CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Fictional character Takeshi Kovacs Altered Carbon character Portrayed by Joel Kinnaman (season 1) Anthony Mackie (season 2) Also portrayed by Will Yun Lee (original) Morgan Gao (young) Byron Mann (season 1) Jihae (season 2) Voiced by Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Japanese) Ray Chase (English) In-universe information Gender Male Takeshi Lev Kovacs is the protagonist in the books Altered Carbon , Broken Angels , and Woken Furies by Richard K. Morgan , which take place in or around the 26th century . [1] 1 Fictional history 2 Reception 3 Adaptations 4 References Fictional history [ edit ] [Note that Kovacs backstory, and that of the Envoys, differs significantly in the TV adaptation from that of the novels. This depiction reflects that found in the novel] A native of the planet Harlan's...