Thomas Krause is a German actor and voice artist, born in 1960, who has built an extensive career spanning theatre, voice-over work for television and film, video games, and radio programmes for public broadcasters. His voice acting portfolio includes contributions to the German localizations of numerous major animated and live-action productions.

Within the specific field of anime, Krause has provided German voices for a wide array of characters across many popular series and films. His work includes roles such as Dolcetto in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Zetsk Bellam in Hunter x Hunter (2011), Tenya Iida's Father in My Hero Academia, and Katsunori Okamoto in Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma. He is also the voice of Homeroom Teacher in the first season of My Hero Academia and has appeared in series like The Devil Is a Part-Timer! as a priest, Tales of Zestiria the X as Bartlow, and Space Dandy in various roles. His film work in anime includes a part in Blue Giant as Kawakita and the role of the narrator/grandfather in Sayonara, Tyranno. In the drama film Colorful, Krause voices the role of Makoto's Father, a character in the story of a soul given a second chance in the body of a young boy.

Krause's career is marked by frequent collaborations with German dubbing studios, particularly the G&G Studios in Kaarst, which produced the German version of Colorful under the direction of Richard Westerhaus. His body of work demonstrates a consistent presence in the German dubbing industry for anime, where he is often cast in supporting and character roles across a diverse range of genres, from action series like Bleach and Gungrave to dramas and comedies.