Kohei Kowada is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator born on February 14, 1968, in Tokyo, Japan. He began his career in the entertainment industry in 1992. He is affiliated with the talent agency Office Asobo and was previously associated with Gōzeidō Heat.

Kowada has built a career encompassing work in television dramas, films, and anime. His on-screen appearances include roles in the television drama series Hiraki and the film Gamera 2: Attack of Legion. However, he is perhaps best known for his extensive work as a voice actor in anime, where he has voiced a wide array of characters across numerous popular series.

During the late 1990s and 2000s, Kowada was a prolific presence in anime. He voiced supporting and guest characters in many long-running and influential shows. A notable early role was providing voices for several characters in the 1996 series Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo. In the first anime adaptation of Hunter × Hunter in 1999, he voiced the recurring characters Tonpa and Gido.

His versatility is evident in the variety of roles he played in the late 1990s. These include Graham in Hatsumei Boy Kanipan, Garam in its sequel series, and Autojetter in Transformers: Beast Wars II. In 1999, he also played Michael in the series Taiga Adventure, a sequel to Future Boy Conan. His work in the year 2000 included roles such as Gochinko in Doki Doki Densetsu Mahōjin Guru Guru and multiple characters in the historical drama Hidamari no Ki. He also voiced Jam in the 2001 original video animation Maetel Legend. His other notable anime credits span series like Medabots, Digimon Frontier, and B-Legend! Battle Bedaman.

Throughout his career, Kowada has frequently collaborated with a consistent group of fellow voice actors. Data from anime databases indicates he has shared voice roles with performers such as Takeuchi Junko, Morita Norihisa, Nagai Yoshikazu, and Takagi Wataru on multiple occasions.

Kowada's notable achievements lie in his long-standing and versatile contribution to Japanese animation, particularly during a highly productive period from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s. He demonstrated a skill for portraying a wide range of characters, from comedic figures to more serious roles, often within the same series. In addition to his voice work, he has experience as a narrator and a stage actor. His hobbies, which include scuba diving and playing the guitar, suggest a personality with varied interests beyond his professional life.