Eita Nagayama

For years he was simply Eita — one name, no surname, and everyone knew who you meant. Seeing him credited as Eita Nagayama took some adjusting, but the work never wobbled. He took the Elan d'or newcomer prize in 2009 and a Blue Ribbon for Best Supporting Actor the very next year, which tells you where his real power sits. Some actors own the center of the frame; he is more dangerous just off to the side, shifting the temperature of a scene in the silences between lines. Water Boys made him familiar to a generation, but I keep watching for the smaller, unhurried choices. He is past forty now, and I still cannot see the bottom of him.

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Name (English)

Eita Nagayama

Name (Japanese)

永山瑛太

Reading

ながやま えいた

Born

December 13, 1982 (age 43)

Origin

Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Height

179 cm

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dog

Blood type

B

Agency

個人事務所

Active years

1999 -

Awards & achievements

• 2009 Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year
• 2010 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor

Spouse

木村カエラ

Works summary

Appearances

180 (1983–2027)

By year

1983: 1, 2000: 1, 2001: 3, 2002: 6, 2003: 9, 2004: 5, 2005: 7, 2006: 10, 2007: 4, 2008: 9, 2009: 11, 2010: 2, 2011: 8, 2012: 6, 2013: 14, 2014: 9, 2015: 4, 2016: 6, 2017: 3, 2018: 5, 2019: 2, 2020: 4, 2021: 9, 2022: 9, 2023: 10, 2024: 6, 2025: 1, 2026: 1, 2027: 1

Debut work

はたち〜1983年に生まれて〜

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.eita.jp/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nagayama.eita/
• Xhttps://x.com/mituoda
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eita%20Nagayama
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%B8%E5%B1%B1%E7%91%9B%E5%A4%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q683311

Tags

• Niigata Prefecture
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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