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My Take
Ken Yasuda is one of those actors I never quite have figured out, and I mean that as the highest compliment. On the surface he's this gentle, smiling Hokkaido uncle you'd trust to water your plants, but the second a switch flips you genuinely have no idea what he's about to do, and that gap is borderline unfair. Forged inside that ridiculously talented TEAM NACS crew, he can go bone-deep and quietly unsettling in a serious role, then completely come off the rails in a variety show like a different species. Comedy, menace, melancholy, even singing and voice work, the range is a little monstrous. But honestly, the real talent is how he makes you forgive all of it with a shrug, well, that's just Ken. That lovable-chaos quality is the whole magic for me.
Story
Behind the Gentle Smile: Ken Yasuda and a Range You Can Never Quite Map
Overview
Ken Yasuda is a Japanese actor, talent, voice actor, singer, and screenwriter born on December 8, 1973, in Muroran, Hokkaido. He attended Hokkaido Muroran Sakae High School and went on to study at Hokkaido Gakuen University. He is affiliated with Office CUE and maintains an active presence on Instagram and X under the handle @yasu_da_ken. His debut timing is not publicly known.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ken Yasuda
- Name (Japanese)
- 安田顕
- Reading
- やすだ けん
- Born
- December 8, 1973 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Ox
- Origin
- Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan
- Height
- 174 cm
- Occupation
- Actor / Talent / Voice Actor / Singer / Screenwriter
2. Background
- High school
- Hokkaido Muroran Sakae High School
- University
- Hokkaido Gakuen University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Ken Yasuda born?
Born December 8, 1973 (age 52).
Where is Ken Yasuda from?
Ken Yasuda is from Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan.
What does Ken Yasuda do?
Ken Yasuda works as Actor, Talent, Voice Actor, Singer, Screenwriter.
How tall is Ken Yasuda?
Ken Yasuda is 174 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.