Ahmed A. Best is an American actor, voice actor, and musician, born on August 19, 1973, in New York City. He is best known for his extensive work within the Star Wars franchise, but his career in voice acting includes a limited number of roles in anime and animated productions. Best's path to performance began with his education in percussion at the Manhattan School of Music and his subsequent time as a member of the acclaimed percussion group Stomp, a role that led to his discovery by filmmaker George Lucas.

Best's most prominent and defining role is providing the voice and motion capture for the character Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequel trilogy: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith. He reprised this voice role in various other projects, including the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the Robot Chicken Star Wars specials. His performance in Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II earned him an Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production. Decades later, he returned to the Star Wars universe in a live-action role as Jedi Master Kelleran Beq in The Mandalorian.

In the realm of anime, Best's voice work is confirmed for the 2002 English-language adaptation of the film Armitage: Dual-Matrix. In this sequel to the Armitage III series, he voiced the character Mouse. The English-language cast for this film featured several prominent voice actors, with Best taking on this supporting role.

Beyond acting, Best has also worked as a director, writer, and producer, creating the television pilot This Can't Be My Life. His career is marked by a long-standing collaboration with Lucasfilm and a significant, award-winning contribution to the field of animated voice acting, though his credits within Japanese anime remain sparse.