Kenichi Matsuyama(松山 ケンイチMatsuyama Ken'ichi?)(born March 5, 1985) is an award-winning Japanese actor .He is known for his affinity for strange character roles. He is best known internationally for playing L in the 2006 filmsDeath Note,Death Note: The Last NameandL: Change the Worldin 2008, as well as voicing Gelus in theDeath Noteanimated adaptation. He has been cast to play lead character Toru Watanabe in the upcoming movie adaptation of Haruki Murakami's novel, Norwegian Wood, expected for release in December 2010.
