Kentaro Maeda
Japanese actor and performer (born 1999)
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Kentaro Maeda (前田 拳太郎, Maeda Kentarō; born 6 September 1999) is a Japanese actor and a former member of the theater group Gekidan Exile.
Kentaro Maeda | |
|---|---|
前田 拳太郎 | |
| Born | September 6, 1999 Saitama Prefecture, Japan |
| Alma mater | Dokkyo University - Economics |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2021–present |
| Agent | LDH Japan |
| Relatives | Kokoro Maeda (sister) |
Personal life
Maeda was born in Saitama Prefecture on 6 September 1999.[1] His sister, Kokoro Maeda, is a member of the idol girl group Hello! Project.[2][3][4]
While in kindergarten, he aspired to star in Kamen Rider which led to him becoming an actor.[5] In addition, he graduated from Dokkyo University, Faculty of Economics.[6]
Career
While in university, he was selected as one of the "BEST 30" at the 31st Junon Superboy Contest, but was rejected in the subsequent screening and initially gave up on his dream of becoming an actor.[7][8][9] He later joined the university's ballroom dance club, but the club activities were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was during that time that he thought about the future. He then searched for an agency to fulfill his dream becoming an actor.[7][9][10]
He started taking acting lessons at EXPG studio in the summer of 2020.[11]
In April 2021, Maeda appeared in the TV Tokyo drama Rules of Romantic Comedy: Complicated Girls and Younger Boys.[1] On 1 July 2021, he became affiliated with LDH JAPAN.[12] On 5 September 2021, he played Ikki Igarashi/Kamen Rider Revi in the special effects TV drama Kamen Rider Revice.[1] Maeda joined Gekidan Exile on 1 November 2022.[13]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Fureru | Yuta Inohara (voice) | [14] | |
| 2025 | One Last Throw | Fumiya Hojo | [15] | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Rules of Romantic Comedy: Complicated Girls and Younger Boys | Episode 1 | [1] | |
| Kamen Rider Saber Special Issue | Ikki Igarashi | [16] | ||
| Kamen Rider Revice | Ikki Igarashi | Lead role | [17] | |
| 2023 | Goddess's Classroom: Legal Youth White Paper | Takuma Mizusawa | [18][19] | |
| My Wife | Ran Hanazuma | [20] | ||
| I Cannot Reach You | Yamato | Lead role | [21] | |
| Special Order! Metro Police Special Accounting Department! | Hisashi Tsukimura | [22] | ||
| 2024 | Matsumoto Seicho Drama Special 1st night "Face" | Wataru Morio | [23] | |
| Shinsengumi: With You I Bloom | Kamagiri Daisaku | Lead role | [24] | |
| Darwin Goes!? | Daichi Urushibara | [25] | ||
| Smiling Lady | Hiroki Nonomiya | [26] | ||
| D&D: Doctor and Detective's Investigation Line | Shinji Makino | [27] | ||
| 2025 | Betrayal Meals in a Place Like This: Seven Executives Calling for a Storm | Rintaro Shinjo | [28] | |
| Pararescue Jumper | Tomoki Shirakawa | [29] | ||
| 2026 | DARK13: Dancing Zombie School | Mouse | [30] | |
Web series
- Kamen Rider Revice series
- Kamen Rider Revice The Mystery (January 30, 2022 – February 27, Telasa) - as Ikki Igarashi / Kamen Rider Revi[31]
- Revice Legacy Kamen Rider Vail Episodes 1 and 5 (March 27, 2022 – May 22, 2022, Toei Special Effects Fan Club) - as Ikki Igarashi[32]
- TTFC Direct from the Market Theater Kamen Rider Revice (May 29, 2022, Toei Special Effects Fan Club) -
- Kamen Rider Revice the Movie spin-off drama Birth of Chimera (July 22, 2022, Toei Special Effects Fan Club) - as Ikki Igarashi[33]
- Kamen Rider Juuga VS Kamen Rider Orteca (April 30, 2023 – May 7, 2023) - as Ikki Igarashi
- My Wife Special Edition (June 21, 2023, FOD) - as Ran Hanazuma[34]