Kento Shiraishi is a Japanese voice actor born on April 26, 1993, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. He is affiliated with the talent agency 81 Produce, marking the start of his professional career in the 2010s. Inspired to pursue voice acting by the veteran performer Koichi Yamadera, Shiraishi's entry into the industry was formalized after he received a special award at the 8th 81 Audition in 2014, officially joining the agency in April 2016.

His career is primarily built on a wide array of supporting and background characters in numerous popular anime television series, demonstrating his versatility and reliability as a performer. Among his more prominent roles are those specified by the user: he voices the demon slayer Nanasuke in Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon - The Second Act, Yūhi Sawatari in the volleyball series 2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team, and Hon Arkraptor in the Tower of God: Workshop Battle arc. In the short-form anime Precarious Woman Executive Miss Black General, he took on multiple roles, voicing the characters Boss, Lightningman, and Subordinate B.

Beyond these roles, Shiraishi has contributed to a vast number of other productions. His filmography includes minor roles in major series such as Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Spy x Family, My Instant Death Ability Is Overpowered, The Apothecary Diaries, Undead Unluck, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. His work also extends to anime films, original video animations (OVAs), and video games like Princess Connect! Re:Dive and eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022.

In addition to animation, Shiraishi is active in dubbing foreign films and TV dramas. A notable achievement outside of standard voice acting occurred in 2019 when he became part of Sanrio's first comedy character unit, Warahibi!, making his musical debut as the character Koichi Haruyama from the duo Good Batting Seishun. His personal interests include watching baseball, performing impressions, and he is fluent in the Yamaguchi dialect.