:Ryuhei Matsuda

Matsuda was born on 9 May 1983 in Tokyo, to Yūsaku Matsuda, a Japanese actor of partial Korean ancestry,{{ekkyosha-matsuda-yusaku}} 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.[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. He attended Horikoshi High School, a Japanese high school that caters to celebrity students, but did not graduate.[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.

At age 15, Matsuda was offered the role of the desirable young samurai Kanō Sōzaburō in Nagisa Ōshima's 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 to the rock star Ren Honjo in the 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, named Berandal.{{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}}

In 2020 portrayed Ryūnosuke Akutagawa in the film A Stranger in Shanghai. It depicts Akutagawa's time in as a reporter in the city.{{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}}

Matsuda is married to Mala Morgan, a British-Japanese model with whom he has a fourteen-year age gap.{{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}} The two wed on 20 October 2021 after dating for three years and have one son together, born 12 March 2022.{{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}}

Matsuda was previously married to Russian-Japanese actress and model Rina Ōta. They have one child together, a daughter, born 4 July 2009.[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. They wed on 11 January 2009 and divorced in December 2017.{{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}}

• Taboo (1999)
• Shibito no Koiwazurai (2001)
• Hashire! Ichiro (2001)
• Blue Spring (2002)
• Collage of Our Life (2003)
• 17 Sai (2003)
• 9 Souls as Michiru (2003){{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}}
• Hachigatsu no Kariyushi (2003)
• Showa Kayo Daizenshu (2003)
• Cutie Honey (2004)
• Izo (2004)
• Otakus in Love (2004)
• Yasha no Ike (2004)
• Nana (2005)
• Gimmy Heaven (2005)
• Rampo Noir (2005)
• Demon Pond (2005)
• Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (2006)
• Nightmare Detective (2006)
• Chosyu Five (2006)[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.
• Sekai ha Tokidoki Utsukushii (2007)[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.
• Purukogi (2007)[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.
• Koisuru Madori (2007)[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.
• Ahiru to Kamo no Koinrokkâ (2007)[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).
• 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
• The Scythian Lamb (2018)
• 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){{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= October 21, 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}}
• Who Were We? (2024){{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= February 26, 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}}
• Transcending Dimensions (2024){{cite web|url= https://eiga.com/movie/98018/|title= 次元を超える TRANSCENDING DIMENSIONS|access-date= December 10, 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}}
• Unreachable (2025), Yuki Tsunaga (voice){{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}}

• San Oku-Yen Jiken (2000) - Roku
• Hagetaka (2007) - Osamu Nishino
• Ashita no Kita Yoshio (2008) - Heita Yashiro
• Tenchijin (2009) - Date Masamune{{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}}
• Mahoro Ekimae Bangaichi (2013) - Haruhiko Gyōten
• Amachan (2013) - Takuma Mizuguchi
• Quartet (2017) - Tsukasa Beppu
• Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter (2017) - Zenjirō
• Kemono ni Narenai Watashitachi (2018) - Kosei Nemoto
• Smoking (2018) - Masayuki Sakakibara
• Yuganda Hamon (2019) - Masahiko Sawamura
• Idaten (2019) - Kenzō Tange{{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}}
• A Stranger in Shanghai (2019) - Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
• Okehazama (2021) - Shibata Katsuie{{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= February 4, 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}}
• My Dear Exes (2021) - Hassaku Tanaka
• Uzukawamura Jiken (2022) - Iwamori{{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= June 9, 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}}
• Tokyo Salad Bowl (2025) - Ryo Arikino{{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}}
• Asura (2025) - Katsumata{{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}}

Matsuda won a Japanese Academy Award for the "Best Supporting Actor" in the 2011 film Tantei wa Bar ni Iru,{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140115114402/http://asianfanatics.net/forum/topic/764897-nominees-for-the-blue-ribbon-awards-announced/ Asianfanatics]}} and Nikkan Sports Film Award for the "Best Actor" in the 2013 film The Great Passage.{{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}}

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