Louis Kurihara

Louis Kurihara (栗原 類, Kurihara Rui, born 6 December 1994) is a Japanese fashion model, TV personality, and actor represented by the Ever Green Entertainment agency. He appears on Japanese TV, playing on his "overly negative" character, and debuted as a film actor in the 2013 film Zekkyō Gakkyū.

Early life

Louis Kurihara was born on 6 December 1994 to a Japanese mother and a British father.

Career

On 1 July 2013, Kurihara left the Junes Acting & Modeling agency to work for Ever Green Entertainment and devote more time to his acting career.

Film

• Zekkyō Gakkyū (2013) as Akira Gotō
• Daily Lives of High School Boys (2013), as Saino
• Black Butler (2014)
• Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (2014)
• 108: Revenge and Adventure of Goro Kaiba (2019)
• Signal 100 (2020)
• Tonkatsu DJ Agetarō (2020) as Jōsuke Shirai

TV

• Odoru Sanma Goten! (NTV)
• Osama no Brunch (TBS)
• Waratte Iitomo! (Fuji TV, regular Wednesday guest since October 2012)
• Mōsō Nihon Ryōri (NHK, presenter)
• Magic x Warrior Magimajo Pures! (TV Tokyo)

Magazines

• Fineboys
• Men's Non-No
• Popeye
• Street Jack

TV commercials

• Aeon Laketown shopping mall
• JR Central
• Nisshin Cup Noodle

Photobooks

• Kurihara, Louis (7 November 2012). Never Mind the Negativity. Fusosha Publishing. ISBN 978-4594067137.