Hans Bayer is a German voice actor, born in 1947 in Passau, Germany. He has built a career spanning several decades, providing German dubbing voices for numerous characters in both animated and live-action productions. His work is primarily known in the context of German-language adaptations of international films and television series.

In the realm of anime and animated projects, Bayer's voice can be heard in a variety of roles. In 2015, he began voicing the character Gilbert F. Altstein in the German dub of the anime series Blood Blockade Battlefront. He provided the German voice for Rihaku in the 2017 anime film Night is Short, Walk On Girl. Two years later, in 2019, he took on the role of Ragnar in the acclaimed series Vinland Saga.

Bayer's work also extends to original net animation productions. He voiced Shane in the first season of the Netflix anime series Pacific Rim: The Black, which premiered in 2021. More recently, he was the German voice for the character Gordon in the 2022 animated film One Piece Film Red.