Shidō Nakamura is a Japanese actor born on September 14, 1972, in Tokyo, Japan. He is a second-generation kabuki actor, having debuted on stage at the age of eight and assuming his professional name at that time. His real name is Mikihiro Ogawa. While kabuki remains his primary artistic foundation, he has built a substantial career in film, television, and voice acting.

Nakamura began voice acting for anime and film dubbing in the early 2000s. He gained early recognition for his live-action performance as Dragon in the 2002 film Ping Pong, a role that earned him five major newcomer awards, including the Japan Academy Prize. This success helped establish him as a versatile performer capable of moving between traditional theater and contemporary media.

In the world of anime, Nakamura is best known for providing the voice of Ryuk, the shinigami, across multiple installments of the Death Note franchise. He voiced the character in the Death Note television anime series, as well as in the animated specials Death Note Relight - Visions of a God and Death Note Relight 2 - L's Successors. He also voiced Ryuk in several live-action film adaptations, including Death Note, Death Note: The Last Name, L change the WorLd, and Death Note Light up the NEW world.

Beyond Death Note, Nakamura's anime voice roles include Saga in the fifth One Piece film, One Piece: The Curse of the Sacred Sword. He voiced Gabu, an arctic wolf, in the animated film Arashi no Yoru ni. Other notable anime voice credits include Jed in Hunter × Hunter -The Last Mission-, Gen'un in Legend of the Millennium Dragon, Kamakichi in Konchū Monogatari Mitsubachi Hutch - Yūki no Melody, and Kyousuke Make in the Lupin III special Elusiveness of the Fog. He also voiced Dragon in the live-action Ping Pong film and provided the Japanese dub voice for Electro in the live-action Spider-Man films The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man: No Way Home.

In addition to animation, Nakamura has voiced characters in video games. He played Yoshitaka Mine in the Yakuza 3 video game and is set to reprise this role in the upcoming Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties. He also voiced Toshizo Hijikata in Ryū ga Gotoku Isshin!.

Nakamura has been recognized for his contributions to both film and traditional performing arts. He has received the Asakusa Entertainment Newcomer Award, the Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Supporting Actor, and the Matsuo Performing Arts Award. His ability to bring a powerful and distinctive vocal presence to his roles, informed by his extensive training in kabuki, has made him a recognizable figure in Japanese voice acting.