Vanderlan Mendes is a Brazilian voice actor known for his work in dubbing anime, animated series, and films into Brazilian Portuguese. He has built a career voicing a wide range of characters, from superheroes and historical figures to villains and creatures, becoming a familiar presence in many popular franchises.

Based in Brazil, Mendes works as a professional voice actor with a home studio setup, equipped with a B2 Behringer microphone, Reaper software, and an Apollo Twin audio interface. He describes his vocal quality as serious but with versatility, capable of performing for various types of projects, including animation, video games, and commercials. His vocal range typically covers young adult to middle-aged characters.

Mendes has an extensive list of credits in anime, often providing voices for authoritative, powerful, or older characters. In the series Record of Ragnarok, he voices the Norse god Odin. For the historical epic Vinland Saga, he portrayed Ragnar, the loyal caretaker of the protagonist Canute. In the world of superhero satire, he is the voice of the S-Class hero Tanktop Master in One Punch Man. His work in the Baki franchise includes the role of Gerry Strydum, a high-ranking US Army officer and mentor to the protagonist. He also voiced the supervillain Frostbite in the Netflix series Super Crooks.

His role as Borma, a member of the military unit from the Ghost in the Shell franchise, demonstrates his long-standing association with a single character across different productions. Mendes voiced Borma in Ghost in the Shell: Arise, Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, and the compilation films Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Individual Eleven. He also played the character Bjørn in the CG-animated film Dragon Quest: Your Story.

Beyond the specific roles mentioned, his filmography is notably diverse. He has voiced major characters in long-running series such as Kaname Tosen in the later episodes of Bleach, Marshall D. Teach, also known as Blackbeard, in One Piece, and multiple characters in Dragon Ball Super, including the eternal dragon Shenlong. His work extends to other popular titles like Shaman King, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Pluto, and Bastard!!. He also provides voices for non-anime animation, such as the character Apelinq in the 2023 film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.