Fumiya Takahashi

Fumiya Takahashi (高橋 文哉, Takahashi Fumiya, born March 12, 2001)^[1] is a Japanese actor and model. He is best known for his lead roles in Kamen Rider Zero-One and Fermat no Ryōri.

Fumiya Takahashi
Born	(2001-03-12) March 12, 2001 (age 24) Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2018–present
Agent	A-Plus[1]
Website	aplus-japan.com/talent/takahashifumiya

Biography

Takahashi was born March 12, 2001, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.^[1] In 2017, he participated in a beauty pageant "Male High Schooler Mr. Contest [ja] 2017" and won the grand prize in December.^[2] He had his first television appearance in Nippon TV's Tokuson: Life Hacks! [ja], which premiered on April 12, 2018.^[3] He debuted as an actor in the stage play Taishō Roman Tantei Dan: Muttsu no Maria Zo in April 2018 as well.^[4][5] Besides, he participated in the fourth season of Ameba TV's reality show Who Is the Wolf? [ja] in Q3 of the same year, which raised Takahashi's popularity.^[6] During this period, Takahashi was referred to as "the top handsome high schooler in Japan".^[6]

In July 2019, it was announced that Takahashi would play the protagonist role in Kamen Rider Zero-One, the first Kamen Rider series in the Reiwa era.^[7] At the age of 18, he was the first main Kamen Rider actor who was born in the 21st century.^[8] He was also the first participant of "Male High Schooler Mr. Contest" who played the lead role of a Kamen Rider work.^[7][a] Zero-One aired from September 2019 to August 2020.^[7][10]

After having taken part in the Kamen Rider series for a year, Takahashi played as student Tōya Fujiwara in TV Asahi's Sensei wo Kesu Hōteishiki. [ja] from October 2020, making his first television drama appearance after Kamen Rider Zero-One.^[10] He joined the filming of the drama series only four days after the end of filming process for Kamen Rider Zero-One the Movie: Real×Time.^[11] He also played a student role in another television drama, Captivated, by You.^[11] He played Akira Nikaidō in TBS's Kikazaranai Koi ni wa Riyū ga Atte [ja] from April 2021, making his first appearance in a prime time drama.^[12] While consistently making appearances in television dramas,^[13] his notable works include Saiai [ja] in 2021^[14] and I Will Be Your Bloom in 2022.^[15]

In 2023, Takahashi voiced the character Jester Garandaros in the anime movie Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King.^[16] He later marked his first lead role in a primetime drama in Fermat no Ryōri, based on the manga series by Yūgo Kobayashi [ja], and co-starring Jun Shison. Takahashi played the lead character of Gaku Kitada, a mathematical genius who becomes a chef.^[17][15] In the same year, he also played a lead role in a romantic movie for the first time in Kōkan Uso Nikki [ja].^[18] In 2024, Takahashi has portrayed a dual role in Densetsu no Head Shō as two characters Sho Ijuin and Tatsuhito Yamada.^[19] In February 2025, he won the award for Newcomer of the Year at the Elan d'or Awards.^[20]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019–2020	Kamen Rider Zero-One	Aruto Hiden / Kamen Rider Zero-One	Lead role	[7][10]
2020	Sensei wo Kesu Hōteishiki. [ja]	Tōya Fujiwara		[10]
2021	Captivated, by You	Akira Nikaidō		[21]
	Why I Dress Up for Love [ja]	Ryō Akiba		[12]
	Ukiwa: Tanin Ijō, Tomodachi Miman [ja]	Makoto Sasaki		[22]
	Bokura ga Koroshita, Saiai no Kimi [ja]	Rei Kobayashi	Lead role	[23]
	Dearest [ja]	Yū Asamiya / Informant		[24][25]
2022	Dr. White [ja]	Shinpei Sakuma		[26]
	Bad Girl: Glass Ceiling Crushers	Shu Yamase		[27]
	I Will Be Your Bloom	Dan Sagami		[28]
2023	Themis's Law School Classroom [ja]	Shintarō Manaka		[29]
	Fermat's Cuisine	Gaku Kitada	Lead role	[30][31][32]
2024	Legendary Boss Sho	Sho Ijuin and Tatsuhito Yamada	Lead role	[33]
2025	Anpan	Kentaro Karashima	Asadora	[34]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Kamen Rider Zi-O the Movie: Over Quartzer	Kamen Rider Zero-One	Voice only	[35]
	Kamen Rider Reiwa The First Generation	Aruto Hiden / Kamen Rider Zero-One	Lead role	[36]
2020	Kamen Rider Zero-One the Movie: Real×Time	Aruto Hiden / Kamen Rider Zero-One	Lead role	[37]
2021	Saber + Zenkaiger: Super Hero Senki	Aruto Hiden / Kamen Rider Zero-One		[38]
	Kaguya-sama Final: Love Is War	Kō Ogino		[39]
	DIVOC-12 [ja]	Saitō		[40]
2022	Ox-Head Village [ja]	Shōta Sakuragi		[41]
2023	Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King	Jester Garandaros	Voice only	[42]
	Our Secret Diary [ja]	Jun Setoyama	Lead role	[18]
2024	Love You as the World Ends Final	Daiwa Shibasaki		[43]
	Teasing Master Takagi-san Movie	Nishikata		[44]
	Blue Period	Ryuji "Yuka" Ayukawa		[45]
	Ano Hito ga Kieta	Maruko	Lead role	[46]
2025	The Boy and the Dog	Kazumasa Nakagaki	Lead role	[47]
	On the Summer Sand			[48]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result	Ref.
2024	47th Japan Academy Film Prize	Newcomer of the Year	Our Secret Diary	Won	[49]
2025	49th Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year	Himself	Won	[50]

Notes

1. Rio Komiya [ja], who participated in "Male High Schooler Mr. Contest 2018", played the lead role in Mashin Sentai Kiramager, becoming the first participant of the contest to play a main role in the Super Sentai series.^[9]