Ikki Sawamura was born in Kagoshima in 1967. After graduating from the local high school, he moved to Tokyo and started his career as a fashion model. In 1996, Sawamura debuted in a TV drama Matsuda no Drama as an actor. Since then, he has appeared in many television dramas and commercials. Sawamura married a Japanese ex-model in 2000, and has three sons.
In public and some variety shows, Sawamura often portrays his character as a sexually perverted personality. He is also a well known fan of Bruce Lee. His hobbies are playing tennis, playing billiards and watching movies.
Movies
Koi wa Maiorita.(恋は舞い降りた。) (1997)
7gatsu 24ka Dōri no Christmas(７月24日通りのクリスマス) (2006)
Tsubakiyama Kachō no Nanokakan(椿山課長の七日間) (2006)
Kafū o Machiwabite(カフーを待ちわびて) (2009)
Gokusen The Movie(ごくせん THE MOVIE) (2009)
Yamagata Scream(山形スクリーム) (2009)
Thirteen Assassins(十三人の刺客) (2010)
Kamen Rider Ghost the Movie: the 100 Eyecons and Ghost's Fateful Moment(劇場版 仮面ライダーゴースト: 100の眼魂とゴースト運命の瞬間) (2016)
TV dramas
1996
Matsuda no Drama(松田のドラマ)
Die Sterntaler 2(続・星の金貨,Zoku Hoshi no Kinka), as Toshiaki Yagami (矢上 俊明)
1997
Kanojotachi no Kekkon(彼女たちの結婚), as Tatsuya Asano (浅野 達也)
Risō no Jōshi(理想の上司), as Yūsuke Koreeda (是枝 雄介)
Narita Rikon(成田離婚), as Yōhei Motoki (元木 洋平)
1998
Days, as guest appearance
Kurenawi(くれなゐ), as Kaisuke Funadu (船津 海介)
Sōzetsu! Yome Shūtome Sensō Rasetsu no Ie(凄絶!嫁姑戦争 羅刹の家), as Itsurō Shinoda (篠田 逸郎)
Happy Mania(ハッピーマニア), as Gorō Kishiwada (岸和田 悟郎)
1999
Kyūmei Byōtō 24ji(救命病棟24時), as Masato Ochiai (落合 雅人)
Shūmatsukon(週末婚), as Hyō Ōmori (大森 豹)
Shōshimin Kane(小市民ケーン), as Tōru Kaga (加賀 徹)
Shūmatsukon Special(週末婚スペシャル), as Hyō Ōmori (大森 豹)
Cheap Love(チープ・ラブ), as Katsuaki Manabe (真鍋 克明)
2000
Shomuni season 2 (ショムニ), as Shintarō Kamiya (神谷 真太郎)
Shotgun Marriage(できちゃった結婚,Dekichatta Kekkon), as Shūzō Komatsubara (小松原 修造)
2001
Tadaima Manshitsu(ただいま満室), as Sō Makita (槙田 聡)
Shin Omizu no Hanamichi(新・お水の花道), as Hajime Suzuki (鈴木 一)
Handoc!!!(ハンドク!!!), as Ichiko Shindō (新堂一子)
2002
Hito ni Yasashiku(人にやさしく), as Kobayashi (小林) in Ep.7
Gokusen season 1 (ごくせん), as Tomoya Shinohara (篠原 智也)
Shomuni season 3 (ショムニ), as Shintarō Kamiya (神谷 真太郎)
Toshiie to Matsu(利家とまつ), as Takayama Ukon (高山 右近)
Omiai Hōrōki(お見合い放浪記), as Naoto Izaki (伊崎 尚人) in Ep.1
2003
Shomuni Forever(ショムニ・FOREVER), as Shintarō Kamiya (神谷 真太郎)
Okaasan to Issho(お義母さんといっしょ), as Okajima (岡島) since Ep.7
Gokusen Special: Sayonara 3-nen D-gumi(ごくせんスペシャル・さよなら３年Ｄ組), as Tomoya Shinohara (篠原 智也)
OL Zenidō(OL銭道), as Shin'ichi Kaneshiro (金城 真一)
Nikoniko Nikki(ニコニコ日記), as Kōtarō Takahashi (高橋 晃太郎)
Shiroi Kyotō(白い巨塔), as Noboru Kikukawa (菊川 昇)
2004
Sky High 2(スカイハイ2), as Shō Kawamura (川村 翔) in Ep.8,9
Reikan Bus Guide Jikenbo(霊感バスガイド事件簿), as Shū Okita (沖田 修) in Ep.1
Wonderful Life(ワンダフルライフ), as Hiroya(or Yūya) Ryūzaki (竜崎 裕哉)
Asami Mitsuhiko series(浅見光彦シリーズ) is a mystery novel series created by Japanese author Yasuo Uchida. Many of the novels have been made into 2 hour one-episode drama by several different networks with the different casts. Sawamura played the protagonist Mitsuhiko Asami from part 14 in the series originally aired on TBS.
Part 11 Shinkirō(蜃気楼) as Masashi Takatsu (高津 雅志) (October 26, 1998)
Part 14 Gotoba Densetsu Satsujin Jiken(後鳥羽伝説殺人事件) (September 4, 2000)
Part 15 Shima Hantō Satsujin Jiken(志摩半島殺人事件) (March 19, 2001)
Part 16 Bocchan Satsujin Jiken(坊ちゃん殺人事件) (September 24, 2001)
Part 17 Onikōbe Satsujin Jiken(鬼首殺人事件) (September 23, 2002)
Part 18 Hana no Shita nite(華の下にて) (January 5, 2004)
Part 19 Nagasaki Satsujin Jiken(長崎殺人事件) (April 12, 2004)
Part 20 Sōtoku Densetsu Satsujin Jiken(崇徳伝説殺人事件) (March 14, 2005)
Part 21 Heike Densetsu Satsujin Jiken(平家伝説殺人事件) (December 26, 2005)
Part 22 Sayo Hime Densetsu Satsujin Jiken(佐用姫伝説殺人事件) (September 25, 2006)
Part 23 Ai Iro Kairō Satsujin Jiken(藍色回廊殺人事件) (March 26, 2007)
Part 24 Hyōhaku no Gakujin(漂泊の楽人) (October 15, 2007)
Part 25 Himejima Satsujin Jiken(姫島殺人事件) (April 7, 2008)
Voice acting
Steamboy(スチームボーイ), as David (2004)
Journey to the Center of the Earth, as Prof. Trevor Anderson in the Japanese dubbed version (2008)
