Masahiro Higashide

I'll admit it, Masahiro Higashide is one of those guys who just has to stand there to fill a frame, all 189 centimeters of him, with this quiet, unreadable stillness that I find weirdly magnetic. He started out as a fashion model, but the second he pivoted to acting he started snagging newcomer prizes, and that's when I clocked it, this isn't a pretty face coasting, he can actually act. There's a slippery, half-asleep calm to him that melts into roles instead of announcing itself. And then offscreen the man's a wild card, tabloid storms one minute, off living some self-sufficient mountain life the next. Honestly I can't tell if he's reckless or just allergic to the showbiz mold, but that refusal to be boxed in is the most him thing about him.

Masahiro Higashide is a Japanese actor born on February 1, 1988, in Saitama Prefecture. He began his career as a fashion model before transitioning to acting, and quickly earned recognition with two major newcomer awards in 2014. Standing 189 cm tall, he is known for his distinctive screen presence and understated performing style.

Name (English)

Masahiro Higashide

Name (Japanese)

東出昌大

Reading

ひがしで まさひろ

Born

February 1, 1988 (age 38)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dragon (辰)

Origin

Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Height

189 cm

Occupation

Actor

Awards & achievements

• 2014 — Elan d'Or Award, Best Newcomer
• 2014 — Yujiro Ishihara Newcomer Award

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.humanite.co.jp/actor28_e.html
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%B1%E5%87%BA%E6%98%8C%E5%A4%A7

Tags

• From Saitama Prefecture
• Actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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