Yuki Matsuzaki
Born: 1981-09-24 in Miyazaki, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Yuki Matsuzaki, born in Miyazaki, Japan began acting at the age of 7 in a small theatrical group that performed for children. He performed over 50 shows in local theaters until he was 18. Upon graduating high school, he decided to dedicate his life to acting and moved to New York City to become an accomplished actor with the versatility to perform in both English and Japanese. Upon his arrival, all his money was stolen and he became homeless. In order to survive, he started performing on the streets of Times Square where his first day tally after performing 8-hours was a mere $4.00. All his endurance and hard work was rewarded when Edward Zwick cast Yuki for The Last Samuri (2003). He began booking roles in such films as Drunken Sword (2005) and Roku (2005). Next Clint Eastwood cast him as Nozaki in Letters from Iwo Jima (2006). Eastwood favored Yuki for his unique preparation. In order to prepare for his role, Yuki only digested celery and water for five weeks to experience famine, confined himself inside dark closets and bathrooms to recreate the claustrophobic atmosphere for the cave fighting sequences. After Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), NBC offered Yuki a co-star role in their hit TV show Heroes (2006/II). In 2009, Matsuzaki starred alongside Steve Martin, Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina and Aishwarya Rai as a member of an international dream team of detectives in Pink Panther 2 (2009).
Filmography
2024
- Cottontail as Fishmonger
2023
- Skull Island as Hiro (voice)
2022
- Moon Manor as Hank Guto
- Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles as Miyamoto Usagi (voice)
- Mosaic Street
- ONI: Thunder God's Tale as Tanukinta Papa (voice)
2020
- Last Three Days as Takeshi
2019
- Robu as Airport Announcer
2018
- Kimchi as Ken
2017
- BraveStorm as Borg
2015
- We Bare Bears as Kenji Watanabe / Additional Voices (voice)
- The Man in the High Castle as Nakamura
- Locksmiths as Tadashi
2014
- Man from Reno as Tsubasa
2013
- Instant Mommy as Kaoru
2012
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Usagi (voice)
- The Newsroom as Daisuke Tanaka
2011
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides as Garheng
2010
- How Do You Know as Tori
2009
- The Pink Panther 2 as Kenji
- Better Off Ted as Scientist #1
2007
- iCarly as Taxi Driver
2006
- Heroes as Worker
- Letters from Iwo Jima as Private Nozaki
- Only The Brave as 442 2nd Squad
2003
- The Last Samurai as Soldier in Street #1
- The Black Ninja as Shinji Hagiwara / Red Ninja