Kentarō Maeda

is a Japanese actor and a former member of the theater group Gekidan Exile.

Personal life Maeda was born in Saitama Prefecture on September 6, 1999. His sister, Kokoro Maeda, is a member of the idol girl group Hello! Project.

While in kindergarten, he aspired to star in Kamen Rider which led to him becoming an actor. In addition, he graduated from Dokkyo University, Faculty of Economics.

Career While in university, he was selected as one of the "BEST 30" at the , but was rejected in the subsequent screening and initially gave up on his dream of becoming an actor. He later joined the university's ballroom dance club, but the club activities were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was during that time that he thought about the future. He then searched for an agency to fulfill his dream becoming an actor.

He started taking acting lessons at EXPG studio in the summer of 2020.

In April 2021, Maeda appeared in the TV Tokyo drama Rules of Romantic Comedy: Complicated Girls and Younger Boys. On September 5, 2021, he played Ikki Igarashi/Kamen Rider Revi in the special effects TV drama Kamen Rider Revice.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series Kamen Rider Revice series Kamen Rider Revice The Mystery (January 30, 2022 – February 27, Telasa) - as Ikki Igarashi / Kamen Rider Revi Revice Legacy Kamen Rider Vail Episodes 1 and 5 (March 27, 2022 – May 22, 2022, Toei Special Effects Fan Club) - as Ikki Igarashi TTFC Direct from the Market Theater Kamen Rider Revice (May 29, 2022, Toei Special Effects Fan Club) - Kamen Rider Revice the Movie spin-off drama Birth of Chimera (July 22, 2022, Toei Special Effects Fan Club) - as Ikki Igarashi Kamen Rider Juuga VS Kamen Rider Orteca (April 30, 2023 – May 7, 2023) - as Ikki Igarashi My Wife Special Edition (June 21, 2023, FOD) - as Ran Hanazuma