Gordon Maeda

I'll be honest, Gordon Maeda walked into a stacked deck and somehow still made me root for him. Son of the legendary Sonny Chiba, kid brother to Mackenyu, raised partway in the States, and originally a serious saxophone player before he swerved into acting at all of 183 centimeters tall. On paper that's an almost annoying amount of advantage. But what wins me over is that he refuses to coast on the surname. He keeps picking roles that ask him to be intense, awkward, a little dangerous, like he's actively trying to outrun the "famous dad's son" label rather than cash it. There's a coiled, slightly unpolished energy to him that I find more interesting than slick. I genuinely don't know what kind of actor he becomes yet, and that uncertainty is exactly why I keep watching.

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Gordon Maeda (born January 9, 2000) is a Japanese actor known for stage name use of his English given name. He stands 183 cm tall and attended Meiseigakuin High School. Born in Santa Monica, California, he made his screen debut in the film Chiisana Koi no Uta and is represented by Universal Music Artists.

Name (English)

Gordon Maeda

Name (Japanese)

眞栄田郷敦

Reading

まえだ ごうどん

Born

January 9, 2000 (age 26)

Origin

Japan

Height

183cm

Occupation

Actor / Film Actor / Child Actor / Television Actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Dragon

Blood type

B

High school

Meiseigakuin High School

Works summary

Appearances

57 (2005–2026)

By year (titles with a known year)

2005: 1, 2006: 1, 2007: 1, 2008: 1, 2018: 1, 2019: 6, 2020: 5, 2021: 11, 2022: 3, 2023: 8, 2024: 6, 2025: 5, 2026: 4, year unknown: 4

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://maeda-gordon.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/maedagordon/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9C%9E%E6%A0%84%E7%94%B0%E9%83%B7%E6%95%A6
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66364971

Tags

• Actor
• Film Actor
• Child Actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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