[1] Maeda is best known for portraying Takashi Mitsuya in live action movie adaptation of Tokyo Revengers and Hyakunosuke Ogata in Golden Kamuy series.

Maeda lived in Beverly Hills for 12 years up to elementary school graduation, before moving to Japan with his mother.

[7] He kicked off his acting debut by portraying student band guitarist Shinji Fukumura in music drama movie Little Love Song, released on May 24, 2019.

[8][9] In July 2019, he starred in sports-themed TV drama No Side Manager as Keita Nanao, an ex-rugby player returnee from New Zealand.

[10] In January 2022, it was announced that Maeda would be making his first public channel drama leading role in live-action adaptation of Kanakana as former delinquent Masanao Higurashi.

In July 2022 it was reported that Maeda would appear in Fuji TV fall drama Elpis as young director, Takuro Kishimoto.

On January 22, 2023 through his official fan club page, Maeda announced that he had married his non-celebrity girlfriend.