When he was a collage ronin (a student who failed to enter the university and is studying to pass the entrance exam again), he was fascinated by a solo performance by Issey Ogatabroadcast on TV, and decided to stop taking the entrance exam and become an actor.

[1][2] Entered a theater study group in Hokkai Gakuen University and started stage activities.

At the theater study group, he met Hiroyuki Morisaki, Ken Yasuda, Yo Oizumi, and Takuma Oto'o, and formed TEAM NACS as a one-time unit in 1996.

Impressed by Morisaki's desire to make TEAM NACS a local theatrical unit in Hokkaido that would receive many stage offers from Tokyo, he has been active as a member of TEAM NACS while working as a local talent in Hokkaido.

[5][6][7] Married to actress Yui Ichikawa on September 8, 2015, after co-starring in the 2014 drama "Owakon TV" (NHK BS Premium).