Hiroshi Naka is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator. He was born on November 19, 1960, in Ōita Prefecture. His real name is Hiroaki Nakamura. He is currently affiliated with the talent management firm Ken Production.

Naka began his career in the entertainment industry in 1980. His initial passion was for stage acting, and he joined several theatrical troupes after moving to Tokyo, which helped him build a strong foundation in performance. This experience led him to voice acting, and he became a third-generation student at the Production Baobab training school. Over his long career, he has become known for his deep, distinctive voice, frequently taking on roles that are authoritative, paternal, or elderly characters.

He has an extensive and varied filmography in anime. Some of his most recognized and long-running roles include Monkey D. Garp in One Piece, a part he was offered without an audition, and Gouki Shibukawa in the Baki the Grappler series. He is also known for his performances as Naoyuki Okazaki in Clannad, Ikkei Ukai in Haikyū!!, and Johann Ibrahim Revil in various Mobile Suit Gundam productions. Other notable roles include Senshi in Delicious in Dungeon, Yūji Tachiki in BNA: Brand New Animal, and Tenshin Ōtori in Tribe Nine. He has voiced many other characters across a wide range of series, from Naruto and Boruto to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and World Trigger.

In addition to anime, Naka is prolific in video game voice acting. A prominent recent role is King Rhoam in the critically acclaimed The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. He has also contributed to other major game franchises such as Fire Emblem Echoes, Tales of the Abyss, and the Samurai Shodown series.

Naka is also highly active in the field of dubbing foreign films and television series into Japanese. He is particularly well-known as the regular Japanese voice for American actors Robert Picardo and the late John Hurt. Through this work, his voice can be heard in numerous Hollywood films, including the role of Howard Clifford in Pokémon Detective Pikachu, Dr. Richard Webber in the long-running series Grey's Anatomy, and as M in the James Bond film series DVD editions.

Throughout his career, Hiroshi Naka has collaborated with a vast number of fellow voice actors. Data from behind-the-scenes credits indicates that he has worked most frequently with Toshiyuki Morikawa, followed by Takehito Koyasu and Tessho Genda. In addition to his performance work, he has also served as a lecturer at voice acting training institutes, helping to mentor and develop new talent in the industry. His long-lasting presence and wide range of performances have established him as a highly respected and familiar voice in Japanese animation and beyond.