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
Rei Hofmann / Zero
for Rei Hofmann / Zero in MyCast: Re:BORN
Suggested by theonewithda_gun
Robotics student Ryuichi Asakura is studying in Germany, but finds himself socially isolated. He is befriended by two other students, Maria and Rei. He immediately falls in love with Maria, however she and Rei also have feelings for each other. Ryuichi and Rei also bond over the experience of being Japanese in Nazi Germany, and promise each other to let Maria decide. A year later, Rei enlists in the German army, while his friend Asakura goes to work on the ЯR Project that spawned 'Proto', with the project entering Phase 2. Meanwhile, the cyborg super soldier project is in jeopardy because of Proto’s disappearance and Minus One's death. Ryuichi realizes that the missing cyborg bears an uncanny resemblance to Rei. Out of jealousy and seeing an easy way to remove his romantic rival, Ryuichi reveals this to the general in charge of the project. Rei is abducted and turned into a cyborg, his memories are wiped and replaced with Proto's data. Rei, now became Humanoid Assault Weapon Phase Zwei, known as "ZERO". Zero is now the Grim Reaper of Nibelung, and leads a new battalion, this time comprised of cyborgs like himself called "The Ghost Unit". Zero began to remember his most precious memories when he was human and slowly retains his humanity. This would lead to an eventual revolt against his creators.
