Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
7 September 1994 (32)
Place of birth
Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Also known as
ヤマザキ ケント · Yamazaki Kento · کنتو یامازاکی
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).
Bekannt für
8.1
Series
Alice in Borderland
Arisu Ryohei / Alice
2020–2025
8.5
Film
Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls
Ri Shin (Li Xin)
2026
7.9
Series
Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido-
Saichi Sugimoto
2024
7.0
Film
Golden Kamuy
Saichi Sugimoto
2024
8.1
Series
Good Doctor
Minato Shindo
2018
7.4
Film
Golden Kamuy -The Abashiri Prison Raid-
Saichi Sugimoto
2026
8.4
Series
Kiss that Kills
Otaro Dojima
2018
7.3
Series
Death Note
L
2015
7.9
Series
Mare
Kontani Keita
2015
7.8
Series
A Girl & Three Sweethearts
Kanata Shibasaki
2016
6.8
Film
Under Ninja
Kurō Kumogakure
2025
5.8
Series
Water Polo Yankees
Ryuji Mifune
2014
6.4
Series
Atom's Last Shot
Nayuta Azumi
2022
8.0
Series
Atami's Police Investigators
Shinya Shijima
2010
7.6
Series
Rikuoh
Daichi Miyazawa
2017
6.8
Film
Kingdom: Return of the Great General
Ri Shin (Li Xin)
2024
7.3
Film
Kingdom
Ri Shin (Li Xin)
2019
6.6
Film
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1
Josuke Higashikata
2017
8.5
Series
The Female Teacher in Black
2012
7.5
Film
Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny
Ri Shin (Li Xin)
2023
6.5
Film
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
Hirotaka Nifuji
2020
6.5
Film
Wolf Girl and Black Prince
Kyouya Sata
2016
6.0
Film
Crazy Samurai Musashi
Chusuke
2020
7.9
Series
Kiss that Kills: Parallel
堂岛旺太郎
2018
6.8
Series
Baseball Brainiacs
Koki Ebato
2014
6.6
Film
NiNoKuni
Yuu (voice)
2019
6.1
Film
Psychic Kusuo
Kusuo Saiki
2017
7.2
Film
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie - The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale & the Double World, Meow!
King Enma
2016
7.3
Film
Kingdom 2: Far and Away
Ri Shin (Li Xin)
2022
7.0
Film
Your Lie in April
Kousei Arima
2016
6.4
Film
The Door into Summer
Soichiro Takakura
2021
6.2
Film
The Yin Yang Master Zero
Abe no Seimei
2024
7.0
Film
The Forest of Wool and Steel
Naoki Tomura
2018
7.7
Film
Theatre: A Love Story
Nagata
2020
6.7
Film
One Week Friends
Yuki Hase
2017
5.8
Film
Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets
Hōtarō Oreki
2017
Acting credits 36 titles
Golden Kamuy -The Abashiri Prison Raid-
as Saichi Sugimoto
7.4
2026
Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls
as Ri Shin (Li Xin)
8.5
2026
Under Ninja
as Kurō Kumogakure
6.8
2025
Golden Kamuy
as Saichi Sugimoto
7.0
2024
The Yin Yang Master Zero
as Abe no Seimei
6.2
2024
Kingdom: Return of the Great General
as Ri Shin (Li Xin)
6.8
2024
Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido-
as Saichi Sugimoto
7.9
2024
Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny
as Ri Shin (Li Xin)
7.5
2023
Atom's Last Shot
as Nayuta Azumi
6.4
2022
Kingdom 2: Far and Away
as Ri Shin (Li Xin)
7.3
2022
The Door into Summer
as Soichiro Takakura
6.4
2021
Alice in Borderland
as Arisu Ryohei / Alice
8.1
2020–2025
Theatre: A Love Story
as Nagata
7.7
2020
Crazy Samurai Musashi
as Chusuke
6.0
2020
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku
as Hirotaka Nifuji
6.5
2020
Kingdom
as Ri Shin (Li Xin)
7.3
2019
NiNoKuni
as Yuu (voice)
6.6
2019
Kiss that Kills
as Otaro Dojima
8.4
2018
Good Doctor
as Minato Shindo
8.1
2018
Kiss that Kills: Parallel
as 堂岛旺太郎
7.9
2018
The Forest of Wool and Steel
as Naoki Tomura
7.0
2018
Psychic Kusuo
as Kusuo Saiki
6.1
2017
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1
as Josuke Higashikata
6.6
2017
Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets
as Hōtarō Oreki
5.8
2017
One Week Friends
as Yuki Hase
6.7
2017
Rikuoh
as Daichi Miyazawa
7.6
2017
Your Lie in April
as Kousei Arima
7.0
2016
A Girl & Three Sweethearts
as Kanata Shibasaki
7.8
2016
Wolf Girl and Black Prince
as Kyouya Sata
6.5
2016
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie - The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale & the Double World, Meow!
as King Enma
7.2
2016
Death Note
as L
7.3
2015
Mare
as Kontani Keita
7.9
2015
Water Polo Yankees
as Ryuji Mifune
5.8
2014
Baseball Brainiacs
as Koki Ebato
6.8
2014
The Female Teacher in Black
8.5
2012
Atami's Police Investigators
as Shinya Shijima
8.0
2010