Hirofumi Araki is a Japanese actor and singer who was born on June 14, 1983, in Hyogo Prefecture. He began his entertainment career after joining the Watanabe Entertainment agency and becoming a member of the male actor group D-BOYS in 2004. While he is primarily known as a stage and screen actor, he has also performed voice acting roles in anime productions.

Araki first gained widespread recognition for his on-screen role as Sadaharu Inui in the musical and live-action film adaptations of The Prince of Tennis. He also played the villain Rio, including voicing his lion and beast forms, in the 2007 Super Sentai television series Juken Sentai Gekiranger. His career is notable for extensive work in 2.5D musicals based on manga and anime, with prominent roles in productions such as Touken Ranbu, Black Butler, and Hypnosis Mic.

In the realm of anime voice acting, Araki is most recognized for his work within The Prince of Tennis franchise. He provided the voice for the character Hikaru Zaizen in several OVA (original video animation) installments of the series, including The Prince of Tennis National Championship Chapter and The Prince of Tennis ANOTHER STORY.

Araki's voice acting credits also include roles in the 2021 anime series Dinosaur Biyori, where he voiced both Alamosaurus and Quetzalcoatlus. His voice acting work is a smaller part of a larger career focused primarily on stage, television, and film performance.