Charles Pestel is a French actor, primarily known for his extensive work in voice acting and dubbing. He was born in Paris on either August 26 or 29, 1978, and began dubbing at the age of nine. As a teenager, he trained at the Théâtre de l'Ombre and the Conservatoire du XXe in Paris, also learning the saxophone during this time. He comes from a family of voice actors, being the brother of Arthur Pestel and Charlyne Pestel.

Pestel's career in voice acting is vast and includes many prominent roles in anime and animated films. He is the regular French voice for actor Jason Dohring and has also provided voices for actors like Jonah Hill, Chris Pratt, and Cory Monteith in their French-dubbed appearances. In animation, he voiced the role of Ryo Ishizaki in the 2018 series Captain Tsubasa. He is also known for his work in older animated series, having provided the French voice for the protagonist Nello in the 1992 series My Patrasche (Un chien des Flandres). Additionally, he voiced the character Sacha in the fourth and seventh Pokémon films, Pokémon 4Ever and Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys, in a French dub produced by TF1 that used a different cast than the series' usual one.

Beyond these roles, Pestel has an extensive filmography in animation. He is the voice of Touta Matsuda in the anime series Death Note. He has played Hal Stewart, also known as Titan, in the film Megamind. He is also a recurring voice in the animated world of Disney, having voiced Clark in several Tinker Bell films, Speedy in both the original Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go! series, and Mel the pug in The Secret Life of Pets and its sequel. Other notable roles include Brent in the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs films, Asbo in Cro Man, and Tob in The Children of the Rain.

Pestel's notable achievements are marked by the sheer volume and diversity of his work in French dubbing, making him a familiar voice to French audiences of both television and film. His ability to take on a wide range of characters, from dramatic roles in series like Death Note to comedic parts in animated features, demonstrates his versatility as a voice actor. His work is part of the larger French dubbing industry, where he has become a regular talent for several major franchises and a go-to voice for numerous Hollywood actors and animated characters.