Michael Rudder is a Canadian actor with an extensive career in voice work for animation, video games, and film. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he has been a professional stage actor since his teenage years and received a Genie Award nomination in 1989 for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film Buying Time.

In the realm of anime and animated series, Rudder has lent his voice to numerous English-language adaptations. He is known for his role as Pedro in the beloved French-Japanese animated series The Mysterious Cities of Gold, which originally aired in the mid-1980s. His other notable anime credits include providing additional voices for The Littl' Bits, playing Digger in the Saban dub of Maya the Bee, and voicing Mr. Curator in Adventures of the Little Koala. He also contributed to the English adaptation of the Samurai Pizza Cats, voicing several characters including General Catton, Ronnie Guisemuller, and various additional voices.

Beyond anime, Rudder's voice acting portfolio is vast and varied, encompassing roles in a wide array of animated television shows. His credits include series such as Bobobobs, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures, Arthur, and Kitty Cats, among many others. He is also a prominent voice actor in the video game industry, with performances in major franchises including Prince of Persia, Far Cry, Jagged Alliance, the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and Assassin's Creed.

In addition to his performance work, Rudder is recognized as an expert in sound recording. He works as a studio director specializing in the post-synchronization of film dialogue and has directed dubbed films and cartoons for the English-language market worldwide.