Christopher Ayres was an American voice actor, ADR director, and scriptwriter known for his extensive work on English dubs of Japanese anime series. Born Christopher Owen Ayres on May 16, 1965, in Richmond, Virginia, he began his professional acting career at the age of six in a commercial. His family later moved to Houston, Texas, where he would establish a significant career in both theatre and voice acting.

Ayres' path to voice acting was rooted in live theatre. He studied theatre at Lon Morris College and the University of Houston and was well known in the Houston theatre community as a stage director, choreographer, and fight director. He also performed on Broadway as an understudy in a production of Peter Pan. This background in stage combat and direction would later inform a popular convention panel he created and taught, titled "Mock Combat for Cosplay".

He entered the anime voice acting industry with ADV Films, with one of his earliest roles being an extra in Kino's Journey. Over his career, he provided voices for numerous studios, including Funimation, Seraphim Digital, and Sentai Filmworks. Among his most prominent and celebrated roles was that of the villain Frieza in the Dragon Ball franchise, including Dragon Ball Z Kai, Dragon Ball Super, and the films Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F and Dragon Ball Super: Broly. His other major roles included Kei Kurono in Gantz, Prince Soma in Black Butler, Shingen Takeda in Sengoku Basara, and Arthur in Tears to Tiara.

Ayres' filmography also includes the specific roles mentioned across various series. He voiced the parasitic alien criminal Bacillus in Birdy the Mighty: Decode. In Dream Eater Merry, he played John Doe, a role confirmed in casting records. He was the voice of the demon mayor Corset in the series Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. In the Black Butler series, he portrayed Prince Soma Asman Kadar. He voiced Lynn Kaifun in the ADV English dub of The Super Dimension Fortress Macross. His role as Dan Gotanda in Infinite Stratos Encore: Sextet of Burning Love is also documented.

Beyond acting, Ayres frequently worked behind the scenes as an ADR director and script writer on various projects, such as Nerima Daikon Brothers and Hanayamata. He was the younger brother of fellow voice actor Greg Ayres. Christopher Ayres passed away on October 18, 2021, at the age of 56, due to complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He is remembered for his significant contributions to the anime industry and for the depth and energy he brought to his many roles.