Wally Wingert is an American voice actor known for his extensive work in English dubs of anime series and films. Born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1961, he began his career in radio before moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting and voice performance. His early aspirations and drive to perform led him to learn voice acting through direct experience in the industry rather than formal schooling.

Wingert has built a substantial career voicing a wide array of characters across numerous popular anime franchises. In the series Tokyo Pig, he provided the voice for the character Dad, the father of the protagonist. He is also recognized for his role as Kotetsu T. Kaburagi, also known as the superhero Wild Tiger, in both the original Tiger & Bunny series and its sequel, Tiger & Bunny 2. His work in the Digimon franchise includes voicing Hippogriffomon in the film Digimon Frontier: Island of Lost Digimon. He contributed to the Mega Man Star Force anime, voicing the character Aaron Boreal.

Beyond these roles, Wingert's anime voice credits are varied and extensive. He voiced the Autobot Side Burn in Transformers: Robots in Disguise, a character he described as breezy and somewhat immature, which he related to personally. He took on the role of Dr. Kozaburo Nambu in the film Infini-T Force the Movie: Farewell, Friend. In the anime series Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, he voiced the superhero Hank Pym, also known as Giant-Man, as well as other characters like M.O.D.O.K. and Crimson Dynamo.

His career also includes some of the most prominent and long-running anime roles in the English dubbing industry. He is well known for voicing Renji Abarai in the long-running series Bleach and its subsequent movies. He has also contributed voices to the Naruto franchise, playing characters such as Aoba Yamashiro, Fugaku Uchiha, and Kinshiki Otsutsuki in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. Other notable anime credits include Yuichiro Kumada in the Viz Media redub of Sailor Moon, Brago in Zatch Bell!, and Takeshi Nakazato in Initial D.

In discussing his voice acting process for Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Wingert highlighted the collaborative nature of voice work, working with the voice director to develop the breezy quality of Side Burns character. He described typical recording sessions as collaborative and enjoyable, often involving interaction with other cast members. He has frequently worked with a consistent group of fellow voice actors in the Los Angeles dubbing community, including Steve Blum, Dave Wittenberg, and Crispin Freeman, among others. His body of work demonstrates a significant and enduring contribution to English-language anime localization.