Kento Hayashi

Kento Hayashi
Kento Hayashi
	Kento Hayashi in 2020
Born	6 December 1990 (age 34); Ōtsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007 - present
Spouse	Yuko Oshima (m. 2021)
Children	2

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.

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2007	The Battery	Takumi Harada	Lead role
2008	Dive!!	Tomoki Sakai	Lead role
2009	Parade
2009	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
2016	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
	Inubu: The Dog Club	Sōta Hanai	Lead role	^[4]
	In the Wake	Tomohiko Hasuda		^[5]
2023	Maboroshi	Tokimune Kikuiri (voice)		^[6]
2023	Refugee X	Kentaro Sasa		^[7]
2024	Don't Lose Your Head!	Saitō Kunai		^[8]

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2009	Shōkōjo Seira	Kaito Miura
2012	Resident: Story of 5 Interns	Kei Yazawa
2012	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
2016	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	^[9]
2019	Ieyasu, Edo wo Tateru	Yoichirō	Miniseries
	Idaten	Tsutomu Ōyokota	Taiga drama	^[10]
	Scarlet	Shinsaku Ōno	Asadora
	Mango no Ki no Shita de	Kadoi	TV movie
2020	Our Sister's Soulmate	Manato Yoshioka		^[11]
2021	Dragon Zakura Season 2	Sakamoto Tomoyuki		^[12]
2022	Love with a Case	Suzunosuke Shikahama	Lead role	^[13]
2023	Vivant	Suguru Nogi		^[14]
2023	Malice	Naoto Hoshino	Lead role	^[15]

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result	Ref
2008	31st Japan Academy Film Prize	Newcomer of the Year	Battery	Won
2019	22nd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix	Best Supporting Actor	Ossan's Love	Won
2021	46th Hochi Film Awards	Best Actor	Inubu: The Dog Club and Parasite in Love	Nominated	^[16]

Selected filmography