Masahiro Higashide

Masahiro Higashide (東出 昌大) is a Japanese actor and model. In 2012, he debuted as an actor in The Kirishima Thing.

Early life
Higashide graduated from Saitama Prefectural Asaka High School. He practiced kendo daily when he was young because his father is a kendo teacher. His father is also a cook of Japanese cuisine.

Career
He debuted as a model in the 19th Men's Non-no Exclusive Model Audition in high school. After graduating from high school, he aimed to become a jewelry designer and proceeded to attend a jewelry school. He was active as a model for ZUCCa or Yohji Yamamoto from 2006 to 2011.

He debuted in The Kirishima Thing in 2012 and has been an actor since then.

He has acted on the NHK TV program “Rakugo Deeper!"

Personal life
He married actress Anne Watanabe on January 1, 2015. Their twin daughters were born in May 2016. Their son was born in November 2017.

In January 2020, Shūkan Bunshun revealed that Higashide had been having an extramarital affair with actress Erika Karata since 2017, when Watanabe was pregnant with their third child. The report was later confirmed by his agency. The incident has caused Higashide to lose several endorsement deals. On 1 August 2020, Watanabe finalized her divorce with Higashide, promising that they will work together to take care of the children.

Television

 * Renai Kentei (NHK, 2012), Junya Yoshimitsu
 * Reset: Honto no Shiawase no Mitsukekata (TBS-MBS, 2012), Shion/Jun Aya
 * Wonderful Single Life (Fuji TV, 2012), Hiroki Yamada
 * xxxHolic (Wowow, 2013) Shizuka Dōmeki
 * Amachan (NHK, 2013), young Daikichi Ōmukai
 * Gochisōsan (NHK, 2013–14), Yūtarō Nishikado
 * Fathers, Episode 7 (TBS, 2014), Yūsuke Togawa
 * Hana Moyu (NHK, 2015), Genzui Kusaka
 * A Restaurant With Many Problems (Fuji TV, 2015), Chef Makoto Monji
 * Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (NHK, 2016), Tanda
 * Death Note: New Generation (Hulu, 2016), Tsukuru Mishima
 * Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit Season 2 (NHK, 2017), Tanda
 * Leaders 2 (TBS, 2017), Makoto Kusakabe
 * I love You Just a Little Bit (TBS, 2017), Ryōta Watanabe
 * Yocho Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha (Wowow, 2017), Jiro Makabe
 * Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit Season 3 (NHK, 2017–18), Tanda
 * The Confidence Man JP (Fuji TV, 2018), Boku-chan
 * Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation (Wowow, 2019), Shuichi Saeki
 * Pure! ~ One-day idol director's case book ~ (NHK, 2019), Shusaku Todo
 * Police and Prosecutor (TV Asahi, 2020), Shuhei Majima
 * Wife of a Spy (NHK, 2020), Yasuharu Tsumori

Stage performances

 * Nocturnes (2015)
 * The Sea of Fertility (2018, 2018 PARCO PRODUCE)
 * The Second Summer (2019, M&Oplays Produce)

Dubbing

 * Legend of the Demon Cat (2018), Bai Long (Liu Haoran)

Magazines

 * Men's Non-no
 * FINEBOYS
 * GET ON!
 * smart
 * Smart HEAD
 * Soen