- Born
- Height5′ 9¾″ (1.77 m)
- Mackenyu was born in Los Angeles, November 16, 1996, and is the son of actor, producer, director and martial artist Shin'ichi Chiba. Growing up in Los Angeles, he appeared in a few films and TV shows while he was in school and had many interests that included learning to ride horseback, Kyokushin Karate, gymnastics, water polo, and wrestling as well as interest in music that led him to learn piano at age ten and later learning to play saxophone and flute.
Mackenyu rose to fame as an actor after landing the role of Wataya Arata in the Chihayafuru trilogy (2016) that earned him the 40th Annual Japan Academy Newcomer of the Year Award in 2017. His fame grew dramatically after his supporting role as Cadet Ryoichi in the feature Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) and his lead role in the racing action movie Over Drive (2018). Mackenyu was cast as the villain, Enishi Yukishiro, in the blockbuster Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter (2021) and then as Scar in Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge Of Scar and Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Transmutation (2022).
In 2021, Mackenyu was cast as Roronoa Zoro in the Netflix live action series adaptation of One Piece (2023), and as the lead, Seiya, in the feature Knights of the Zodiac (2023). Mackenyu also stars in two Disney+ projects in 2023, the original live action/ anime mixed feature, Dragons of Wonderhatch and the drama series, House Of The Owl.
- IMDb mini biography by: Scott Eriksson
- Parents
- RelativesJuri Manase(Half Sibling)Jirô Yabuki(Aunt or Uncle)Gordon Maeda(Sibling)
- Performing fast stunts with martial arts and sword fighting.
- Anime/manga characters in live action adaptations
- Being highly skilled in martial arts and swordsmanship, Mackenyu performs his own stunts. His co-star Keisuke Watanabe from Brave: Gunjyou Senki (2021) expressed that he had difficulty keeping up with Mackenyu's speed during a duel scene. Steven Maeda, showrunner of One Piece (2023), also stated that the stunt team of the series couldn't keep up with Mackenyu, so they had to slow him down.
- Mackenyu became close friends with Eiichiro Oda after getting the role of Roronoa Zoro. Oda calls him over to his house by texting him "I'm free today, you can come over. Reply if you're coming. If you're not coming, leave the message on read". Oda also claimed he now hears Mackenyu when he draws Zoro.
- His co-stars and crew members frequently point out that Mackenyu can sleep anywhere and at any time. Mackenyu claims he developed this ability after becoming an actor and having less sleeping hours. Madison Iseman, who worked with him in Knights of the Zodiac, claimed Mackenyu once slept through a fire alarm for an hour without even leaving his room.
- Mackenyu is reportedly a dedicated player of the One Piece Card Game. He trains at Eiichiro Oda's home, appears as a guest at World Finals events, and actively participates in official championships. In one tournament, he finished 8th out of 366 competitors while using a playmat signed by Eiichiro Oda that also featured an illustration of Zoro drawn by Oda himself.
- Growing up Mackenyu had many interests including horseback riding, Yabusame (traditional Japanese archery on horseback), Kyokushin Karate, gymnastics, water polo and wrestling. He was a karate champion in middle school in Los Angeles and the school representative for wrestling.
- Netflix is now streaming on Netflix.
- I go to the gym everyday! Continually working out and damaging your muscles is quite tough and I've been consistent so that's something I can be proud of, I guess.
- I can really sleep anywhere. Ever since I started working as an actor, I don't have much time to sleep. So I mastered the art of being able to sleep anywhere.
- I was in an environment full of swords. I often cut people. Oh, I'm sorry. Cutting people sounds a bit horrible. When I cut the students of my father's school, they reacted very well. It was fun, so I kept doing it. It was when I was really small.
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