Biography
Who is Kento Yamazaki?
Early life and career beginnings
Kento Yamazaki was born in Itabashi, Japan, on September 7, 1994. His family consists of his mother, father, and an older brother. As a child, he spent his time playing soccer and grew up loving the sport. He was scouted during his third year of junior high school by a talent scout from Stardust Promotion while walking on Takeshita Street in Harajuku after a soccer match.
Following his discovery, Kento Yamazaki began his entertainment career working as a model for the magazine Pichi Lemon from 2009 to 2011. He made his acting debut in 2010 by taking on a role in the television series Atami no Sousakan as a mysterious high school student. This early television appearance was followed by a supporting role as a hacker in the series Clone Baby.
Rise to fame in manga adaptations
Kento Yamazaki made his film debut in Control Tower, where he sang and played the guitar. His breakthrough arrived in 2014 when he starred in the live-action film adaptation of the manga L DK alongside Ayame Goriki. The success of the film brought him much wider public attention and led to further major acting roles in Japanese cinema.
In 2015, he starred in the film Orange alongside Tao Tsuchiya, which became a box office success. For his performances in Orange and No Longer Heroine, he won the Newcomer of the Year award at the 39th Japan Academy Film Prize. He also portrayed L in the television adaptation of Death Note and starred as Kosei Arima in Your Lie in April.
Major television and film projects
Kento Yamazaki secured his first leading television role in the drama Kiss that Kills in 2018, playing a nightclub host. That same year, he starred in the medical television series Good Doctor as an autistic pediatric surgeon, a role that earned him the Television Drama Academy Award for Best Actor.
In 2019, he took on the lead role of Ryōhei Arisu in the Netflix survival series Alice in Borderland. The series became a major global success and was renewed for subsequent seasons. He also starred as Xin in the live-action historical film Kingdom in 2019, later returning for its sequels including Kingdom 2: Far and Away.
Personal life and height
Kento Yamazaki stands 178 centimeters tall. He maintains close friendships within the entertainment industry, including actor Masaki Suda and South Korean singer Jeonghan. He continues to work primarily as an actor and model under the Japanese talent agency Stardust Promotion.
Birthday and age
Kento Yamazaki was born on September 7, 1994, which makes Kento 32 years old today. That birthday falls under the Virgo sign. Kento shares the date with 64 other famous people.
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