Emerging from Aomori Prefectural Ominato High School, where he won the Grand Prix of the New Style Audition and began modeling for PARCO, Matsuyama transitioned to acting with a television debut in Gokusen (2002) and his first film role in Bright Future (2003). He quickly gained attention for portraying the eccentric detective L in the 2006 adaptations of Death Note and its sequel, as well as in t…
