beginners 6th December 2012 as Nishiki Hasegawa

Another poster

Another 4th August 2012 as Koichi Sakakibara

The Chasing World 5 poster

The Chasing World 5 26th May 2012 as Suguru

The Chasing World 3 poster

The Chasing World 3 12th May 2012 as Suguru

The Wings of the Kirin poster

The Wings of the Kirin 28th January 2012 as Tatsuya Sugino

Control Tower poster

Control Tower 9th April 2011 as Kakeru

Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido- poster

Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido- 6th October 2024 as Sugimoto Saichi

Atom's Last Shot poster

Atom's Last Shot 16th October 2022 as Nayuta Azumi

Alice in Borderland poster

Alice in Borderland 10th December 2020 as Ryohei Arisu

Until The Cherry Blossom Falls poster

Until The Cherry Blossom Falls 20th February 2020

From Today, It's My Turn!! poster

From Today, It's My Turn!! 13th October 2018

Good Doctor poster

Good Doctor 12th July 2018 as Minato Shindo

Kiss that Kills poster

Kiss that Kills 7th January 2018 as Otaro Dojima

Kiss that Kills: Parallel poster

Kiss that Kills: Parallel 7th January 2018 as 堂岛旺太郎

Rikuoh poster

Rikuoh 15th October 2017 as Daichi Miyazawa

A Girl & Three Sweethearts poster

A Girl & Three Sweethearts 11th July 2016 as Kanata Shibasaki

Death Note poster

Death Note 5th July 2015 as L

Mare poster

Mare 30th March 2015 as Kontani Keita

Water Polo Yankees poster

Water Polo Yankees 12th July 2014 as Ryuji Mifune

Baseball Brainiacs poster

Baseball Brainiacs 12th April 2014 as Koki Ebato

No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35 poster

No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35 13th April 2013 as Ryo Akutsu

The Female Teacher in Black poster

The Female Teacher in Black 20th July 2012

Runaway: For Your Love poster

Runaway: For Your Love 27th October 2011 as Panda

Atami's Police Investigators poster

Atami's Police Investigators 30th July 2010 as Shinya Shijima

Time Limit Investigator poster

Time Limit Investigator 13th January 2006 as Shota Amayo

Coming soon

The Gate of Murder 19th February 2027 as Osamu Kuramochi

Kingdom 5 poster

Coming soon

Kingdom 5 17th July 2026 as Ri Shin (Li Xin)