Kyle Card
{{Short description|Canadian actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kyle Card
| image = Kyle_Card_at_The_Benza_Premiere.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Kyle Card at the Benza English Premiere
| birthname = Kyle Lawrence Card
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|7|27}}
| birth_place = British Columbia, Canada
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Actor, television reporter
| years_active = 2011–present|
}}
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 and spin-off series Benza English on Amazon Prime Video.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Benza (Prime Video) : interviews de l'équipe -|url=https://smallthings.fr/the-benza-prime-video-interviews-des-auteurs/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-06|website=smallthings.fr|language=fr-FR}} He also works as a reporter for multiple NHK World programs, including Journeys in Japan,{{Citation|title=Iwate: Blazing a Trail to the Future - Journeys in Japan - TV {{!}} NHK WORLD-JAPAN Live & Programs|url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/journeys/20190924/2007393/|language=en|access-date=2021-02-06}} Trails to Oishii Tokyo,{{Citation|title=WASABI - Trails to Oishii Tokyo - TV {{!}} NHK WORLD-JAPAN Live & Programs|url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/oishii/20201202/2054119/|language=en|access-date=2021-02-06}} and Tokyo Eye 2020.{{Citation|title=TOKYO EYE 2020 - TV {{!}} NHK WORLD-JAPAN Live & Programs|url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/tokyoeye2020/|language=en|access-date=2021-02-06}} Card is fluent in Japanese and has won awards for his acting abilities in it.{{Cite web|title=THE BENZA|url=https://en.tokyo-cowboys.com/thebenza|access-date=2021-02-10|website=tokyo-cowboys|language=en}}
Early life
Card was born in British Columbia, Canada. From the age of six he developed an interest in Japanese culture after watching the animated film Akira 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.{{Cite news|date=2018-04-29|title=Dialogue: Canadian entertainer Kyle Card loves life in Japan|language=en|work=Mainichi Daily News|url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180429/p2a/00m/0na/005000c|access-date=2021-02-06}}
Career
Card moved back to Japan in 2011 to pursue an acting career in the Japanese entertainment industry.{{Cite news|date=2018-04-29|title=Dialogue: Canadian entertainer Kyle Card loves life in Japan|language=en|work=Mainichi Daily News|url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180429/p2a/00m/0na/005000c|access-date=2021-02-06}} His first regular television job was the live news show Goji ni Muchuu! on the TokyoMX network, a position he maintained for two years.{{Cite web|date=2019-05-28|title=Five Questions With...Kyle Card {{!}} TG Geeks|url=https://tggeeks.com/blog/2019/05/28/five-questions-with-kyle-card/|access-date=2021-02-06|language=en-US}} He has also worked as a reporter on the NHK World programs Journeys in Japan, Trails to Tsukiji and Tokyo Eye 2020.
Card has appeared in various video games including The Evil Within 2 and Death Stranding as a 3D motion-capture performer.{{Cite web|date=March 5, 2018|first=Neil|last=Bolt|title=Death Stranding Cast is a Glittering (Oscar-Winning) Affair: Everything You Need to Know|url=https://www.psu.com/news/death-stranding-cast-is-a-glittering-affair-everything-you-need-to-know/|access-date=2021-02-06|website=PlayStation Universe|language=en-US}} As an actor, Card appeared on NHK-E Television’s EiEiGo! as a regular cast member through the show’s entire duration.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=NHK E-Tele Cast List|url=https://www2.nhk.or.jp/gogaku/gogaku/gogaku2016_2.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}
Currently, he stars as Kyle in The Benza and Benza English on Amazon Prime Video,{{Cite web|date=2019-08-14|title=Toilet-seat themed comedic-adventure The Benza breaks new ground for foreign talent in Japan|url=https://soranews24.com/2019/08/14/toilet-seat-themed-comedic-adventure-the-benza-breaks-new-ground-for-foreign-talent-in-japan/|access-date=2021-02-06|website=SoraNews24 -Japan News-|language=en-US}} and worked as a voice actor for the video game tie-in The Benza RPG.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-12|title=Save your favorite characters and a small part of Tokyo in The Benza's free RPG|url=https://soranews24.com/2020/10/12/save-your-favorite-characters-and-a-small-part-of-tokyo-in-the-benzas-free-rpg/|access-date=2021-02-06|website=SoraNews24 -Japan News-|language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|7128820}}
- {{Instagram|bakairu|Kyle Card}}
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Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Canadian expatriates in Japan
Category:Canadian television personalities
Category:Expatriate television personalities in Japan