, better known by the stage name is a Japanese actor, model, and television personality who is affiliated with

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. He was a Rissho University Global Environmental Sciences student. He is best known for his role as Shinnosuke Tomari, the main character of the ''

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'' series ''

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''.

Personal life

Takeuchi is the eldest of three siblings, with one younger sister and one younger brother. His real name is Ryo Takeuchi. His parents love the sounds of "Ryo", so they gave the name Ryo to him. The kanji "崚" of his name is quite rare to use in a name.Ryomania 2015, pp. 76–77, 「竹内涼真 INTERVIEW」. Takeuchi started playing

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when he was five, he belonged to

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when he was young. He originally went to a college on a soccer recommendation, but did not pursue a soccer career.

Relationship

In 2019, there were media speculations about Takeuchi and Ayaka Miyoshi's romantic relationship, but their agencies at that time did not disclose any information about the two, and they themselves did not comment on the reports till later in May 2020, when it was revealed by media outlets that they were already living together and were "counting down the days until marriage." Unfortunately, on October 27, 2024, the couple reportedly split after four years to focus more on their careers.

Career

In April 2013, Takeuchi was featured in the female magazine ''Mina'', after winning the audition ''Mina Kare Grand Prix'', which was contested by 2,457 people. He has acted in films and television series. From 2014 to 2015 Takeuchi played the protagonist, Shinnosuke Tomari/Kamen Rider Drive in ''

''. On November 21, 2016, Takeuchi was one of the three winners of 2016 Best Stylish Award. In 2017, Takeuchi had breakthrough roles as Jun'ichiro Shimatani in NHK Morning Drama (''

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'') '' Hiyokko'', as Hajime Mugino in NTV Drama '' Kahogo no Kahoko'' and as Hiroto Mogi in TBS Sunday Drama ''Rikuoh''. In January 2020, he played his first leading role in a Sunday Theatre (TBS) in ''Ship of Theseus''. He's the youngest to have led in Sunday Theatre at the age of 26. On April 25, 2022, Takeuchi was cast in

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's drama ''Roppongi Class'', a remake of the hit South Korean drama series '' Itaewon Class'' as Arata Miyabe.

Filmography

Film

Television and Web drama series/specials

Dubbing roles

Awards and nominations

Stage performances

* 2021 ''ミュージカル「17 AGAIN」/ Musical '17 AGAIN role: Mike O'Donnell / Mark (Lead)

Music video appearances

Bibliography

Photobooks

* ''Ryomania'' (Shufunotomo, July 31, 2015) *''1mm'' (

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, July 22, 2017) *''Ryoma Takeuchi'' (

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, July 12, 2018)

References

External links

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Official profile at Horipro
{{DEFAULTSORT:Takeuchi, Ryoma 1993 births Living people Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Japanese male models Male actors from Tokyo People from Machida, Tokyo 21st-century Japanese male actors