Masato Sakai (堺 雅人) is a Japanese actor.

Since the success of Naoki Hanzawa (2013), he has become one of the most famous actors in Japan.

Sakai aspired to become a bureaucrat until high school, but when he entered university, he decided to pursue a career as an actor.

He also received a nomination for best supporting actor at the 32nd Japan Academy Film Prize.

[3] He is married to Japanese actress and J-pop singer Miho Kanno.