Junya Ikeda

• Name — Junya Ikeda • Native Name — 池田 純矢 • Birth Name — Jun Shimogaito • Born — 27 October 1992 • Birthplace — Osaka Prefecture, Japan • Occupation — * Actor • screenwriter • stage director • Other Names — * Jun Ikeda • Jun Sugiyama • Years Active — 2006–2023 • Children — 3

Under the name Jun Ikeda, at age 14, Ikeda participated in the 19th Junon Super Boy Contest in 2006 and won second place. Since his appearance in the 2011 musical Kokoro, produced by Niconico and based on the Vocaloid song of the same name, he changed his stage name to Junya Ikeda. On October 30, 2023, BaRu, Ikeda's talent agency, announced that it had canceled their contract with him after he was arrested on October 26.

Ikeda has been married since 2016. His wife, a non-celebrity woman, also had a daughter from her first marriage born in 2018. The couple also had another child born that same year.

On October 26, 2023, Ikeda was arrested from an incident on September 26, where he had allegedly conspired with several other accomplices on a special fraud case. He allegedly impersonated a police officer and falsely claimed to a man in his 60s to give him his three cash cards to investigate an unauthorized withdrawal from his bank account. On November 15, Ikeda was arrested again after it was found that he had reportedly withdrawn 1.5 million from the victim's bank accounts. As a result of his arrests, his voice was removed from The Kingdoms of Ruin and Ensemble Stars!. On October 12, 2024, Ikeda revealed on his Twitter account that he was found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison.

• Watashitachi no Kyōkasho (2007) - Yuuki Kobayashi • Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (2007) - Itsuki Kamishinjo • Saito-san (2008) - Toshio Narahara • Cafe Kichijoji de (2008) - Jun Ichinomiya • 14-sai ~ Chihara Junior Tatta Hitori no Tatakai (2009) - Dai-chan • Gine Sanfujinka no Onna-tachi (2009) • Sign (2011) • Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (2011-2012) - Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver • Garo: Yami o Terasu Mono (2013) - Takeru Jakuzure/Zen the Flame Sword Knight • Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger (2016) - Gai Ikari/Gokai Silver (Episodes 28 and 29) • Short Program (2022) - Tomio Akahori (Episode 3)

• Hakuōki Musical (2012–15) - Tōdō Heisuke • Messiah "Dō no Shō" (2013) - Junya Higayama

• Majestic Prince (2013) - Ataru Suruga • Digimon Adventure tri. (2015–18) - Jo Kido • After the Rain (2018) - Takashi Yoshizawa • Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020) - Jo Kido • Trigun Stampede (2023) - Knives Millions

• Ensemble Stars! (2015) - Mitsuru Tenma