Andy McAvin is an American voice actor known for his extensive work in English-language dubs of anime productions, primarily for ADV Films and Seraphim Digital. Born Andrew Mark McAvin on January 4, 1952, in Denver, Colorado, he has amassed numerous voice acting credits alongside a substantial career in live theatre, having appeared in over 120 professional stage productions, including Broadway musicals.

McAvin's voice is frequently heard in anime series and films from the 1990s and 2000s, where he often portrayed authority figures, villains, and older characters. One of his most prominent and critically noted roles is that of the genocidal villain Brian J. Mason in Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040. His performance in this role was so distinctive that his cast and crew mates referred to his voice type as the "slime that walks like a man" voice. He also took on the role of the villainous Aion in Chrono Crusade and portrayed the eccentric high school teacher Kimura in the beloved comedy series Azumanga Daioh.

His filmography demonstrates a long-standing collaboration with ADV Films, where he provided voices for a wide array of characters in many of their key releases. Notable examples include Richard Mardukas in Full Metal Panic!, Director Kakuzawa in Elfen Lied, and Dr. Kozaburo Nambu in the ADV dub of Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. He also voiced the character Exedol Folmo in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross and its compilation film. In the Mardock Scramble film trilogy, McAvin voiced the unique character Œufcoque Penteano, a role that spanned The First Compression, The Second Combustion, and The Third Exhaust. His other roles include GONK-18 in the A Farewell to Weapons segment of the Short Peace anthology, Reizo Kanba in Xam'd: Lost Memories, BD in Megazone 23, and Riichiro Ishida in Loups=Garous - The Motion Picture.

Beyond his voice acting career, Andy McAvin has a notable and unrelated profession as a certified instructor in powered paragliding. He has logged thousands of flights and hours as a pilot and has trained numerous students. This aspect of his life was featured in a documentary titled Into the Wind: The Sport of Powered Paragliding, in which he appeared as himself.