Marco Pagani is an Italian voice actor born on December 26, 1955, in Borgomanero, in the Piedmont region of Italy. He is widely recognized for his extensive contributions to the dubbing of anime series and films for the Italian market, as well as for providing the Italian voices of numerous characters in major international video games.

Pagani's career in anime voice acting encompasses a wide range of characters, from powerful antagonists to seasoned mentors. He voiced Choza Akimichi, the leader of the Akimichi clan, in the film Naruto Shippūden: The Lost Tower, as well as in other Naruto films and the Naruto Shippūden series. His work in the franchise also includes the voice of the formidable Kisame Hoshigaki. In the Saint Seiya universe, he lent his voice to the specter Flegias di Licaone in The Hades Chapter - Inferno and also voiced characters in other installments of the series. His other notable anime roles include the sinister NME in Kirby: Right Back At Ya!, Padre Takahata in Spirit Warrior, the office chief Konoe in Descendants of Darkness, the character Bibi in Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking ~Mori no Tami no Densetsu~, and Zack Hugh in both the film Neo-Tokyo and the movie Running Man.

Beyond these specific titles, Pagani's voice is featured in a vast array of other animated series. He provided voices for major shonen franchises, including multiple characters in Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z, such as Bora and Darbula, and later Sorbet in Dragon Ball Super. His work in One Piece is similarly extensive, with credits including Orso Bartholomew, Barbanera, and Hody Jones. He has also been a part of the Italian casts for series like Hellsing, Gintama, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, and Overlord, among many others.

In addition to his prolific anime work, Marco Pagani has had a significant career as a voice actor in video games. He is perhaps best known as the Italian voice of Kratos in the God of War video game saga. His other prominent video game roles include Zaeed Massani in the Mass Effect series, Admiral Steven Hackett in Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, Derek C. Simmons in Resident Evil 6, Hugo Strange in Batman: Arkham City, and characters in the Assassin's Creed, Darksiders, and Borderlands franchises, among many others. His work spans across numerous major gaming titles, making him a familiar voice to Italian gamers.