Marco Balbi is an Italian voice actor and dubbing director, born in Milan on June 10, 1954. He graduated in law before pursuing his passion for performance, training at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici in Milan. His career is deeply rooted in theatre, where he has performed in over one hundred productions and worked with renowned directors such as Dario Fo and Lina Wertmüller. Balbi has described his voice work in animation and video games as a vital complement to his theatrical career, providing economic stability while allowing him to continue his stage work.

Balbi is a highly prolific voice in Italian anime, lending his voice to a vast array of characters across many popular series. He is well-known for his long-standing work in the One Piece franchise, voicing characters such as Iceburg, Ryuma, and Momonga. In the Naruto series, he is the voice of the ninja dog Pakkun. His roles in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise include Mohammed Abdul in the 1993 OVA and Loccobarocco in the more recent Stone Ocean adaptation. He voices Aultcray Melromarc XXXII in The Rising of The Shield Hero and Gustav Honda in Fire Force. Other prominent credits include Naobito Zenin in Jujutsu Kaisen, Barragan Luisenbarn in Bleach, Cornello in Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and Geo Nort Sort in BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-.

His extensive filmography includes numerous roles in films and specials. He is the voice of Hoopa in its Released Form in the Pokémon film Hoopa and the Clash of Ages and voices Elisio in the Pokémon: Mega Evolution specials. He appears as Cat Storekeeper in the film A Whisker Away and as Shizuka's father in the Stand By Me Doraemon films. In the One Shot OVAs and specials, his roles include Musshūru in One Piece: Episode of Chopper, Katsutoshi Imai in Kyou Kara Ore Wa!!, and Auguste Beau in Kaze to Ki no Uta SANCTUS. He also voiced multiple characters in the Legend of Crystania films and series, including Barbas and Borks, and played Braya Mattingly in the Eureka Seven film good night, sleep tight, young lovers. Additional credited roles from the user's query include Lavik in Moero Arthur: Hakuba no Oji, Rihaku del mare in Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken: Yuria-den, Sig. Shikibu in God Bless Dancougar, Papanda in both Panda! Go, Panda! films, and the 2° Comandante Exegran in Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: The Movie.

Beyond performance, Marco Balbi has also contributed significantly to the industry as a dubbing director and dialogue writer for numerous Italian adaptations of anime, including Kyou Kara Ore Wa!!, Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: The Movie, and Ushio & Tora.