Kento Yamazaki Profile & Facts
Kento Yamazaki (山﨑賢人) is a Japanese actor and model under Stardust Promotion. He was scouted in Harajuku during his third year of junior high school on his way home from a soccer match, which led to a modeling career with Pichi Lemon from 2009 to 2011. He made his acting debut in 2010 and has since established himself as a prominent figure in Japanese entertainment through a wide range of roles in television and film.
Official Accounts:
Website: Kento Yamazaki Official Website
Fanclub: Kento Yamazaki Fan Club
Instagram: @kentooyamazaki
Weibo: @山崎贤人_YamazakiKento
Stardust Profile: 山﨑賢人
Name: Kento Yamazaki (山﨑賢人)
Birthday: September 7, 1994
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Height: 178 cm (5’10”)
Blood Type: A
Kento Yazmazki Facts:
– He was born in Tokyo, Japan.
– He has an older brother who is seven years older than him.
– As a child, he dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player.
– He was scouted by Stardust Promotion in his third year of junior high school on Takeshita Street in Harajuku while returning from a soccer match.
– From 2009 to 2011, he worked as an exclusive model for the teen fashion magazine Pichi Lemon.
– He made his acting debut in 2010 with a role in the TV drama Atami no Sousakan.
– In 2010, he also appeared as a hacker in the TV series Clone Baby.
– His film debut was in 2011’s Control Tower, where he performed guitar and vocals.
– -He led the LGBTQ themed drama Sato Family Breakfast in 2013 and later attended the Taiwan International Queer Film Festival in 2015.
– He made his stage debut in 2014 as Inuzuka Shino in Satomi Hakkenden.
– His breakout came in 2014 with the manga adaptation L DK, which brought him national attention.
– For his film roles in No Longer Heroine and Orange, he won the Newcomer of the Year award at the 39th Japan Academy Awards in 2016.
– He portrayed a pianist in Your Lie in April (2016), for which he trained on piano for six months.
– He began living on his own sometime in 2016.
– In 2017, he played his first major comedic role in The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
– He landed his first leading TV drama role in 2018’s Kiss That Kills.
– He portrayed an autistic surgeon in Good Doctor, earning praise for his performance.
– He starred in the Netflix series Alice in Borderland beginning in 2020, which became a global hit.
– He has appeared in music videos for Karasu and Masaki Suda.
– He enjoys music and learned to play piano for a role, later continuing it as a hobby.
– His known hobbies include listening to music and horseback riding.
– His special skills are soccer and swimming.
– He’s close friends with actors Masaki Suda and Amane Okayama.
– He is also known to be friends with SEVENTEEN’s Jeonghan.
– He often dresses in black, which he feels comfortable in and believes suits him best; also likes red and purple, while he finds bright yellow “too vivid”.
– Prefers streetwear and vintage items—loves relaxed slacks, hats (caps, fedoras, knit beanies), black Dr. Martens boots, and accessories like watches, rings, and bracelets.
– His favorite genre of music is Rock, and his favorite song is 彩り” (“Irodori”) by Mr. Children. His first purchased CD, recommended by his father during soccer drives.
– His favorite foods include meat (especially yakiniku), sushi, and matcha ice cream, but he dislikes coriander and soggy rice.
– His ideal breakfast consists of rice, miso soup, grilled salmon with grated daikon, and pickles.
– He prefers strawberry jam as his go-to bread spread.
– He always carries essential items like his phone, wallet, keys, camera, and iPod.
– He has a fear of sharp objects and cockroaches.
– He enjoys his nightly routine and can fall asleep anywhere within 15 minutes.
– He has a quirky talent of being able to pick up tissue paper with his toes.
– His pet peeves include having poor eyesight, thin facial hair, and a sensitive tailbone.
– He cleans his living space daily and prefers comfortable loungewear on rainy days; in recent years, he’s also been involved in action training.
Dramas:
Imawa no Kuni no Alice Season 3 | 2025 – Main Role “Ryohei Arisu / Alice”
Golden Kamuy: Hokkaido Shisei Shujin Sodatsuhen | 2024 – Main Role “Sugimoto Saichi”
Imawa no Kuni no Alice Season 2 | 2022 – Main Role “Ryohei Arisu / Alice”
Atom no Ko | 2022 – Main Role “Azumi Nayuta / John Doe”
Imawa no Kuni no Alice | 2020 – Main Role “Ryohei Arisu / Alice”
Boku Dake ga 17-sai no Sekai de | 2020 – Guest Role “[Passer-by] (Ep. 4)”
Jikou Keisatsu Hajimemashita | 2019 – Guest Role “Amaya Shota (Ep. 8)”
Kyo Kara Ore wa!! | 2018 – Guest Role “Katori [Akehisa High School student] (Ep. 10)”
Good Doctor | 2018 – Main Role “Shindo Minato”
Todome no Parallel | 2018 – Main Role “Dojima Otaro / Eight”
Todome no Kiss | 2018 – Main Role “Dojima Otaro / Eight”
Rikuoh | 2017 – Support Role “Miyazawa Daichi”
Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto | 2016 – Main Role “Shibasaki Kanata”
Death Note | 2015 – Main Role “L / L.lawliet”
Mare | 2015 – Support Role “Kontani Keita”
Suikyuu Yankees | 2014 – Main Role “Mifune Ryuji”
Yowakutemo Katemasu | 2014 – Support Role “Ebato Mitsuteru”
Team Batista Season 4: Raden Meikyu | 2014 – Support Role “Sakuranomiya Aoi”
35 sai no Koukousei | 2013 – Support Role “Akutsu Ryo”
Kuro no Onna Kyoushi | 2012 – Support Role “Yasuda Shunsuke”
Runaway – Aisuru Kimi no Tame ni | 2011 – Support Role “PANDA”
Clone Baby | 2010 – Support Role “Okabe Jotaro”
Atami no Sousakan | 2010 – Support Role “Shijima Shinya”
Movies:
Under Ninja | 2025 – Main Role “Kumogakure Kuro”
Aisle | 2024 – Main Role
Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General | 2024 – Main Role “Shin”
Onmyoji 0 | 2024 – Main Role “Abe no Seimei”
Golden Kamuy | 2024 – Main Role “Sugimoto Saichi”
Kingdom 3: Flame of Destiny | 2023 – Main Role “Shin”
Kingdom 2: Far and Away | 2022 – Main Role “Shin”
The Door into Summer | 2021 – Main Role “Takakura Soichiro”
Kurui Musashi | 2020 – Support Role “Chusuke”
Theatre: A Love Story | 2020 – Main Role “Nagata”
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku | 2020 – Main Role “Hirotaka Nifuji”
Kingdom | 2019 – Main Role “Shin”
A Forest of Wool and Steel | 2018 – Main Role “Tomura Naoki”
Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets | 2017 – Main Role “Oreki Hotaro”
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K | 2017 – Main Role “Saiki Kusuo”
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable | 2017 – Main Role “Higashikata Josuke”
Poetry Angel | 2017 – Support Role “[Man attending at briefing session]”
One Week Friends | 2017 – Main Role “Hase Yuki”
Yo-Kai Watch the Movie: Sora Tobu Kujira to Daburu Sekai no Daiboken da Nyan | 2016 – Support Role “King Enma”
Your Lie in April | 2016 – Main Role “Arima Kosei”
Wolf Girl and Black Prince | 2016 – Main Role “Sata Kyoya”
Orange | 2015 – Main Role “Naruse Kakeru”
Heroine Disqualified | 2015 – Main Role “Terasaka Rita”
L♥DK | 2014 – Main Role “Kugayama Shusei”
Jinx!!! | 2013 – Main Role “Nomura Yusuke”
Love for Beginners | 2012 – Support Role “Hasegawa Nishiki”
Another | 2012 – Main Role “Sakakibara Koichi”
The Chasing World 3 | 2012 – Main Role “Suguru”
The Wings of the Kirin | 2012 – Support Role “Sugino Tatsuya”
Control Tower | 2011 – Main Role “Fujita Kakeru”
Specials:
Mare: Mata Aou Special | 2015 – Support Role “Kontani Keita”
Eien no Bokura Sea Side Blue | 2015 – Support Role “Nagata Taku”
Sato-Ke no Choushoku, Suzuki-Ke no Yuushoku | 2013 – Main Role “Sato Takumi”
Awards:
2016 (39th) Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year (Orange and No Longer Heroine) – Won
2018 (96th) Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Actor (Kiss that Kills) – Nominated
2018 (98th) Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Actor (Good Doctor) – Won
Beijing IQIYI Scream Night Award | Asian Newcomer of The Year (Good Doctor, Kiss That Kills) – Won
2020 Forbes Asia 100 Digital Stars | Himself – Placed
2024 New York Asian Film Festival | The Best from the East Award (Kingdom series) – Won
2024 Asia Lab | Global Groundbreaker for One Asia Award
2024 ELLE Cinema Awards | Elle Men Award (Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General) – Won
2024 LINE NEWS Awards | Trending Person Award (Actor Category)
2025 Weibo Cultural Exchange Night | Weibo Japan Annual Best Actor Award
2025 (67th) Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actor (Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General and others) – Nominated
2025 (48th) Japan Academy Film Prize | Outstanding Leading Actor (Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General) – Nominated
2020 WEIBO Account Festival in Tokyo | Best Actor Award
China Entertainment Awards – IQIYI Ceremony | Asia Best Actor Award
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