Laurent Maurel is a French actor and voice artist who has provided French dubbing voices for numerous anime and animated productions. His birth date is May 5, 1972, and he was born in Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhone, France. Maurel grew up in various locations including Tahiti, Morocco, Djibouti, and Reunion Island before pursuing formal acting training at the National Drama School of ENSATT in Paris and Middlesex University in London. In addition to French, he performs professionally in English and Spanish.

Within the animation and anime dubbing field, Maurel has taken on several notable roles. In the popular series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, he provides the French voice for Yoriichi Tsugikuni, a legendary demon slayer from the past who appears during the Swordsmith Village Arc. His other anime voice credits include Creed Deckard in the series Undead Unluck. He also voiced a mechanic in the television version of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Mugen Train.

Beyond these series-specific roles, Maurel has extensive work in film dubbing and animated features. He voiced Winston Deavor in the French dub of the Pixar film Incredibles 2 and Gargamel in The Smurfs: The Lost Village. He also provided the voice for Mérante in the animated film Ballerina and for Ted Templeton, the father character, in the French version of The Boss Baby: Back in Business. His voice work extends to the theatrical animated film Pil, where he voiced Le berger.

Maurel is recognized as one of the regular French voices for several prominent international actors, including Michael Fassbender, James Franco, Mark Ruffalo, Dan Fogler, Stephen Graham, and Michael Dorman. His stage career includes a nomination for Best Newcomer Actor by the Souffleur French Association for his performance in The Lord of the Flies, and he has performed as a singer in the French version of the Monty Python musical Spamalot.