Dan Stevens is an English actor who has built a notable career in voice acting for animation, including several roles in anime and anime-influenced productions. Born in London in 1982, he first gained international fame for his live-action role as Matthew Crawley in the television series Downton Abbey. His voice work includes lending his talents to English-language dubs of Japanese anime and starring in original animated series.

In the realm of anime dubbing, Stevens voiced the character Lantis in the English adaptation of Rayearth. This release is a three-episode original video animation (OVA) from 1997, which presents an alternate, darker retelling of the Magic Knight Rayearth story. He also provided the voice for Thomas in the English dub of the Studio Ghibli film Earwig and the Witch. Released in 2021, this marked Studio Ghibli's first fully 3D CGI animated feature, and Stevens was part of a cast that included Richard E. Grant and singer Kacey Musgraves. His other prominent anime dubbing work includes a role in the Academy Award-winning film The Boy and the Heron, also by Studio Ghibli, and voicing the villain Admiral Hornagold in the animated feature The Sea Beast.

Beyond traditional anime, Stevens has become a prominent voice in Western animation with significant roles that often appeal to fans of the medium. He voiced the flamboyant villain Scarlemagne in the critically acclaimed series Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts. In a major career move, he took over the lead voice role of Korvo in the Hulu animated series Solar Opposites starting with its fourth season. His performance in this role earned him a nomination for an Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in a TV/Media Production. He has also voiced characters in series such as Love, Death & Robots and Central Park.

Stevens continues to expand his voice acting portfolio with upcoming projects. He is set to voice the character Blue, a doctor, in the animated television series adaptation of the popular video game Among Us. This body of work demonstrates a recurring collaboration with 20th Television Animation, the studio behind both Solar Opposites and Central Park. Through these varied roles, Dan Stevens has established himself as a versatile and in-demand talent in the world of animated voice performance.