Endo's first major onscreen debut was for the 2000 film,
Juvenile. He also was a part of the Watanabe net drama,
Hice Cool (2005), appearing alongside fellow D-Boy members,
Kotaro Yanagi,
Yuu Shirota, and
Osamu Adachi. On November 16, 2005, Endo released an Idol DVD called
Ao no Kiseki. Endo also appeared, as a member of
The Tigers in the
TV drama,
The Hit Parade, which aired May 26, 2006, on
Fuji TV and co-starred fellow D-BOYS members
Masato Wada,
Yuu Shirota,
Masaki Kaji,
Hirofumi Araki,
Hiroki Suzuki and
Kōji Seto. In September, 2006, he, along with fellow D-BOYS member,
Yuu Shirota, appeared in the music video for
RAG FAIR's "Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Tate ni Naro", playing a DJ in love with his co-host. As a member of the D-BOYS, Endo also keeps a blog, which he updates occasionally. Being a part of the
D-Boys provides Endo with a lot of opportunities. Among them was to perform with the group of boys and expand his experience as a performer. The D-BOYS so far have released two Photobooks. The first photobook released on April 27, 2005, was self-titled
D-Boys, while the second, released on March 15, 2006, was called
Start, both which contain many photos of Endo. The D-boys have also starred in their own drama documentary variety series called,
DD-Boys in which Endo has appeared in every episodes as himself because the skits revolve around Endo playing himself with fellow D-BOYS member,
Kotaro Yanagi also playing himself, as they try to live in the D-house while the other D-Boys drop by. The show was 23 episodes long and ran from April 10 to September 25, 2006. In June 2007, the D-BOYS starred in their very own musical together called,
D-BOYS STAGE, which ran from June 3 to June 10 at the Space Zero theater in Tokyo. Endo appeared in the musical as a regular performer for the run of the musical. Right now, he is the current group leader of D-BOYS.
As Ryoma Echizen in The Prince of Tennis Musicals Endo was brought into
Tenimyu as a replacement for fellow D-BOY member
Kotaro Yanagi, who had been injured in a car accident, as the main protagonist
Ryoma Echizen. Prior to his casting,
J-pop singer
Kimeru, who was playing the role of
Shusuke Fuji, had filled as Echizen for a show. Endo made his debut as Echizen during the
Dream Live 1st concert and would play the role while Yanagi was recovering. He also shared the role with Yanagi after his recovery in two shows:
Side Fudomine ~Special Match~ and
Dream Live 2nd; Endo did all of the dance and tennis match choreography while Yanagi did stand still scenes due to his injuries. During his run in the musicals, Endo was able to work with other fellow D-BOYS members
Masaki Kaji, Hiroki Suzuki,
Osamu Adachi,
Hirofumi Araki,
Masato Wada, and former member
Yuu Shirota. On May 4, 2005, after the final performance for the
Dream Live 2nd concert, Endo graduated from his role. Yanagi would carry on as Echizen with the second generation
Seigaku cast. During the last performance of
Dream Live 3rd, Endo, along with Kimeru and
Takashi Nagayama (who played
Eiji Kikumaru with the first cast), went to see Yanagi graduate from Tenimyu. ==Personal life==