Kyle Card

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Kyle Card
Kyle Card at The Benza Premiere.jpg
Kyle Card at the Benza English Premiere
Born
Kyle Lawrence Card

(1985-07-27) 27 July 1985 (age 36)
British Columbia, Canada
OccupationActor, television reporter
Years active2011–present

Kyle Lawrence Card (born July 27, 1985) is a Canadian actor and television reporter. Card is best known for his starring role of Kyle in the Japanese on demand series “The Benza” and spin-off series “Benza English” on Amazon Prime Video.[1] He also works as a reporter for multiple NHK World programs, including "Journeys in Japan",[2] "Trails to Oishii Tokyo",[3] and "Tokyo Eye 2020".[4] Card is fluent in Japanese and has won awards for his acting abilities in it.[5]

Early life[]

Card was born in British Columbia, Canada. From the age of six he had a keen interest in Japanese culture, due to seeing the animated film "Akira" on television. This ultimately influenced him to study the Japanese language in university. He participated in a one-year exchange program to Tokyo in 2005 when he was 20 years old.[6]

Career[]

Card moved back to Japan in 2011 to pursue an acting career in the Japanese entertainment industry.[7] His first regular television job was the live news show "Goji ni Muchuu!" on the TokyoMX network, a position he maintained for two years.[8] He has also worked as a reporter on the NHK World programs "Journeys in Japan", "Trails to Tsukiji" and "Tokyo Eye 2020".

Card has appeared in various video game titles including The Evil Within 2 and Death Stranding as a 3D motion-capture performer.[9] As an actor, Card appeared on NHK-E Television’s “EiEiGo!” as a regular cast member through the show’s entire duration.[10]

Currently, he stars as Kyle in “The Benza” and “Benza English” on Amazon Prime Video,[11] and worked as a voice actor for the video game tie-in “The Benza RPG”.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Benza (Prime Video) : interviews de l'équipe -". smallthings.fr (in French). Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Iwate: Blazing a Trail to the Future - Journeys in Japan - TV | NHK WORLD-JAPAN Live & Programs, retrieved February 6, 2021
  3. ^ WASABI - Trails to Oishii Tokyo - TV | NHK WORLD-JAPAN Live & Programs, retrieved February 6, 2021
  4. ^ TOKYO EYE 2020 - TV | NHK WORLD-JAPAN Live & Programs, retrieved February 6, 2021
  5. ^ "THE BENZA". tokyo-cowboys. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Dialogue: Canadian entertainer Kyle Card loves life in Japan". Mainichi Daily News. April 29, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "Dialogue: Canadian entertainer Kyle Card loves life in Japan". Mainichi Daily News. April 29, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Five Questions With...Kyle Card | TG Geeks". May 28, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  9. ^ March 5, Neil Bolt /; 2018. "Death Stranding Cast is a Glittering (Oscar-Winning) Affair: Everything You Need to Know". PlayStation Universe. Retrieved February 6, 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "NHK E-Tele Cast List" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Toilet-seat themed comedic-adventure The Benza breaks new ground for foreign talent in Japan". SoraNews24 -Japan News-. August 14, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  12. ^ "Save your favorite characters and a small part of Tokyo in The Benza's free RPG". SoraNews24 -Japan News-. October 12, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2021.

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