Shōya Ishige is a Japanese actor and voice actor born on August 20, 1990, in Saitama Prefecture. He is 177 cm tall and is currently affiliated with the talent agency Intention, having moved there in 2019 after previously being with Stardust Promotion.

Ishige's path to voice acting began not in animation, but on the stage. After high school, he joined the Shiki Theatre Company to pursue a career in musical theater. During this time, he performed in productions of The Lion King, playing the role of Simba, and The Sound of Music. However, inspired by anime such as Psycho-Pass, he developed a desire to transition into voice acting. He left the theatre company to pursue this new goal.

He made his debut in anime in 2016 with minor roles, providing additional voices for the series Orange. His first major breakthrough came in 2017 when he was cast as the lead character, Yusaku Fujiki / Playmaker, in the long-running anime Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS. This role established him as a promising talent in the industry.

Following his debut, Ishige has built a diverse filmography with a range of leading and supporting roles. He is widely recognized for his portrayal of the shy but passionate Wakana Gojō in the romantic comedy My Dress-Up Darling in 2022. He has also taken on science-fiction roles, such as the brilliant student Yun Arikawa in Godzilla Singular Point (2021) and Kōshi in The Fire Hunter (2023). His repertoire includes fantasy series like Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer, where he voiced Ludo Chevalier in 2022, and the adventure series Trillion Game as Manabu "Gaku" Taira in 2024. More recently, his roles include Tsukasa Atsumi in I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? (2025), Matthew Harcourt in AMAIM: Warrior at the Borderline UltraSteel Ogre-Gear (2023), Liszt in Classic Stars (2025), and Arai Daichi in Bâan -The Boundaries of Adulthood- (2025).

In addition to anime, Ishige is active in video games and dubbing foreign films and television series. His video game credits include Shion Takamori in Lost Judgment. His dubbing work includes the Japanese-language versions of projects such as the Korean series All of Us Are Dead, the film West Side Story, and the fantasy series Willow.

For his performance as Wakana Gojō in the second season of My Dress-Up Darling, Ishige received a nomination for Best Voice Acting Performance by a Male at the 2026 Anime Trending Awards.