Daniel Welbat is a German voice actor, musician, and composer known for his deep and versatile voice in the dubbing of numerous anime series and films. Born on May 7, 1989, in Hamburg, Germany, he comes from a family with a strong background in the performing arts, being the son of actor and producer Douglas Welbat and voice actress Katja Brügger, and the grandson of actors Alexander Welbat and Siegrid Hackenberg. This legacy includes his father and grandfather providing the German voice for the Sesame Street character Cookie Monster, a tradition Welbat himself began his career with.

While Welbat is a multifaceted artist, founding the blues-rock band WellBad and composing film scores, his voice acting work constitutes a significant part of his career. He is frequently cast to portray characters with a powerful presence, often those who are older, gruff, or in positions of authority, a good fit for his resonant bass voice. His work spans across many popular and long-running anime franchises.

Welbat has taken on several leading and prominent supporting roles in major anime series. He voices the protagonist Yasuke in the historical fantasy series Yasuke. He is the German voice of the samurai Raiden in the film Bright: Samurai Soul and plays the role of Blood in The Faraway Paladin. In the action-packed series Fire Force, he voices Captain Akitaru Oubi, the charismatic leader of Company 8. He also lends his voice to the powerful and eccentric Aoi Toudou in the global phenomenon Jujutsu Kaisen and its prequel film Jujutsu Kaisen 0.

His filmography includes a wide array of characters across different genres. In Tokyo Revengers, he voices Haruki Pah Hayashida, a member of the Tokyo Manji Gang. He takes on the role of the protagonist, the Demon Lord Hakuto Kunai, in Demon Lord, Retry!. He voices the wise and powerful Yukichi Fukuzawa in Bungo Stray Dogs and its sequels. His other notable anime roles include Makoukan in The Deer King, Kyuju Amagiri in the Hakuoki franchise, Frisbee in the cult classic film Redline, and Toratarou Kobayashi in Case File nº221: Kabukicho. He also voices Einar in the Netflix dub of Vinland Saga Season 2.

Beyond these specific roles, Welbat's voice is heard in a vast number of other anime. He has contributed to series such as Naruto Shippuden as Akatsuchi, D.Gray-man as Tapp Dopp, Hunter x Hunter as Dalzollene, 91 Days as Fango, and ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. as Pine. This extensive body of work establishes him as a prominent and highly active figure in the German anime dubbing industry.

In addition to his anime work, Welbat is a prolific voice actor in other fields. He is well-known as the German voice of Teddy Francisco in the long-running animated sitcom Bob's Burgers. He also provides the German voice for live-action actors such as Nonso Anozie in the series Sweet Tooth and Aaron Pierre in The Underground Railroad. His voice acting extends to the world of video games, where he has played notable characters like Samuel Drake in Uncharted 4, Luther in Detroit: Become Human, Jonah in the modern Tomb Raider trilogy, and Cidolfus Telamon in Final Fantasy XVI. This diverse range of work across different media highlights his versatility and enduring presence in the German entertainment industry.