Ken Yasuda (actor)

Ken Yasuda (安田 顕, Yasuda Ken, born 8 December 1973) is a Japanese actor, television personality and seiyu. Born in Muroran, Hokkaido, he is a member of Team Nacs. He is a graduate of Hokkaido Muroran Sakae High School and Hokkai Gakuen University. Fumio Yasuda is his older brother.^[1]

Ken Yasuda
Born	(1973-12-08) 8 December 1973 (age 50) Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present
Agents	Creative Office Cue Amuse Inc. (Business Partnership)

Biography

At Hokkai Gakuen University, Yasuda joined the theater club and the theatrical company OOPARTS (led by its president Takayuki Suzui).^[2] In 1996, following graduation, Yasuda and theater club friends Hiroyuki Morisaki, Shigeyuki Totsugi, Yo Oizumi, and Takuma Oto'o created TEAM NACS.^[2] The team was disbanded after their first performance.

After graduating from university, Yasuda began working as a medical office worker. He stopped after 10 months because he wanted to concentrate on activities in the performing arts. After leaving the medical office, he worked part-time in Hokkaido, taking on jobs such as helping at a hotel breakfast buffet. Even during his part-time work, he continued to focus on his career in entertainment.

In 1997, Morisaki reunited TEAM NACS and Yasuda joined the group once more. Since 1998, he has appeared semi-regularly as a suit actor for the mascot character "on-chan" in "How Do You Like Wednesday?".

TEAM NACS held its first stage performance in May 2004, in Tokyo. In 2006, Yasuda made his first appearance in the national online drama series "Jirocho Seoi Fuji" (NHK). Since then, he has also appeared in serial dramas and movies of the Tokyo flagship station, and has also held starring roles in TV series.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	Kōmyō ga Tsuji	Ukita Hideie	Taiga drama	[3]
2022	Love with a Case	Masumi Morizono		[4]
2023	Sexy Tanaka-san	Kō		[5]
2024	Ōoku: The Palace	Tanuma Okitsugu		[6]
2025	Unbound	Hiraga Gennai	Taiga drama	[7]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Gintama	Tetsuya Murata		[8]
	DC Superheroes vs. Eagle Talon	Joker (voice)		[9]
2018	Come On Irene	Iwao Shishido	Lead role	[10]
	When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to Be Dead	Jun Kagami	Lead role	[11]
2019	The Fable	Ebihara		[12]
	When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes	Satoshi Miyagawa	Lead role	[13]
	Dragon Quest: Your Story	Pusan (voice)		[14]
2020	Beneath the Shadow	Kaoru		[15]
	Hotel Royal	Daikichi Tanaka		[16]
2021	Good Luck! Team Nacs: Movie Version	Himself	Lead role	[17]
	The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill	Ebihara		[18][19]
2022	Ring Wandering	Seiichi	Special appearance	[20]
	Tombi: Father and Son	Shōun		[21]
	Fragments of the Last Will	Hara		[22]
2023	In Love and Deep Water	Michihiko Kuruma		[23]
	Shin Kamen Rider	Murderer		[24]
2024	Sakura	Toshiyuki Togashi		[25]
	The Voices at War	Tadamaro Mera		[26]
2025	The 35-Year Promise	Megumi Taniyama		[27]

Japanese dub

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	The Bad Guys	Snake		[28]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2020	Yakuza: Like a Dragon	Yu Nanba		[29]
2024	Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth	Yu Nanba		[30]

References

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2. "46歳、安田顕の半生「内気な僕が、大学でTEAM NACSの仲間に出会って」｜芸能｜婦人公論.jp". 婦人公論.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 June 2021.
3. "功名が辻". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
4. "松岡茉優、謎多きスカジャン刑事役！ 柄本佑＆安田顕らも出演「初恋の悪魔」". Cinema Cafe. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
5. ドラマ「セクシー田中さん」男性キャスト陣に毎熊克哉、川村壱馬、前田公輝、安田顕. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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14. "ドラゴンクエスト ユア・ストーリー". eiga.com. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
15. "綾野剛×松田龍平「影裏」新キャストに國村隼、筒井真理子、中村倫也、安田顕ら（コメントあり）". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
16. "安田顕、原作者ご指名で波瑠の父親役！松山ケンイチ＆伊藤沙莉らも出演『ホテルローヤル』". cinemacafe.net (in Japanese). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
17. "「がんばれ！TEAM NACS」劇場版として上映へ 9月3日公開". Cinema Cafe. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
18. "岡田准一主演、映画『ザ・ファブル』シリーズ化決定 新作に平手友梨奈ら出演". ORICON NEWS. oricon ME. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
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20. "安田顕、片岡礼子、長谷川初範、田中要次ら、笠松将主演『リング・ワンダリング』出演決定". Real Sound. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
21. "阿部寛×北村匠海『とんび』、薬師丸ひろ子、杏ら父子を見守る豪華キャスト発表". Crank-in!. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
22. "二宮和也「ラーゲリより愛を込めて」捕虜仲間に松坂桃李、中島健人、桐谷健太、安田顕". Natalie. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
23. "吉沢亮×宮崎あおい×坂元裕二、Netflix映画「クレイジークルーズ」製作決定". Natalie. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
24. "「シン・仮面ライダー」未発表キャスト解禁、竹野内豊・長澤まさみ・松坂桃李ら10名". Natalie. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
25. "朽ちないサクラ". eiga.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
26. "劇場版 アナウンサーたちの戦争". eiga.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
27. "35年目のラブレター". eiga.com. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
28. "バッドガイズ －日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
29. "『龍が如く』名越監督、新作発表の場で心臓手術明かす「死んで居なかったかも知れない」". ORICON NEWS. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
30. "安田顕「龍が如く8」完成報告会でボヤく「みんな安田を求めてないんだよ！」". Natalie. Retrieved 12 September 2024.

External links

• Ken Yasuda on Twitter
• 安田顕 on Instagram
• Official profile – CREATIVE OFFICE CUE（in Japanese）
• TEAM NACS Official profile – Amuse Inc.（in Japanese）
• Ken Yasuda at IMDb