Kenny Yates is a half-Italian, half-Filipino actor, voice actor, feature film producer, and director based in Los Angeles. His career in the entertainment industry began as a child actor on the Daytime Emmy-winning PBS children's show ZOOM, where he appeared in eighty episodes over two seasons.

Yates's voice acting work includes the role of Kyu-Min in the series Parasyte: The Grey. He also provides the voice of Travis Higgins on the Netflix adult animated series Exploding Kittens, which is based on the popular card game. In the video game industry, he voices Conrad the Curator in Return to Monkey Island and Prune Juice Cookie in Cookie Run Kingdom. Additional dubbing credits include the television series D.P. and Daily Dose of Sunshine, where he provided additional voices.

Beyond voice acting, Yates has extensive on-screen credits. He appeared as Floyd in the mockumentary comedy Reboot Camp, as Bob in Hunt Club opposite Mickey Rourke, and has a role in Wolf Mountain alongside Danny Trejo. He is also set to play the lead role of Peter Pan in the upcoming feature film Before Never. Earlier in his career, he appeared in parody films including Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans, and Disaster Movie.

Yates began working behind the camera on the film Date Movie and subsequently served as an assistant, associate producer, and co-producer on several films directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, including The Starving Games and Superfast! He is the founder and president of KAYJ Entertainment, a production company through which he has helped produce multiple feature films and directed two features, including Final Wager starring Michael Madsen and Tom Arnold. He continues his training in the Meisner technique at Playhouse West in North Hollywood and was a member of the sketch comedy group The Neighbors.