Samir Murad is a Brazilian voice actor known for his extensive work dubbing anime, animated series, and live-action films into Portuguese. He was born on February 24, 1958, in Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro. His full name is Samir Murad Melhem, and he is of Lebanese descent. Before entering the world of dubbing, Murad pursued a career in theater. He discovered acting at seventeen through a local course and later graduated in Performing Arts from the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).

Murad's entry into voice acting came in 1991, driven by financial considerations, after he learned of a dubbing course taught by renowned professionals Mário Jorge de Andrade and Mônica Rossi. Following this training, he began a long and prolific career, working for 21 years at the prominent Herbert Richers studio in Rio de Janeiro.

Murad has voiced characters in a wide array of anime series and films. Confirming the provided examples, he is credited as the voice of Akubon in the OVA Casshan: Robot Hunter Casshern and as Kiyosumi Kato in Grappler Baki: The Ultimate Fighter. His filmography in anime is extensive and varied. According to voice acting databases, his other notable roles include Kiichiro Osoreda and Kyosuke Higuchi in Death Note, Mummymon in Digimon Adventure 02, Gorou "Shibumi" Mizuno in Digimon Tamers, and Rashid in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. He has also contributed to long-running series such as One Piece, Samurai Champloo, and Trigun, as well as lending his voice to multiple characters in Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files, including Sakyo, Hokushin, and Dr. Ichigaki. In the Beyblade franchise, he voiced the character Taro Tate.

Beyond anime, Murad's voice is widely recognized for his work in animation and live-action dubbing. He is notably the Portuguese voice of Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz from the animated series Phineas & Ferb. His other animation credits include roles in major Pixar films such as Chick Hicks in the Cars franchise, Pompidou in Ratatouille, Buford in The Princess and the Frog, and Don in Monsters University. He has also been involved in dubbing several live-action blockbusters, including various films in the Transformers series.

In addition to his voice acting, Samir Murad has been active as a teacher, having served as a professor at the Faculdade CAL de Artes Cênicas for six years and conducting theater workshops for young people. He is also a writer; in 2020, he published his first book, O Retorno de Netuno, a collection of his poems, chronicles, and short stories.