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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1994-09-07 (30 years old)

Place of Birth

Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan

Kento Yamazaki

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).

Known For

Acting

2025

Under Ninja as kurō Kumogakure

2024

Golden Kamuy as Saichi Sugimoto
The Yin Yang Master Zero as Abe no Seimei

2023

2022

Kingdom 2: Far and Away as Ri Shin (Li Xin)
Atom's Last Shot as Nayuta Azumi

2021

The Door into Summer as Soichiro Takakura

2020

Alice in Borderland as Ryohei Arisu

2019

Kingdom as Ri Shin (Li Xin)
NiNoKuni as Yuu (voice)

2018

Kiss that Kills: Parallel as 堂岛旺太郎
Kiss that Kills as Otaro Dojima
Good Doctor as Minato Shindo

2017

One Week Friends as Yuki Hase
Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets as Hōtarō Oreki
Psychic Kusuo as Kusuo Saiki
Rikuoh as Daichi Miyazawa

2016

Your Lie in April as Kousei Arima
A Girl & Three Sweethearts as Kanata Shibasaki

2015

No Longer Heroine as Rita Terasaka
Orange as Kakeru Naruse
Sea Side Blue as Taku Nagata

2014

L♡DK as Shūsei Kugayama
Water Polo Yankees as Ryuji Mifune
Yowakutemo Katemasu as Koki Ebato

2013

Jinx!!! as Kuniko Muroi
Breakfast and Dinner as Sato Takumi

2012

Another as Koichi Sakakibara
Love for Beginners as Nishiki Hasegawa
The Wings of the Kirin as Tatsuya Sugino

2011

Control Tower as Kakeru

2010

2006

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