Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 16, 1996
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
59 titles
Mackenyu
Biography
Mackenyu (新田 真剣佑, born November 16, 1996) is a Japanese actor born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba. He attended Beverly Hills High School in their Advanced Placement Program and appeared in a few films and TV shows while growing up. As a young child, Mackenyu had many interests including horseback riding, Yabusame, Kyokushin Karate (he was placed third at the US Kyokushin Karate Nationals), gymnastics, water polo, and wrestling (for which he became the school representative). He was also into music, playing piano since he was 10 years old, and later participated in the brass band of his high school in Beverly Hills, playing saxophone, and flute. At the age of 15, Mackenyu watched a movie of Haruma Miura and got inspired to pursue acting professionally in Japan. He held on to the dream of co-starring with the actor once he established his career, which then came true in the movie adaptation of Gunjō Senki (2021). Mackenyu landed his first feature film lead role in Take a Chance (2015) and was featured in the acclaimed short movie Tadaima (2015) for which he won a best supporting actor award at the Asians of Films festival. He moved to Japan later in the same year. His fame grew in Japan after landing the role of Eiji Tomari in Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future (2015). In 2016, he made his stage debut in the Japanese musical Boys Over Flower (Hana Yori Dango: The Musical), which prepared him for his future major roles in the stage-musicals ZEROTOPIA (2018) and Hoshi no Daichi ni Furu Namida (2020). He had a prominent role in the two part feature film Chihayafuru Part I & II (2016) which made him a big name in Japan. Mackenyu started to expand his acting opportunities in Hollywood with a supporting role in the film Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018). In 2021, he starred as the final villain, Yukishiro Enishi, in the Rurouni Kenshin series. He portrayed Scar in the live-action sequel of Fullmetal Alchemist (2022). He gained global popularity when he landed the role of Roronoa Zoro in the live-action series adaptation of One Piece (2023). Drawing on his martial arts background, Mackenyu performs his own stunts and is highly skilled in sword fighting.
Known For
Filmography
LEGO ONE PIECE
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
ONE PIECE: Into the Grand Line: Official Podcast
Self
What a Trip
Self
The 19th Medical Chart
Kojiro Togo
Chihayafuru: Full Circle
Arata Wataya
Netflix Tudum 2025
Self
House of the Owl
Ryu Ogami
Dragons of Wonderhatch
Akuta
ONE PIECE
Roronoa Zoro
Knights of the Zodiac
Seiya / The Pegasus Knight
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy
Scar
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar
Scar
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
Enishi Yukishiro
Ichikei's Crow
Ishikura Bunta
Brave: Gunjyou Senki
Aoi Nishino
Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later
Sawada Makoto / Onose Makoto
The Master Plan
Makoto
Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro
Yashiki's friend
Remotely Killed
Nomura Yusaku
Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of Murder
Nomura Yusaku
Our 30-Minute Sessions
Aki Miyata
Kaiji: Final Game
Minato Hirose
Our Dearest Sakura
Aoi Kijima
NiNoKuni
Haru (voice)
Tokyo Ghoul 'S'
Souta
Two Homelands
Amoh Isamu
12 Suicidal Teens
Shinjirou
Code Blue: The Movie
Akio Kishida
Over Drive
Naozumi Hiyama
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Ryoichi
Chihayafuru: Part III
Arata Wataya
Chihayafuru: Connect
Wataya Arata
Impossibility Defense
Asao Momose
Kiss that Kills
Takauji Namiki
Kiss that Kills: Parallel
Takauji Namiki
Detective Yugami
Kaitori Kappei
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable – Chapter 1
Okuyasu Nijimura
Fugitive Boys
Tetsuto Ichihashi
Peach Girl
Kazuya Toujigamori
Let's Go, Jets!
Kosuke Yamashita
Mission Commander Ayaka Goma
Tatsuya Suzuki
Night's Tightrope
Makino Hikaru
Bitter Sweet
Atsushi Babazono
Brass Dreams
Kitora Ren
Tomorrow, I'll Surely Love You Again
Shouta
Chihayafuru: Part II
Arata Wataya
Chihayafuru: Part I
Arata Wataya
Sakura Blooms
Ippei Takemiya
Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future
Eiji Tomari / Kamen Rider Drive
Kamen Rider Drive: Movie Roadshow Commemoration! 1 Minute Stories
Tomari Eiji / Kamen Rider Drive