Keisuke Akizawa was born in Japan's Oita prefecture in September of 1986. After studying economics and advertisement at Tokyo Keizai University for four years, he began acting in comedy and variety shows on Japanese television at the age of 21. Akizawa relocated to the United States in 2011, where he studied English and took on bit parts until becoming a SAG member. Akizawa currently lives in Los Angeles, where he performs in commercials, television, music videos, and does occasional modeling.