Jean-Pierre Michael is a French actor born on September 21, 1966, in Paris, renowned for his extensive work in both live-action performance and voice acting. He is the son of actor Pierre Michael. His career is deeply rooted in classical theatre; he joined the prestigious Comédie-Française in 1989 and became a full sociétaire, the 490th in the institution's history, performing in over forty stage plays. He departed from the Comédie-Française in 2005 to explore other media, including a leading role as Commander Marc Venturi in the television series RIS police scientifique from 2006 to 2009.

While his on-screen work is notable, Michael is particularly celebrated for his prolific voice acting career. He is the definitive French voice for several major Hollywood stars, most prominently Brad Pitt, Keanu Reeves, Ethan Hawke, and Michael Fassbender. He has also frequently dubbed actors such as Ben Affleck, Jude Law, and Karl Urban. His work in video games includes voicing the protagonist Aiden Pearce in the Watch Dogs series.

In the realm of animation and anime dubbing, Jean-Pierre Michael has taken on several significant roles. He voices the flamboyant and powerful wizard Dark Schneider in the French versions of the Netflix anime series BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- and its second season, BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy: Hell's Requiem Arc. He also lends his voice to the robot detective Gesicht in the critically acclaimed 2023 anime series Pluto. His work extends to Western animation as well, including the role of the vintage car Sterling in Cars 3 and voicing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the fifth and sixth seasons of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.