John Snyder is an American actor with a extensive career in film, television, stage, and voice acting, particularly known for his contributions to English dubs of anime series and films. Born in 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts, he graduated from Boston University's School of Fine and Applied Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1974. His on-screen career began in the late 1970s, with one of his earliest and most recognizable roles being the gas station man in the 1979 film The Warriors. He has also appeared in live-action television series such as Star Trek: The Next Generation, Miami Vice, and Babylon 5.

Snyder's voice acting career in anime spans several decades and includes work for major dubbing studios like Animaze, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, and New Generation Pictures. Throughout his career, he has often been credited under various pseudonyms, including Ivan Buckley, Jack Emmet, Ian Alden, Stephen Martello, and Joe DiMucci, among others.

Among his notable voice roles is Kazundo Gouda, the chief of the Cabinet Intelligence Service and a primary antagonist in the anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG. He also voiced the role of Fidelius Astrum, the king of Evermore, in the English dub of the 2019 animated film NiNoKuni. Additionally, Snyder provided the voice for the character Billy Bones in the 1973 Filmation animated musical adaptation of Treasure Island.

His other significant anime credits include Isaac Netero in Hunter x Hunter, Miklotov McMahon in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, Kanryu Takeda in Rurouni Kenshin, and various characters in series such as Cowboy Bebop, Monster, and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind. Snyder's work also extends to video game voice acting, with roles like Cid Pollendina in Final Fantasy IV and E. Honda in Street Fighter V and Street Fighter 6.