Kensei Mikami

I'll be honest, Kensei Mikami isn't a name I'd plaster on a billboard, and I think that's kind of the point. The modeling-into-acting path tells me everything: this is a guy who built his craft on set, frame by frame, until he became that reliable face you swear you've seen somewhere before. I love actors like that, the ones who slip into a drama or a film without making it about themselves and just quietly make the scene better. Now creeping up on his forties, with an Instagram and that settled, lived-in kind of presence, I'd bet he's only getting richer to watch. A real craftsman's craftsman, and I'm rooting for him.

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Kensei Mikami is a Japanese actor and model born on April 2, 1984, in Tokyo, Japan. Working across both film and television, he has built a career as a character presence known for blending acting and modeling work. He maintains an official website through Ken-On and an active Instagram account under the handle kenseimikami.

Name (English)

Kensei Mikami

Name (Japanese)

水上剣星

Reading

みかみ けんせい

Born

April 2, 1984 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rat

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Blood type

A

Height

180 cm

Agency

フリーランス

Active years

2009 -

Occupation

Actor / Model

Spouse

野波麻帆（2012 - ）

Works summary

Appearances

78 (2009–2024)

By year

2009: 1, 2010: 6, 2011: 8, 2012: 5, 2013: 6, 2014: 7, 2015: 5, 2016: 6, 2017: 9, 2018: 8, 2019: 6, 2020: 1, 2021: 1, 2022: 1, 2023: 1, 2024: 2

Debut work

東京DOGS

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttp://www.ken-on.co.jp/kensei/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kenseimikami/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%B4%E4%B8%8A%E5%89%A3%E6%98%9F
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11242437

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Actor
• Model

Last updated

2026-08-26

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