Kento Hayashi
Japanese actor (born 1990)
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Kento Hayashi (林遣都, Hayashi Kento; born 6 December 1990) is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2007.
Selected filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Battery | Takumi Harada | Lead role | |
| 2008 | Dive!! | Tomoki Sakai | Lead role | |
| 2009 | Parade | |||
| Rise Up | ||||
| 2012 | Lesson of the Evil | Masahiko Maejima | ||
| Arakawa Under the Bridge | Kou Ichinomiya | |||
| Bakugyaku Familia | Shūhei | |||
| 2016 | Erased | Jun Shiratori | ||
| Bitter Sweet | Nagisa Katayama | Lead role | [2] | |
| A Flower Aflame | Kiyohiko | |||
| Road To High&Low | Norihisa Hyūga | |||
| 2016 | Soap Bubble | Izumi | Lead role | |
| Miracles of the Namiya General Store | Matsuoka | |||
| 2017 | Fist & Faith | Shibata | Chinese film | |
| 2018 | Cherry Boys | Shin'ichi Kunimori | Lead role | |
| Cafe Funiculi Funicula | Gorō Katada | |||
| Gangoose | Takada | |||
| 2019 | Ossan's Love: Love or Dead | Ryōta Maki | ||
| 2020 | Hold Me Back | Tada | [3] | |
| 2021 | Parasite in Love | Kengo Kōsaka | Lead role | [4] |
| Inubu: The Dog Club | Sōta Hanai | Lead role | [5] | |
| In the Wake | Tomohiko Hasuda | [6] | ||
| 2023 | Maboroshi | Tokimune Kikuiri (voice) | [7] | |
| Refugee X | Kentaro Sasa | [8] | ||
| 2024 | Don't Lose Your Head! | Saitō Kunai | [9] | |
| 2025 | Kyojo: Requiem | Kazumichi Hirata | [10] | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Shōkōjo Seira | Kaito Miura | ||
| 2012 | Resident: Story of 5 Interns | Kei Yazawa | ||
| Sengoku BASARA Moonlight Party | Date Masamune | Lead role | ||
| 2015 | Keisei Saimin no Otoko Part 1 | Tatsuno Kingo | Miniseries | |
| Shingari | Yoshioka | Miniseries | ||
| High & Low The Story of S.W.O.R.D. | Norihisa Hyuga | |||
| 2016 | Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit | Shuga | ||
| Hibana: Spark | Tokunaga | Lead role | ||
| 2017 | Beppinsan | Jirō Kawai | Asadora | |
| 2018 | Legal V Former Lawyer, Takanashi Shoko | Aoshima Keita | ||
| 2018–24 | Ossan's Love | Ryota Maki | 3 seasons | [11] |
| 2019 | Ieyasu, Edo wo Tateru | Yoichirō | Miniseries | |
| Idaten | Tsutomu Ōyokota | Taiga drama | [12] | |
| Scarlet | Shinsaku Ōno | Asadora | ||
| Mango no Ki no Shita de | Kadoi | TV movie | ||
| 2020 | Our Sister's Soulmate | Manato Yoshioka | [13] | |
| 2021 | Dragon Sakura | Sakamoto Tomoyuki | Season 2 | [14] |
| 2022 | Love with a Case | Suzunosuke Shikahama | Lead role | [15] |
| 2023 | Malice | Naoto Hoshino | Lead role | [16] |
| 2023–26 | Vivant | Suguru Nogi | 2 seasons | [17] |
| 2026 | Human Vapor | [18] | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 31st Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year | Battery | Won | [19] |
| 2019 | 22nd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Supporting Actor | Ossan's Love | Won | [20] |
| 2021 | 46th Hochi Film Awards | Best Actor | Inubu: The Dog Club and Parasite in Love | Nominated | [21] |