Mackenyu
Japanese actor (born 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mackenyu Maeda (前田 真剣佑, Maeda Makken'yū, born November 16, 1996), known professionally as Mackenyu Arata[3] (Japanese: 新田 真剣佑, Hepburn: Arata Makken'yū) or simply Mackenyu (真剣佑, Makken'yū), is a Japanese actor. He is the son of actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba.[1][4][2] Mackenyu rose to fame after portraying Arata Wataya in the Chihayafuru live-action trilogy in 2016, which earned him the 40th Japan Academy Newcomers of the Year Award in 2017.[5] He has since portrayed characters in many other adaptations of popular manga series, including JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I (2017), Tokyo Ghoul S (2019), the villain Yukishiro Enishi in Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021), the protagonist Pegasus Seiya in Knights of the Zodiac and Roronoa Zoro in the Netflix series One Piece (2023).
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Born | Mackenyu Maeda (前田 真剣佑) (1996-11-16) November 16, 1996 (age 27) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Other names | Mackenyu Arata Mackenyu Chiba J.J. MacKenyu |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2005–present |
Agent | Asian Cinema Entertainment |
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Relatives | Juri Manase (half-sister)[1][2] Gordon Maeda (brother)[1][2] |
Website | www |