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Mackenyu
Actor

Mackenyu

16 Nov 1996Born
29Age
57Credits
Los Angeles, California, USABirthplace

Biography

Mackenyu (新田 真剣佑, born November 16, 1996) is a Japanese actor born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba. He attended Beverly Hills High School in their Advanced Placement Program and appeared in a few films and TV shows while growing up. As a young child, Mackenyu had many interests including horseback riding, Yabusame, Kyokushin Karate (he was placed third at the US Kyokushin Karate Nationals), gymnastics, water polo, and wrestling (for which he became the school representative).

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He was also into music, playing piano since he was 10 years old, and later participated in the brass band of his high school in Beverly Hills, playing saxophone, and flute.

At the age of 15, Mackenyu watched a movie of Haruma Miura and got inspired to pursue acting professionally in Japan. He held on to the dream of co-starring with the actor once he established his career, which then came true in the movie adaptation of Gunjō Senki (2021). Mackenyu landed his first feature film lead role in Take a Chance (2015) and was featured in the acclaimed short movie Tadaima (2015) for which he won a best supporting actor award at the Asians of Films festival. He moved to Japan later in the same year.

His fame grew in Japan after landing the role of Eiji Tomari in Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future (2015). In 2016, he made his stage debut in the Japanese musical Boys Over Flower (Hana Yori Dango: The Musical), which prepared him for his future major roles in the stage-musicals ZEROTOPIA (2018) and Hoshi no Daichi ni Furu Namida (2020). He had a prominent role in the two part feature film Chihayafuru Part I & II (2016) which made him a big name in Japan. Mackenyu started to expand his acting opportunities in Hollywood with a supporting role in the film Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018). In 2021, he starred as the final villain, Yukishiro Enishi, in the Rurouni Kenshin series. He portrayed Scar in the live-action sequel of Fullmetal Alchemist (2022). He gained global popularity when he landed the role of Roronoa Zoro in the live-action series adaptation of One Piece (2023). Drawing on his martial arts background, Mackenyu performs his own stunts and is highly skilled in sword fighting.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2026LEGO ONE PIECESeries: Zoro (voice) (2 episodes)
  2. 2026One Piece: Into the Grand LineFilm: Roronoa Zoro
  3. 2025The 19th Medical ChartSeries: Kojiro Togo (8 episodes)
  4. 2025Chihayafuru: Full CircleSeries: Arata Wataya (1 episode)
  5. 2024House of the OwlSeries: Ryu Ogami (10 episodes)
  6. 2023Dragons of WonderhatchSeries: Akuta (8 episodes)
  7. 2023ONE PIECESeries: Roronoa Zoro (17 episodes)
  8. 2023Knights of the ZodiacFilm: Seiya / The Pegasus Knight
  9. 2022Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final AlchemyFilm: Scar
  10. 2022Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of ScarFilm: Scar
  11. 2021Rurouni Kenshin: The FinalFilm: Enishi Yukishiro
  12. 2021Ichikei's CrowSeries: Ishikura Bunta (11 episodes)
  13. 2021Brave: Gunjyou SenkiFilm: Aoi Nishino
  14. 2021The Master PlanFilm: Makoto
  15. 2021Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year LaterSeries: Sawada Makoto / Onose Makoto (3 episodes)
  16. 2020Tonkatsu DJ AgetaroFilm: Yashiki's friend
  17. 2020Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of MurderFilm: Nomura Yusaku
  18. 2020Remotely KilledFilm: Nomura Yusaku
  19. 2020Our 30-Minute SessionsFilm: Aki Miyata
  20. 2020Kaiji: Final GameFilm: Minato Hirose
  21. 2019Our Dearest SakuraSeries: Aoi Kijima (10 episodes)
  22. 2019NiNoKuniFilm: Haru (voice)
  23. 2019Tokyo Ghoul 'S'Film: Souta
  24. 2019Two HomelandsSeries: Amoh Isamu (2 episodes)
  25. 201912 Suicidal TeensFilm: Shinjirou
  26. 2018Code Blue: The MovieFilm: Akio Kishida
  27. 2018Over DriveFilm: Naozumi Hiyama
  28. 2018Pacific Rim: UprisingFilm: Ryoichi
  29. 2018Chihayafuru: Part IIIFilm: Arata Wataya
  30. 2018Chihayafuru: ConnectSeries: Arata Wataya (5 episodes)
  31. 2018Impossibility DefenseFilm: Asao Momose
  32. 2018Kiss that Kills: ParallelSeries: Takauji Namiki (10 episodes)
  33. 2018Kiss that KillsSeries: Takauji Namiki (10 episodes)
  34. 2017Detective YugamiSeries: Kaitori Kappei (10 episodes)
  35. 2017JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1Film: Okuyasu Nijimura
  36. 2017Fugitive BoysSeries: Tetsuto Ichihashi (10 episodes)
  37. 2017Peach GirlFilm: Kazuya Toujigamori
  38. 2017Let's Go, Jets!Film: Kosuke Yamashita
  39. 2016Mission Commander Ayaka GomaFilm: Tatsuya Suzuki
  40. 2016Night's TightropeFilm: Makino Hikaru
  41. 2016Bitter SweetFilm: Atsushi Babazono
  42. 2016Brass DreamsSeries: Kitora Ren (8 episodes)
  43. 2016Tomorrow, I'll Surely Love You AgainSeries: Shouta (4 episodes)
  44. 2016Chihayafuru: Part IIFilm: Arata Wataya
  45. 2016Chihayafuru: Part IFilm: Arata Wataya
  46. 2016Sakura BloomsSeries: Ippei Takemiya (4 episodes)
  47. 2015Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise FutureFilm: Eiji Tomari / Kamen Rider Drive
  48. 2015Kamen Rider Drive: Movie Roadshow Commemoration! 1 Minute StoriesSeries: Tomari Eiji / Kamen Rider Drive (4 episodes)
  49. 2015Hatsumori BemarsSeries: Sasaki (1 episode)
  50. 2015Take a ChanceFilm: Masa
  51. 2015The NoiseFilm: Special Instructor's Son
  52. 2015To Give a DreamSeries: Seiko (4 episodes)
  53. 2015The Kindergarten DetectiveSeries: Kamose Hitoshi (9 episodes)
  54. 2015TadaimaFilm: George
  55. 2014Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall SpecialFilm: Shadow Boxer
  56. 2007OyajiFilm: Numata (Childhood)
  57. 2005Team AstroSeries: Shin-chan (18 episodes)

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