is a Japanese actor. He is a member of the theater group Gekidan Exile. Machida is represented by LDH in Japan and HB Entertainment in South Korea.
Personal life Machida was born on 4 July 1990, in Higashiagatsuma, Japan. He has one younger and one older sister. Starting in elementary school, he learned Kendo until entering junior high school. After graduating junior high school, Machida joined the Japan Aviation High School in Ishikawa, as he had loved vehicles since his childhood and aspired to be a pilot. He started dancing when he was in high school and took on the role of captain in his dance club. In his youth Machida also attended EXPG Tokyo, a talent school run by LDH.
Marriage On 25 December 2022, Machida married South Korean actress, , after dating for five years. He and his wife announced in a joint statement delivered through their respective agencies that they had welcomed the birth of their first child on September 26, 2026.
Career Machida joined Gekidan Exile on 25 January 2011, after successfully passing the Dai 3kai Gekidan Exile Audition. Although in July 2011, he was announced as a candidate member of Generations from Exile Tribe and left Gekidan Exile. In September of the same year, he injured the calf of his right leg and focused on recovering.
On 14 February 2012, it was reported that he had dropped out from being a Generations candidate and rejoined Gekidan Exile to focus on acting.
On 20 November 2019, Machida released his first photo book titled Basic.
On 31 March 2021, he participated in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay as a torchbearer for his prefecture Gunma. In the same year he was selected as ambassador for the special exhibition celebrating the 260th anniversary of the birth of the famous Japanese artist Hokusai.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes 2014 Hanako and Anne Ikuya Muraoka Asadora 2015 Tenshi no Knife Keiji Nagaoka Bijo to Danshi Ryo Sakisaka High&Low: The Story of S.W.O.R.D. Noboru Harada Gattan Gattan: Soredemo Go Shinichi Morita Lead role 2016 Sumika Sumire: 45-sai Wakagaetta Onna Yusei Mashiro 2017It's All About the LooksTakuma Maruo2017–18Love or NotWataru Sano2 seasons2018Joshi-teki Seikatsu / Life As a GirlTadaomi GotoMiniseriesSegodonKomatsu Tatewaki Taiga dramaPrince of LegendRiichi YukiMeet Me After School Shotaro Kawai 2019Nusumareta KaoRyohei TaniMiniseriesPrincess Michiko Story of Unknown Love and SufferingSeiji GotoTelevision filmHotarugusa Nana no KenIchinoshin KazahayaParallel TokyoKoichi SaitoMiniseriesUncontrol Frontier Icon Episode 12020Wasteful Days of High School GirlsMasataka Sawatari/WasedaGuilty: Kono Koi wa Tsumi desu ka?Keiichi AkiyamaAkiko's Piano: Hibakushita Piano ga Kanaderu OtoShigeru TakeuchiTelevision filmCherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!Yuichi Kurosawa2020–22Alice in BorderlandDaikichi Karube2 seasons2021Nishiogikubo Mitsuboshi YoushudouRyoichiro AmamiyaLead roleReach Beyond the Blue SkyHijikata ToshizōTaiga dramaUso kara hajimaru koiKamoshita JunnosukeTelevision filmMangaka Ienaga no fukuzatsu shakai o chō teigiKazuhiro IenagaEducation seriesSuper RichSora MiyamuraUso Kara Hajimaru Koi - Hulu SpecialKamoshita JunnosukeJAM -the drama-Takeru Nishino2022Isn't It a Bad Guy?Gonta TamachiLead roleTeppachi!Kokusho HiroshiLead role2023IchigekiIchizoTelevision filmFixerTatsuya WatanabeYuYu HakushoKoenma2024Dear RadianceFujiwara no KintōTaiga drama2025Glass HeartSho Takaoka2026Sins of KujoKengo Mibu
Films Year Title Role Notes 2015 Sukimasuki Heisaku Lead role Ghost Theater Hiroshi Izumi 2016 Road to High & Low Noboru Harada High&Low The Movie Noboru Harada High&Low The Red Rain Noboru Harada 2017High&Low The Movie 2 / End of SkyNoboru HaradaHigh&Low The Movie 3 / Final MissionNoboru HaradaKoinowa: Konkatsu CruisingYoji Kitano2018Over DriveJunpei Masuda jam Takeru Nishino 2019 The Nikaidos' Fall Yōsuke L-DK: Two Loves, Under One Roof Soju Kugayama Prince of Legend Riichi Yuki 2020 Project Dream: How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar Yamada Your Eyes TellKyosuke Sakuma 2022 Cherry Magic! the Movie Yuichi Kurosawa Sun and Bolero Keisuke Tanoura 2023 Don't Call it Mystery: The Movie Kirinosuke Kariatsumari 2025 10Dance Shin'ya Sugiki Lead role 2027 Sins of Kujo: The Movie Kengo Mibu
Theater Year Title Role Notes 2010 Rokudenashi Blues Beishime Sawamura 2013 Sadako: Tanjō Hiwa Hiroshi Toyama Lead role 2020Gekidan Exile "Yusha no Tame ni Kane wa Naru / The Bell Rings for the Brave"Book Act "Geinin Koukan Nikki"
Radio drama Year Title Role Network 2019 Shinjuku no neko Haruta Yamazaki NHK-FM
Music videos Year Title 2011 Sandaime J Soul Brothers "Fighters" 2016 Doberman Infinity "Do or Die"2022Generations from Exile Tribe "Chikara no Kagiri"
Photobook YearTitle2017"High&Low The Photography" Noboru (ノボル)/町田啓太1st2019Basic2020Basic Another Edition
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult2020The 30th TV Life Annual Drama AwardsBest Supporting ActorCherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! 2021The 31st TV Life Annual Drama AwardsBest Supporting ActorSuper Rich2022GQ JAPAN Men of The Year 2022Best Breakthrough Actor
References
External links
Official blog of Keita Machida