| Intro | Japanese/British model, TV personality, and actor |
| A.K.A. | Rui Kurihara |
| Is |
Model Actor |
| From |
United Kingdom Japan |
| Type |
Fashion Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 6 December 1994, Tokyo, Japan |
| Age: | 25 years |
| Star sign | Sagittarius |
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.