# Kyle Card

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**Kyle Lawrence Card** (born July 27, 1985) is a Canadian actor and television reporter. Card is best known for his role of Kyle in the Japanese on demand series *[The Benza](/source/The_Benza)* and spin-off series *[Benza English](/source/Benza_English)* on [Amazon Prime Video](/source/Amazon_Prime_Video).[1] He also works as a reporter for multiple [NHK World](/source/NHK_World-Japan) programs, including *Journeys in Japan*,[2] *Trails to Oishii Tokyo*,[3] and *Tokyo Eye 2020*.[4] Card is fluent in Japanese and has won awards for his acting abilities in it.[5]

## Early life

Card was born in [British Columbia, Canada](/source/British_Columbia,_Canada). From the age of six he developed an interest in Japanese culture after watching the animated film *[Akira](/source/Akira_(1988_film))* on television. This led him to study the Japanese language in university. He participated in a one-year exchange program to Tokyo in 2005 when he was 20 years old.[6]

## Career

Card moved back to Japan in 2011 to pursue an acting career in the Japanese entertainment industry.[7] His first regular television job was the live news show *Goji ni Muchuu!* on the [TokyoMX](/source/Tokyo_MX) network, a position he maintained for two years.[8] He has also worked as a reporter on the [NHK World](/source/NHK_World-Japan) programs *Journeys in Japan*, *Trails to Tsukiji* and *Tokyo Eye 2020*.

Card has appeared in various video games including *[The Evil Within 2](/source/The_Evil_Within_2)* and *[Death Stranding](/source/Death_Stranding)* as a [3D motion-capture performer](/source/Motion_capture).[9] As an actor, Card appeared on [NHK-E Television](/source/NHK_Educational_TV)’s *EiEiGo!* as a regular cast member through the show’s entire duration.[10]

Currently, he stars as Kyle in *[The Benza](/source/The_Benza)* and *[Benza English](/source/Benza_English)* on [Amazon Prime Video](/source/Amazon_Prime_Video),[11] and worked as a voice actor for the video game tie-in *[The Benza RPG](/source/The_Benza_RPG)*.[12]

## References

1. ["The Benza (Prime Video) : interviews de l'équipe -"](https://smallthings.fr/the-benza-prime-video-interviews-des-auteurs/) (in fr-FR). *smallthings.fr*. July 3, 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-06.

1. ["Iwate: Blazing a Trail to the Future - Journeys in Japan - TV | NHK WORLD-JAPAN Live & Programs"](https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/journeys/20190924/2007393/), retrieved 2021-02-06

1. ["WASABI - Trails to Oishii Tokyo - TV | NHK WORLD-JAPAN Live & Programs"](https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/oishii/20201202/2054119/), retrieved 2021-02-06

1. ["TOKYO EYE 2020 - TV | NHK WORLD-JAPAN Live & Programs"](https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/tokyoeye2020/), retrieved 2021-02-06

1. ["THE BENZA"](https://en.tokyo-cowboys.com/thebenza). *tokyo-cowboys*. Retrieved 2021-02-10.

1. ["Dialogue: Canadian entertainer Kyle Card loves life in Japan"](https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180429/p2a/00m/0na/005000c). *Mainichi Daily News*. 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2021-02-06.

1. ["Dialogue: Canadian entertainer Kyle Card loves life in Japan"](https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180429/p2a/00m/0na/005000c). *Mainichi Daily News*. 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2021-02-06.

1. ["Five Questions With...Kyle Card | TG Geeks"](https://tggeeks.com/blog/2019/05/28/five-questions-with-kyle-card/). 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2021-02-06.

1. Bolt, Neil (March 5, 2018). ["Death Stranding Cast is a Glittering (Oscar-Winning) Affair: Everything You Need to Know"](https://www.psu.com/news/death-stranding-cast-is-a-glittering-affair-everything-you-need-to-know/). *PlayStation Universe*. Retrieved 2021-02-06.

1. ["NHK E-Tele Cast List"](https://www2.nhk.or.jp/gogaku/gogaku/gogaku2016_2.pdf). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161221065528/https://www2.nhk.or.jp/gogaku/gogaku/gogaku2016_2.pdf) 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["Toilet-seat themed comedic-adventure The Benza breaks new ground for foreign talent in Japan"](https://soranews24.com/2019/08/14/toilet-seat-themed-comedic-adventure-the-benza-breaks-new-ground-for-foreign-talent-in-japan/). *SoraNews24 -Japan News-*. 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2021-02-06.

1. ["Save your favorite characters and a small part of Tokyo in The Benza's free RPG"](https://soranews24.com/2020/10/12/save-your-favorite-characters-and-a-small-part-of-tokyo-in-the-benzas-free-rpg/). *SoraNews24 -Japan News-*. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2021-02-06.

## External links

- [Kyle Card](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7128820/) at IMDb
- [Kyle Card](https://www.instagram.com/bakairu) on Instagram

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