Yuki Yamada (actor)

Yuki Yamada
Yamada in 2018
Born (1990-09-18) September 18, 1990 (age 34)
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
AgentWatanabe Entertainment
Spouse
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(m. 2024)​

Yuki Yamada (山田 裕貴, Yamada Yūki, born September 18, 1990) is a Japanese actor. He is associated with Watanabe Entertainment's male acting troupe D-Boys since 2010 and made his acting debut in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (2011). Notable works he has starred in include the High & Low tv and film franchise (2015-2019), Strobe Edge (2015), Tokyo Revengers (2021) and Godzilla Minus One (2023).

Career

In 2010, Yamada applied for the D-Boys Special Unit Audition, an audition that was to determine the fifth member of D-Boys' boy band, D-Date.[1] In August 2010, he was revealed as one of seven finalists on D-Boys' variety show, D-Boys Be Ambitious.[1] Despite not winning a spot in D-Date, Yamada won the Grand Prix award in the audition and was selected to join D-Boys' D2 division.[2] In 2011, he made his acting debut as Joe Gibken in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger[3]

On May 28, 2012, Yamada announced on his blog that he has been cast on manga adaption drama GTO in the role of Koji Fujiyoshi.[4]

In 2014, Yamada landed a leading role for the first time in the movie Live directed by Noboru Iguchi. In the same year, Yamada was also cast as Tadaomy Ando in the movie Gachiban: Ultra Max. He reprised his role in Gachiban: New Generation 2 the following year.

In 2017, Yamada made his Taiga drama acting debut in Naotora: The Lady Warlord. In addition, he also made an appearance in 14 movies within the same year. With diversity and range of roles he has taken, he become known as "Chameleon Actor".[5][6]

In 2020, he won the New Wave Award (actor category) at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival 2020.[7]

In February 2022, he received the Elan d'or Awards in Newcomer of the Year category, which is given to promising actors.[8] In July, he won first place of the women's fashion magazine "ViVi"'s popularity voting project "National Treasure Handsome Men Ranking for the First Half of 2022" in the adult category.[9] He proceeded to win in the same category in second Half of 2022, receiving the highest ranking, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame.[10]

In November 2023, he won the Breakthrough Actor category in GQ Japan's Men of the Year 2023.[11] In December, he won the Yahoo! Japan Search Award 2023, ranking first in the Actor category.[12]

Personal life

His father is former professional baseball player Kazutoshi Yamada.[13] Yamada played baseball in elementary and middle school, but decided to quit when entering high school.[14]

On March 31, 2024, he announced his marriage to actress Nanase Nishino.[15]

Filmography

TV drama

Year Title Role Other notes Ref.
2011–12 Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Joe Gibken/Gokai Blue
2012 D × TOWN 3rd "Why we can not be love Kenji Miyamoto Lead role
GTO Koji Fujiyoshi
2013 Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo Kinnosuke Ikezawa
Starman -Sutaman-Kono Hoshi no Koi Ando
2014 Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo 2 Kinnosuke Ikezawa
Testimony of N Mizoguchi Episodes 4-5
2015 The Concierge Kotarou Konno
Odora Daisenden Kaigi Season 2 Kazuya Niimi
High＆Low: The Story of S.W.O.R.D. Yoshiki Murayama [16]
2016 Arechi no Koi Tadao Kayama
Wine, Dine and Woo Me Season 2 Yamato Ogasawara Episode 2
Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger Joe Gibken/Gokai Blue Episodes 28-29
High&Low Season 2 Yoshiki Murayama
Juken no Cinderella Yuya Okita
Death Cash Satoshi Miura
The Woman of S.R.I. Season 16 Naoto Iimura Episode 4
Cabasuka Gakuen Hirose Ueno Episodes 4-5
2017 Naotora: The Lady Warlord Ihara Tomomasa Taiga drama [17]
Tomodachi Game Tenji Mikasa [18]
Gaki☆Rock ~The Story of Kindness in Asakusa~ Ryuta Kaneyama
Three Dads Kyohei Hanoi
Fugitive Boys Reimu Harano
The Many Faces of Ito Okita
2018 Holiday Love Yoshinobu Kuroi
Miss Sherlock Yuichi Takayama Episode 6
Caseworker's Diary Ryuichi Shichijo
2018–21 Tokusou Nine Ryo Shindo 4 seasons [19]
2019 Innocence: Enzai Bengoshi Takeo Tokachi Episode 2
Dai Zenryoku Shissou Masaya Shirogane
Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky Yukijirō Asadora [20]
High & Low The Worst Episode .0 Yoshiki Murayama
2020 Sedai Wars Satoru Kashiwagi Lead role [21]
Homeroom Rintaro Aida Lead role [22]
Equation to Erase the Teacher Asahi Yorita [23]
Yorita Asahi's Equation Asahi Yorita Lead role [23]
2021 School Police Hitoki Saegusa [24]
Koko wa Ima kara Rinri Desu Takayangi Lead role [24]
Police in a Pod Takeshi Yamada [25]
Shimura Ken to Drif no Daibakushō Monogatari Ken Shimura Lead role; TV movie [26]
2022 Chimudondon Hiro'o Ishikawa Asadora [27]
2023 Themis's Law School Classroom Jin Aoi [28]
What Will You Do, Ieyasu? Honda Tadakatsu Taiga drama [29]
Pending Train Naoya Kayashima Lead role [30]
2024 The Gift of Your Heart Taiyo Asano [31]

Film

Year Title Role Other notes Ref.
2011 Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku Gokai Blue (voice)
Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle Joe Gibken/Gokai Blue
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship Joe Gibken/Gokai Blue
2012 Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie Joe Gibken/Gokai Blue
Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen Joe Gibken/Gokai Blue, Geki Red (voice only)
2013 Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie Joe Gibken/Gokai Blue
2014 Me & 23 Slaves Ataru Chūō
Gachiban: Ultra Max Tadaomy Ando
Live Naoto Tamura Lead role
Hot Road Kinpa [32]
2015 Gachiban: New Generation 2 Tadaomy Ando
Strobe Edge Takumi Ando
Stray Dogs Tadaomy Ando Lead role
2016 Kako: My Sullen Past Hisashi
Road to High & Low Yoshiki Murayama
High & Low: The Movie Yoshiki Murayama [33]
Wolf Girl and Black Prince Nanpa boy [34]
Yell for the Blue Sky Kota Usui [35]
Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 3 Makoto Kiyosaka
Stray Dogz 3 Tadaomy Ando
My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday Hayashi [36]
2017 Zou wo Naderu Morikawa
Stray Dogz 5 Tadaomy Ando
Hurricane Polymar Joichi Kuruma
Friends Game: The Movie Tenji Mikasa
Stray Dogz 6 Tadaomy Ando
High&Low The Movie 2 / End of Sky Yoshiki Murayama
Friends Game: The Movie Final Tenji Mikasa
Second Summer, Never See You Again Rokuro Ishida
Stray Dogz 7 Tadaomy Ando
Ajin: Demi-Human Takahashi
Wilderness: Part One Yūji
Wilderness: Part Two Yūji
High&Low The Movie 3 / Final Mission Yoshiki Murayama
Demekin Atsunari
2018 Stray Dogz 8 Tadaomy Ando Lead role
My Little Monster Kenji Yamaguchi [37]
Stray Dogz 9 Tadaomy Ando
Shoplifters Yasu Hojo
Rainbow Days Masaomi Tsutsui
My Teacher, My Love Cameo
You Are the Apple of My Eye Kōsuke Mizushima Lead role [38]
2019 High&Low The Worst Yoshiki Murayama [39]
2020 We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous Keita Makino [40]
Crayon Shin-chan: Crash! Rakuga Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes The Minister of Defense (voice) [41]
2021 Kaizoku Sentai: Ten Gokaiger Joe Gibken/Gokai Blue [42]
Tokyo Revengers Ken "Draken" Ryūgūji [43]
Jump!! The Heroes Behind the Gold Ryūji Takahashi [44]
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai Tokugawa Yoshinobu [45]
Hula Fulla Dance Kazuto Taira (voice) [46]
The Crocodile That Lived for 100 Days Frog (voice) [47]
2022 The Last 10 Years Takeru Tomita [48]
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar Solf J. Kimblee [49]
Nighttime Warbles Shin'ichi Lead role [50]
Whisper of the Heart 25-year-old Sugimura [51]
One Piece Film: Red Eboshi (voice) [52]
Black Night Parade Tōma Hino [53]
2023 Blue Giant Dai Miyamoto (voice) Lead role [54]
Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween Part 1 Ken "Draken" Ryūgūji [55]
Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween Part 2 Ken "Draken" Ryūgūji [56]
Kingdom 3: The Flame of Destiny Wan Ji [57]
Godzilla Minus One Shiro Mizushima [58]
2024 Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General Wan Ji [59]
2025 Ki no Ue no Guntai Seijun Agena Lead role [60]

Japanese dub

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2024 Ultraman: Rising Ken Sato/Ultraman [61]
Joker: Folie à Deux Harvey Dent [62]

Awards

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
2021 34th Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Tokyo Revengers and the others Nominated [63]
46th Hochi Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated [64]
2022 46th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Himself Won [65]
2023 GQ Japan's Men of the Year 2023 Breakthrough Actor Himself Won [11]

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