Naoto Takenaka (竹中 直人, Takenaka Naoto; born March 20, 1956) is a Japanese actor, comedian, singer, whistler, and director from Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, affiliated with From First Production. He is married to idol singer and actress Midori Kinouchi. He is also known as the voice of Samuel L. Jackson in the dubbed version of the Avengers film series as Nick Fury.
Hideyoshi (1996), Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Nodame Cantabile (2006), Franz von Stresemann
Teki wa Honnoji ni Ari (2007), Hashiba Hideyoshi
Kami no Shizuku (2009), Doi Robert
Clouds Over the Hill (2009–11), Komura Jutarō
Garo: Makai Senki (2011) (Episode 1), Eiichi Anan/Cigarein
Gunshi Kanbei (2014), Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Kamen Rider Ghost (2015), Hermit, Edith
Natsume Sōseki no Tsuma (2016)
Saigo no Restaurant (2016), Oda Nobunaga
Samurai Gourmet (2017), Takeshi Kasumi
Totto-chan! (2017), Sōsaku Kobayashi
Chichi, Nobunaga (2017), Oda Nobunaga
The Way of the Househusband (2020), Kikujirō Eguchi
Koeharu! (2021), Enjō Kinakuji
Reach Beyond the Blue Sky (2021), Tokugawa Nariaki
I Will Be Your Bloom (2022), Trinity Kasuga