{{Short description|Japanese actor (born 1983)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Ryuhei Matsuda | image = Ryūhei Matsuda at Cannes in 2000.jpg | imagesize = | alt = | caption = Ryuhei at [[Cannes|Cannes Film Festival]] in 2000 | native_name = 松田 龍平 | native_name_lang = ja | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|05|09|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Suginami, Tokyo]], Japan | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1999–present | spouse = {{ublist|{{marriage|[[Rina Ōta]]|2009|2017|end=div}}|{{marriage|{{ill|Mala Morgan|ja|モーガン茉愛羅}}|2021}}}} | children = 2 | parents = [[Yūsaku Matsuda]] {{small|(father)}}<br/>[[Miyuki Matsuda]] {{small|(mother)}} | relatives = {{ublist|[[Shota Matsuda]] {{small|(brother)}}| [[:ja:松田ゆう姫|Yuuki Matsuda]] {{small|(sister)}}|[[Kozue Akimoto]] {{small|(sister-in-law)}}}} | domesticpartner = | website = {{URL|www.office-saku.com/artists/ryuhei_matsuda.html|www.office-saku.com}} }} {{nihongo|'''Ryuhei Matsuda'''|松田 龍平|Matsuda Ryūhei|born 9 May 1983}} is a Japanese film and television actor. Matsuda's best known film roles include the young and desirable samurai Sōzaburō Kanō in ''[[Taboo (1999 film)|Taboo]]'' and the rock star Ren Honjo in ''[[Nana (2005 film)|Nana]]''.
==Early life== Matsuda was born on 9 May 1983 in Tokyo, to [[Yūsaku Matsuda]], a Japanese actor of partial [[Koreans in Japan|Korean]] ancestry,<ref>{{ekkyosha-matsuda-yusaku}}</ref> and [[Miyuki Matsuda]] ([[née]] Kumagai), a Japanese actress. He has two younger siblings, a younger brother, [[Shota Matsuda]], who is also an actor, and a younger sister, Yuuki Matsuda, who is a singer, and one older half-sister by his father's first marriage. His father died from [[bladder cancer]] in 1989, when Ryuhei was six years old.<ref>[http://www.nipponcinema.com/tag/yusaku-matsuda Yusaku Matsuda] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301002700/http://www.nipponcinema.com/tag/yusaku-matsuda |date=1 March 2012 }}. Nipponcinema.com. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.</ref> He attended [[Horikoshi High School]], a Japanese high school that caters to celebrity students, but did not graduate.<ref>[http://www.nipponcinema.com/tag/ryuhei-matsuda Ryuhei Matsuda] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031165822/http://www.nipponcinema.com/tag/ryuhei-matsuda |date=31 October 2010 }}. Nipponcinema.com. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.</ref>
==Career== At age 15, Matsuda was offered the role of the desirable young [[samurai]] Kanō Sōzaburō in [[Nagisa Ōshima]]'s 1999 film ''[[Taboo (1999 film)|Taboo]]''. The role helped boost him from an entirely unknown actor to a film star, earning him a Japanese Academy award "Newcomer of the Year", as well as "Blue Ribbon", "Kinema Junpo", and "Yokohama Film Festival" Awards for the "Best New Actor".{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}
Since appearing in ''Taboo'', Matsuda has played a wide range of roles, from the high school student Kujo in the 2001 film ''[[Blue Spring (film)|Blue Spring]]'' to the rock star Ren Honjo in the 2005 film ''[[Nana (2005 film)|Nana]]''. In February 2013, it was revealed that Matsuda would play the part of a Japanese gangster in the sequel to the 2012 Indonesian film ''[[The Raid: Redemption|The Raid]]'', named ''[[Berandal (film)|Berandal]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://twitchfilm.com/2013/02/draft---ryuhei-matsuda-kenichi-endo-kazuki-kitamura-joing-the-raid-2-berandal.html |title=Matsuda Ryuhei, Endo Kenichi and Kitamura Kazuki Joining THE RAID 2: BERANDAL | Twitch |access-date=2013-04-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314051847/http://twitchfilm.com/2013/02/draft---ryuhei-matsuda-kenichi-endo-kazuki-kitamura-joing-the-raid-2-berandal.html |archive-date=14 March 2013}}</ref>
In 2020 portrayed [[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa]] in the film ''A Stranger in Shanghai''. It depicts Akutagawa's time in as a reporter in the city.<ref>{{cite web | last=World-Japan | first=Nhk | title=A Stranger in Shanghai, Dramatic Film that Captures Tumult of 1920's Shanghai, Makes International Broadcast Premiere on NHK WORLD-JAPAN December 27, 28 | website=GlobeNewswire News Room | date=2019-12-03 | url=https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2019/12/03/1955593/0/en/A-Stranger-in-Shanghai-Dramatic-Film-that-Captures-Tumult-of-1920-s-Shanghai-Makes-International-Broadcast-Premiere-on-NHK-WORLD-JAPAN-December-27-28.html | access-date=2021-10-02}}</ref>
==Personal life== Matsuda is married to Mala Morgan, a [[Hāfu|British-Japanese]] model with whom he has a fourteen-year age gap.<ref>{{Cite web|title=松田龍平、モーガン茉愛羅と結婚 妊娠中で来春出産予定 交際3年半 - 結婚・熱愛 : 日刊スポーツ|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202110200000815.html|access-date=2021-10-24|website=nikkansports.com|language=ja}}</ref> The two wed on 20 October 2021 after dating for three years and have one son together, born 12 March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-14 |title=松田龍平の妻・モーガン茉愛羅が男児出産を報告「一人間として、そして母として、これからも成長」 |trans-title=Ryuhei Matsuda's wife, Morgan Maria, announces the birth of a baby boy: "He will continue to grow as a person and as a mother" |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2227722/full/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427075104/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2227722/full/ |archive-date=2022-04-27 |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=ORICON NEWS}}</ref>
Matsuda was previously married to Russian-Japanese actress and model [[Rina Ōta]]. They have one child together, a daughter, born 4 July 2009.<ref name="tokyograph">[http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5075 First child for Ryuhei Matsuda, Lina Ohta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731155708/http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5075 |date=31 July 2009 }}. Tokyograph. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.</ref> They wed on 11 January 2009 and divorced in December 2017.<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121033215/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/event/prize/news/20131127-OHT1T00254.htm|title=松田龍平「思いつながった」史上初！父子で主演男優賞…報知映画賞|work=[[Sports Hochi]]|language=ja|publisher=Hochi Shimbun|date=27 Nov 2013|url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/event/prize/news/20131127-OHT1T00254.htm|trans-title=Matsuda Ryuhei & Ohta Rina reported to be getting a divorce|archivedate=21 January 2014|accessdate=14 Mar 2017}}</ref>
==Filmography==
=== Films === {{morefootnotes|section|date=January 2026}} * ''[[Taboo (1999 film)|Taboo]]'' (1999) * ''Shibito no Koiwazurai'' (2001) * ''Hashire! Ichiro'' (2001) * ''[[Blue Spring (film)|Blue Spring]]'' (2002) * ''Collage of Our Life'' (2003) * ''17 Sai'' (2003) * ''[[9 Souls]]'' as Michiru (2003)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/9-souls/|title= 9 Souls|author= Tom Mes|date= 4 September 2003|work= Midnight Eye|access-date= 2 September 2014|archive-date= 14 March 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190314173753/http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/9-souls/|url-status= live}}</ref> * ''Hachigatsu no Kariyushi'' (2003) * ''Showa Kayo Daizenshu'' (2003) * ''[[Cutie Honey (film)|Cutie Honey]]'' (2004) * ''[[Izo]]'' (2004) * ''[[Otakus in Love]]'' (2004) * ''Yasha no Ike'' (2004) * ''[[Nana (2005 film)|Nana]]'' (2005) * ''Gimmy Heaven'' (2005) * ''[[Rampo Noir]]'' (2005) * ''[[Demon Pond (2005 film)|Demon Pond]]'' (2005) * ''[[Big Bang Love, Juvenile A]]'' (2006) * ''[[Nightmare Detective]]'' (2006) * ''Chosyu Five'' (2006)<ref>[http://www.chosyufive-movie.com/ 映画「長州ファイブ -CHOSYU Five-」ウェブサイト] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070321012848/http://www.chosyufive-movie.com/ |date=21 March 2007 }}. Chosyufive-movie.com. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.</ref> * ''Sekai ha Tokidoki Utsukushii'' (2007)<ref>[http://www.sekaihatokidoki.com/ 世界はときどき美しい] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617145139/http://sekaihatokidoki.com/ |date=17 June 2013 }}. Sekaihatokidoki.com. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.</ref> * ''Purukogi'' (2007)<ref>[http://www.yakiniku-movie.com/ yakiniku-movie.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322140055/http://www.yakiniku-movie.com/ |date=22 March 2007 }}. yakiniku-movie.com. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.</ref> * ''Koisuru Madori'' (2007)<ref>[http://www.koisurumadori.com/ 恋するマドリ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904160010/http://www.koisurumadori.com/ |date=4 September 2009 }}. Koisurumadori.com. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.</ref> * ''Ahiru to Kamo no Koinrokkâ'' (2007)<ref>[http://www.ahiru-kamo.jp/ アヒルと鴨のコインロッカー] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216184113/http://ahiru-kamo.jp/ |date=16 December 2014 }}. Ahiru-kamo.jp (23 June 2007).</ref> * ''[[Densen Uta]]'' (2007) * ''Nobody to Watch Over Me'' (2008) * ''[[Nightmare Detective 2]]'' (2008) * ''[[Mt. Tsurugidake]]'' (2009) * ''The Cannery Ship'' (''Kanikosen'') (2009) * ''Hagetaka: The Movie'' (''The Vulture'') (2009) * ''Boys on the Run'' (2010) * ''[[Phone Call to the Bar]]'' (2011), Takada * ''[[Tada's Do-It-All House]]'' (2011) * ''[[The Great Passage]]'' (2013) * ''[[Mugiko-san to]]'' (2013) * ''[[Detective in the Bar]]'' (2013), Takada * ''[[The Raid 2]]'' (2014) * ''[[Jinuyo Saraba: Kamuroba Mura e]]'' (2015) * ''[[The Magnificent Nine]]'' (2016) * ''My Uncle'' (2016) * ''[[The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue]]'' (2017) * ''[[Before We Vanish]]'' (2017) * ''The Last Shot in the Bar'' (2017), Takada * ''[[Hitsuji no Ki|The Scythian Lamb]]'' (2018) * ''[[Isle of Dogs (film)|Isle of Dogs]]'' (2018) (German-American film) * ''The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan'' (2018), [[Shōji Segawa]] * ''Noroshi ga Yobu'' (2019) * ''Beneath the Shadow'' (2020) * ''Hakai no Hi'' (2020) * ''Zokki'' (2021)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0119344|title= 吉岡里帆、鈴木福、満島真之介ら映画『ゾッキ』に豪華キャスト18名|access-date= 21 October 2020|work= Cinematoday|archive-date= 23 October 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201023063024/https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0119344|url-status= live}}</ref> * ''Who Were We?'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.screendaily.com/news/haf-reveals-15-work-in-progress-projects-for-2023-edition/5178920.article|title= HAF reveals 15 Work-in-Progress projects for 2023 edition|access-date= 26 February 2023|work= Screen Daily|archive-date= 28 February 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230228125637/https://www.screendaily.com/news/haf-reveals-15-work-in-progress-projects-for-2023-edition/5178920.article|url-status= live}}</ref> * ''Transcending Dimensions'' (2025)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://eiga.com/movie/98018/|title= 次元を超える TRANSCENDING DIMENSIONS|access-date= 10 December 2022|work= [[Eiga.com]]|archive-date= 22 June 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240622104056/https://eiga.com/movie/98018/|url-status= live}}</ref> * ''Unreachable'' (2025), Yuki Tsunaga (voice)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://x.com/office_saku/status/1907997781941432748|title= 映画「#片思い世界」(土井裕泰監督) 本日公開です!|access-date= 5 April 2025|website= X|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Sai: Disaster'' (2026), Shin'ichiro Kuramoto<ref name=sai>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/104365/|title= 災 劇場版|access-date= 31 July 2025|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Bye Bye Love: Detective Is in the Bar'' (2026), Takada<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2443332/full/|title= 大泉洋&松田龍平『探偵はBARにいる』シリーズ9年ぶり新作 監督は白石和彌|access-date= 22 March 2026|date= 22 March 2026|website= Oricon|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Hara o Kukutte'' (2027)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/106131/|title= 腹をくくって|access-date= 1 May 2026|website= Eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref>
=== TV dramas === * ''San Oku-Yen Jiken'' (2000), Roku * ''Hagetaka'' (2007), Osamu Nishino * ''Ashita no Kita Yoshio'' (2008), Heita Yashiro * ''[[Tenchijin]]'' (2009), [[Date Masamune]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/09-taiga.html|title= 天地人|access-date= 6 April 2025|website= Haiyaku Jiten|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Mahoro Ekimae Bangaichi'' (2013), Haruhiko Gyōten * ''[[Amachan]]'' (2013), Takuma Mizuguchi * ''[[Quartet (Japanese TV series)|Quartet]]'' (2017), Tsukasa Beppu * ''Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter'' (2017), [[Keisai Eisen|Zenjirō]] * ''Kemono ni Narenai Watashitachi'' (2018), Kosei Nemoto * ''Smoking'' (2018), Masayuki Sakakibara * ''Yuganda Hamon'' (2019), Masahiko Sawamura * ''[[Idaten (TV series)|Idaten]]'' (2019), [[Kenzō Tange]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://haiyaku.web.fc2.com/19-taiga.html|title= いだてん 東京オリムピック噺|access-date= 10 October 2024|work= Haiyaku Jiten}}</ref> * ''A Stranger in Shanghai'' (2019), [[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa]] * ''Okehazama'' (2021), [[Shibata Katsuie]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sankei.com/entertainments/news/210204/ent2102040004-n1.html|title= 市川海老蔵主演「桶狭間」緊急放送決定 映像作品で親子初共演も|access-date= 4 February 2021|work= Sankei Shimbun|date= 3 February 2021|archive-date= 3 February 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210203222824/https://www.sankei.com/entertainments/news/210204/ent2102040004-n1.html|url-status= live}}</ref> * ''[[Omameda Towako and Her Three Ex-Husbands|My Dear Exes]]'' (2021), Hassaku Tanaka * ''Uzukawamura Jiken'' (2022), Iwamori<ref>{{cite web|url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/480873|title= 松田龍平主演ドラマ「鵜頭川村事件」に蓮佛美沙子、伊武雅刀、工藤阿須加、山田杏奈ら|access-date= 9 June 2022|work= Natalie|archive-date= 9 June 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220609064848/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/480873|url-status= live}}</ref> * ''Tokyo Salad Bowl'' (2025), Ryo Arikino<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/594709|title= 奈緒×松田龍平で黒丸の「東京サラダボウル」ドラマ化、"胃"の合うコンビ演じる|access-date= 10 October 2024|work= Natalie}}</ref> * ''[[Asura (TV series)|Asura]]'' (2025), Katsumata<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.crank-in.net/news/158282/1|title= Netflix『阿修羅のごとく』に本木雅弘、松田龍平、藤原季節、内野聖陽、國村隼、松坂慶子ら 豪華共演キャスト発表|access-date= 17 December 2024|website= Crank-in!|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Simulation: Defeat in the Summer of 1941'' (2025), [[Hirohito]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/632479|title= 総力戦研究所が舞台の「シミュレーション」追加キャストに仲野太賀、岩田剛典ら15名|access-date= 16 July 2025|date= 16 July 2025|website= Natalie|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Sai: Disaster'' (2025), Shin'ichiro Kuramoto<ref name=sai/>
==Awards== Matsuda won a Japanese Academy Award for the "Best Supporting Actor" in the 2011 film ''[[Tantei wa Bar ni Iru]]'',<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140115114402/http://asianfanatics.net/forum/topic/764897-nominees-for-the-blue-ribbon-awards-announced/ Asianfanatics]}}</ref> and Nikkan Sports Film Award for the "Best Actor" in the 2013 film ''[[The Great Passage]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/great-passage-tops-38th-hochi-film-awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222253/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/great-passage-tops-38th-hochi-film-awards|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=17 August 2016|last=Ma|first=Kevin|publisher=[[Film Business Asia]]|title=Great Passage tops 38th Hochi Film Awards}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.office-saku.com/artists/ryuhei_matsuda.html}} * {{IMDb name|id=0559430}}
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