| Ryuji Kamiyama | |||||||||
| Native Name: | 上山 竜治 | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1986 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||
| Occupation: | Actor | ||||||||
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is a Japanese actor and former singer. He was a member of the boy band Run&Gun from 2001 to 2014.
In 2000, at the age of 14, Kamiyama was part of D.A.N.K. (Daisuke Asakura New Kids), a performance troupe produced by Daisuke Asakura.[1] In 2001, he appeared on the audition program Study Park!!, where he was selected as one of the members for the boy band Run&Gun,[2] later debuting on July 4, 2001 with the single "Lay-Up!"[3] During his time with the group, in 2005, Kamiyama also released a solo song titled "Byū Byū Kuru Yasashisa wa" for Run&Gun's first extended play, Hateshinai Tabi no Naka de...[4]
In 2007, Kamiyama was cast as Romeo in the stage play adaptation of Air Gear.[5] In the second installment he took over the lead role of Minami Ikki after Kenta Kamakari fell ill. He broke his arm during the second-to-last showing of the musical; however, he continued performing. In addition to this, Kamiyama also published his first novel, Flying Melon, which was co-written with Kosuke Yonehara.[2] In 2009, Kamiyama starred in the all-male stage adaptation of Fruits Basket as Kyo Soma.[6] In 2014, Kamiyama left Run&Gun to focus on acting full-time.
In October 2017, Kamiyama married model Kurara Chibana.[7] [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Into the Woods | Jack | Theatre Debut | |
| 2007 | Air Gear | Romeo | ||
| 2008 | The Sound of Music | Rolf | - | |
| 2009 | Fruits Basket | Kyo Soma | Strawberry Team version; double-cast with Dai Yamazaki[9] | |
| EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL | Scott | |||
| Le Rouge et le Noir | Julien Sorel | |||
| 2011 | Dracula, the Musical | John "Jack" Seward, M.D. | ||
| 2013 | Merrily We Roll Along | Tyler | ||
| 2014-2019 | Black Mary Poppins | Herman | Reprised role in 2016 and 2019 runs[10] | |
| 2015 | Hana Yori Dango | Akira Mimasaka | [11] | |
| 2015-2019 | Les Misérables | Enjolras | Reprised role in 2017 and 2019 runs, Double-casts with Rio Uehara, Naoto Nojima, Hiroki Aiba and Ryunosuke Onoda[12] | |
| 2016 | Vincent van Gogh | Theo | [13] | |
| 2019 | West Side Story: Season 1 | Riff | Double-cast with Ryunosuke Onoda[14] | |
| 2021 | A Sign of Affection | Kyōya | [15] | |
| 2022 | Claudia | Yan | ||
| 2022-2023 | Elisabeth | Luigi Lucheni | ||
| 2023 | Marie Curie | Pierre Curie |