Age: 29
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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). 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.
Mackenyu
Shigekazu Kentaro (counterpart: erenyeager)
for Shigekazu Kentaro (counterpart: erenyeager) in MyCast: Bakumatsu: Sweet School Life
Suggested by theonewithda_gun
Spring, a season of blessing for new encounters. Hakuou academy has just beginning to accept new students and teachers. At least a few unusual looking students, one boy named Josuke, and two girls named Saya and Chidori enrolls in the prestigious Hakuou academy and begin their first year. Meanwhile, a teacher by the name of Ginpachi had just arrived at the school as the homeroom teacher for Class 1-A, he is apparently an old friend of Class 2-A's homeroom teacher, Koichi. Seeing that some of Hakuou Academy's students are somewhat of a bunch of troublemaking and lazy kids who had their own daily issues, doesn't care about school and ignoring their teachers, this makes it harder for Ginpachi to teach at his new school. However, Ginpachi isn't your average teacher, and he's ready for any challenge in his way. By tackling the roots of their problems, Ginpachi supports the students with his unpredictable and unusual methods, so they could do well on their academic performances. But Ginpachi also had his own personal problems too that he always try to hide. Can Ginpachi and the new students withstand the pressures at Hakuou Academy? Inspired by Hakuouki: SSL, Gintama, Sket Dance and Great Teacher Onizuka. With a combination of characters based on myCast users and original characters.
