Mackenyu is an American Born Japanese actor, he is famous for working in the Chihayafuru live action trilogy. The actor has also featured in many other adaptations of popular Manga series such as One Piece, Tokyo Ghoul S and Knights of the Zodiac. He is a very popular actor; many people are curious to know about his personal life.

He started his acting career in 2005 when he was only 9 years old, after that he has established himself as a talented actor and become a household name in the entertainment industry.

About Mackenyu

His complete name is Mackenyu Maeda. He is also famous with the name of Mackenyu Arata, Mackenyu Chiba, J.J. Mackenyu.

He was born on 16 November 1996 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA. Currently he lives in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. As on 2024 he is 27 years old.

He started his acting career in 2005.

Age of Mackenyu

The talented actor was born on 16 November, 1996 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, USA. As of 2024 he is 27 years old.

Height and weight of Mackenyu

The actor is 5 feet 10 inches tall and his weight is around 74 kg. His hair colour is black, his eyes colour is dark brown. He is of Asian ethnicity.

Nationality and religion of Mackenyu

The talented actor is Japanese-American by nationality. The actor is of Asian ethnicity. He is the follower of Christian religion and he is Christian by religion. He was born in November and his zodiac sign is Scorpio.

Education of Mackenyu

If we talk about his education, Mackenyu completed his school education from Beverly Hills High School in their Advanced Placement Program after he completed primary school. To become an actor was his childhood dream, he started acting in 2005, after completing his education he became a professional actor.

Family of Mackenyu

Tamami and late movie star Sonny Chiba are his parents, his parents are Japanese. The couple got married in 1996, however their age difference is 28 years, his parents are a true example of true love, and age is not a boundation in true love.

Sadly, the couple divorced in 2015 because of their citing Irreconcilable differences. The actor’s siblings named Gordon and Juri Manase, both are actors by profession.

Juri Manase was born from his father’s first marriage, his first wife was actress Yoko Nogiva.

Where is Sonny Chiba right now? What is he doing?

In August 2021, his father’s Sonny Chiba fell ill with covid-19 Delta variant, initially he was treated at home but later he developed pneumonia after that he was hospitalized on 8 August.

Unfortunately, he dies on 1 August 20 21 at the age of 82 and his body was cremated on 20 August 2021.

Relationship status of Mackenyu

Mackenyu likes to keep his personal life private and stay away from the spotlight and cameras. He is master in the art of keeping details about his love life away from the cameras and spotlight. 

In January 2023, the actor and his brother Gorden announced with their marriage to non-celebrity women. But the actor does not reveal The Identity and occupation of his wife. Earlier he has been romantically linked with many women including singer and actress Sakurako Ohara, former AKB48 member Haruka Shimazaki, Sae Murase and professional actress Erica Sawajiri.

Kids of Mackenyu

Reportedly the actor and his wife blessed with a child in the end of July 2023. However, there are no information available about his gender and also there are no official reports to substantiate these claims.

As he likes to keep his personal life private, he never talked about it.

Net worth of Mackenyu

He is an actor by profession, he earns money from his acting career as his acting career is his main source of income. He also earns money from his brand endorsement deals and he is brand ambassador of many brands.

It is estimated that his net worth his around $5 million. Although he is the son of famous actor and Martial artist, the actor has worked hard to build his brand and established himself as a talented actor. The actor is a true inspiration for many people.

Instagram of Mackenyu

The American Japanese actor is active on social media. He has an account on Instagram and his Instagram account is @mackenyu. He has 6 million followers on his Instagram account, He follows only 26 people on his Instagram account. There are 168 posts on his Instagram account, he often shares his pictures and videos for his fans and followers.

Career of Mackenyu

The actor started his acting career while he was in High School. For the first time he featured in the film Team Astro, was released in 2005. After that he was featured in Oyaji, this film was released in 2007.

In 2015, he got the chance to play the lead character in film titled Take a Chance, after that he had appear in short film Tadaima.

He became popular when he played the character of Wataya Arata in the Chihayafuru trilogy, the film was released in 2016. His role gained him the 40th Annual Japan Academy Newcomer of the Year Award in 2017.

He has also featured in the Netflix live action series adaptation of one piece as a lead actor in 2023, he played the character of Roronoa Zoro and the title of this feature film is Knights of the Zodiac. 

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Films

Mackenyu has appeared in many films including Tadaima, Kamen Rider Driver: Surprise Future, Take a Chance, Chihayafuru part 1, Chihayafuru part 2, Night’s Tightrope, Bittersweet, Let’s Go, Jets!, Peach Girl, Chihayafuru part 3, Impossibility Defense, Over Drive and many more

Television shows 

Mackenyu has also featured in many television shows including Yume wo Ataeru, Sakurasaku, Tomorrow, I’ll Surely Love You Again, Brass Dreams, Fugitive Boys, Two Homelands, Our Dearest Sakura, The End of the Tiny World: Half a Year Later and many more other shows.

Awards

For his acting skills and great work Mackenyu was nominated for Hichi Film Award in the category of Best New Artist, he got this nomination for Chihayafuru and he was also nominated in the same award ceremony in the category of Best Supporting Actor.

He was also nominated in Mainichi Film Awards for the Best New Actor in 2017.

He won the award of Best Supporting Actor Asian on Film Festival. He is also the winner of Japan Academy Film Prize in the category of Newcomer of the Year.

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