Nate "Near, N, L the Third" River profile

Age: First appearance: 13 years old, Final chapter : 19 years old, Final appearance : 21 years old
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Date of birth: 24 August 1991 (1994 in anime)
Occupation: Head of SPK (Secret Provision for Kira), 3rd and final "L" in chapters 108 and aftermath
Blood type: B

In Death Note, Near is the younger of L's two successors raised in Wammy's House, Watari's orphanage for gifted children, in Winchester, England, United Kingdom. Of the successors, Near is the more level-headed, calmly assessing the situation, while the other, Mello, is more emotional and quick to act. Much like L, Near shows various odd behaviors during his normal life. He is usually seen hunched over rather than sitting. He also constantly plays with various toys, which he uses in his theories, as well as idly twiddling strands of his hair. He shows a great respect for L, basing much of how he solves crime on L's methods, even to the point where he only takes cases that he is interested with rather than trying to pursue justice. Near uses the Wedding Text font "N" and "L" to represent himself and the fake L, respectively. But later in the aftermath, he used Old English font "L" like the original L did. He is voiced by Noriko Hidaka in the Japanese anime, Cathy Weseluck in the English dub, and Bruno Coronel in the Latin Spanish version.

source: http://myanimelist.net/character/464/Nate_River