Michael McCarty is an American voice actor and sound engineer with an extensive career in anime dubbing and video game production, born on March 9, 1950, in Hollywood, California. He is perhaps best known as the consistent English voice of the character Ishikawa across multiple installments of the Ghost in the Shell franchise. His association with the role began with the television series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and continued through its sequel, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG, as well as the film Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society. He later reprised the role for the feature film compilation Ghost in the Shell: SAC2045 Sustainable War and its associated series, Ghost in the Shell: SAC2045. McCarty also voiced Ishikawa in the film Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence and the video game Ghost in the Shell: First Assault Online, demonstrating a long-standing commitment to the character.

Beyond his signature role, McCarty's voice acting portfolio includes a wide array of credits, often performing under his own name as well as the alias Devon Michaels. As Devon Michaels, he provided voices for several prominent series, including the Chessmaster Hex in the English dub of Cowboy Bebop, various characters in Fist of the North Star, and roles in The Big O and Perfect Blue. Under his legal name, his acting credits include the role of President Hemming in Armitage: Dual-Matrix and the Tank Commander in the Animaze dub of Akira.

In addition to his on-microphone work, McCarty has a significant behind-the-scenes career in audio production. His technical credits as a sound engineer, digital ADR tracker, and mixing engineer are numerous and span a wide range of notable anime titles. He contributed to the English adaptations of series such as Serial Experiments Lain, Wolf's Rain, Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, and the.hack// franchise. His work on video games includes sound engineering for the Silent Hill series, Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War, and digital ADR tracking for the Xenosaga series. This dual role as both a performer and a technical specialist highlights his extensive and multifaceted contribution to the field of English-language anime localization.