Sven Plate is a German voice actor and dialogue director, born in West Berlin on August 1, 1966. He began his career in voice acting at the age of eleven, following an early interest in performance that also included stage work as a child actor. Over a career spanning several decades, he has become known for a versatile and adaptable voice, often characterized as rich and high-pitched, which has allowed him to portray a wide array of characters.

While Plate's voice is familiar to German audiences from a vast range of international films and series, including iconic roles such as the voice of Bugs Bunny and Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation, he has also built a significant body of work within anime and animation. In the anime domain, he is widely recognized for his role as the orc-like Gobuta in the popular series That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and its spin-off, The Slime Diaries. He also provides the voice for the shadowy Kage in Ranking of Kings, a role that has connected him with contemporary anime fans.

His other anime credits demonstrate a broad range, featuring in both classic and modern productions. He voiced Ken Scott in the classic series Captain Future, a role he considers one of his early forays into the genre. His filmography includes the character Coco in The New Adventures of Kimba The White Lion, Al in Cagaster of an Insect Cage, and Pikahiko Kaneda in Dino Girl Gauko. He also lent his voice to Kamahachi in the Star Wars: Visions short Akakiri. Further roles span series such as Genshiken, Fairy Tail, Vinland Saga, and Digimon Adventure 02.

In addition to performing, Sven Plate is highly active as a dialogue director and script writer for German adaptations, a role he has held for over two decades. In this capacity, he has overseen the German dubbing for numerous international productions, including anime and live-action series. His directing credits include the anime series Cagaster of an Insect Cage, The Way of the Househusband, and the film Genocidal Organ. He has also written German dialogue scripts for projects such as Dino Girl Gauko and the Netflix series Parasite. His work extends to video games, where he has directed voice-over for major titles like Batman: Arkham Asylum and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Throughout his career, Plate has been a recurring presence in the German dubbing industry, often collaborating with a wide circle of voice actors and studios based in Berlin, the center of German synchronization work. He is also engaged with fans through social media and appearances at anime and comic conventions, where he meets audiences and shares insights into the craft of voice acting.