is a Japanese actor, television personality and seiyu. Born in Muroran, Hokkaido, he is a member of Team Nacs. He is a graduate of Hokkaido Muroran Sakae High School and Hokkai Gakuen University. Fumio Yasuda is his older brother.
Biography At Hokkai Gakuen University, Yasuda joined the theater club and the theatrical company OOPARTS (led by its president Takayuki Suzui). In 1996, following graduation, Yasuda and theater club friends Hiroyuki Morisaki, Shigeyuki Totsugi, Yo Oizumi, and Takuma Otoo created TEAM NACS. The team was disbanded after their first performance.
After graduating from university, Yasuda began working as a medical office worker. He stopped after 10 months because he wanted to concentrate on activities in the performing arts. After leaving the medical office, he worked part-time in Hokkaido, taking on jobs such as helping at a hotel breakfast buffet. Even during his part-time work, he continued to focus on his career in entertainment.
In 1997, Morisaki reunited TEAM NACS and Yasuda joined the group once more. Since 1998, he has appeared semi-regularly as a suit actor for the mascot character "on-chan" in "How Do You Like Wednesday?".
TEAM NACS held its first stage performance in May 2004, in Tokyo. In 2006, Yasuda made his first appearance in the national online drama series "Jirocho Seoi Fuji" (NHK). Since then, he has also appeared in serial dramas and movies of the Tokyo flagship station, and has also held starring roles in TV series.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes 2006Kōmyō ga TsujiUkita HideieTaiga drama2008HitomiYuzo IshidaAsadora2022Love with a CaseMasumi Morizono2023Sexy Tanaka-sanKō2024Ōoku: The PalaceTanuma Okitsugu2025UnboundHiraga GennaiTaiga drama2026Soul MateKenichi Hayakawa
Film Year Title Role Notes 2013Rakugo EigaGrim ReaperAnthology film2017GintamaTetsuya MurataDC Superheroes vs. Eagle TalonJoker (voice)2018Come On IreneIwao ShishidoLead roleWhen I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to Be Dead Jun KagamiLead role2019The FableEbiharaWhen My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her AshesSatoshi MiyagawaLead roleDragon Quest: Your StoryPusan (voice)2020Beneath the ShadowKaoruHotel RoyalDaikichi Tanaka2021Good Luck! Team Nacs: Movie VersionHimselfLead roleThe Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't KillEbihara2022Ring WanderingSeiichiSpecial appearanceTombi: Father and SonShōunFragments of the Last WillHara2023In Love and Deep WaterMichihiko KurumaShin Kamen RiderMurderer 2024SakuraToshiyuki TogashiThe Voices at WarTadamaro Mera2025The 35-Year Promise Megumi TaniyamaRiver ReturnsTsunekichiDollhouseYamamotoTaste and TearsKohei Kazama2026The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat
Japanese dub Year Title Role Notes 2022The Bad Guys Snake
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2020Yakuza: Like a DragonYu Nanba2024Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Yu Nanba
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work(s) Result 2025 67th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting Actor Sakura and The Voices at War
References
External links
Official profile – CREATIVE OFFICE CUE（in Japanese） TEAM NACS Official profile – Amuse Inc.（in Japanese）