Nico Birnbaum is a German actor and voice actor known for his work in film, television, and dubbing. Born in Kiel in 1977, he initially pursued an academic path, studying literature and philosophy in Aix-en-Provence, France, and later writing his doctoral dissertation on Franz Kafka in Florence, Italy. During his time in Florence, he gained his first professional acting experience at the Scuola Nazionale di Cinema Indipendente, appearing in short films and the feature film Reality News. After completing his PhD with distinction in 2013, he decided to focus entirely on an acting career.

As a voice actor, Birnbaum has lent his voice to numerous characters in international film and television productions for the German market. His voice work encompasses a wide range of genres, including live-action series and animated projects. He provides the German voice for the character Wolfgang Mittermeyer in the anime series The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These, a role for which he voices the original Japanese actor Daisuke Ono. His credits in anime also include the character Pharol in Bakugan: Battle Planet, where he voices the original actor Jeremiah Sparks, as well as roles in other popular anime series such as Vinland Saga and Dragon Ball Super.

Beyond anime, Birnbaum's extensive dubbing career includes voicing characters in a wide variety of television series. He has provided German voices for characters in shows such as Shameless, Doctor Who, Better Call Saul, The Orville, Lucifer, and Hawaii Five-0. His work also extends to film dubbing, with credits in movies like Bob Marley: One Love, The Boys in the Boat, and Der Mauretanier.

In addition to his dubbing work, Nico Birnbaum is an active on-screen actor. His television credits include roles in German series such as Heldt, SOKO Wismar, Die Spezialisten - Im Namen der Opfer, and Babylon Berlin. He has also appeared in international productions, portraying Alexis von Roenne in the Hollywood film Operation Mincemeat and taking a role in the Hulu miniseries We Were the Lucky Ones. He is based in Berlin and is fluent in German, English, French, Italian, and Spanish.