Gō Ayano is a Japanese actor whose primary career has been in live-action film and television, with a limited number of credits as a voice actor for animated productions. He was born on January 26, 1982 in Gifu, Japan. Ayano began his acting career in 2003 and his first regular television role was as Aki Sawada, also known as the Spider Orphnoch, in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider 555.

Ayano has portrayed numerous characters in live-action adaptations of popular manga and anime. In 2009, he appeared as Ryo Urushibara in Takashi Miike's film Crows Zero II. He played the role of Joe Asakura, the Condor, in the 2013 live-action film adaptation of the classic anime series Gatchaman. That same year, he was cast as the legendary thief Goemon Ishikawa in a live-action film version of Lupin III, released in 2014. In 2012, he played the villainous Gein in the live-action film Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins. Ayano also had a role as a group leader in the live-action Gantz films and as Man in Black 1 in Gantz II: Perfect Answer. For the 2023 live-action Netflix series adaptation of Yu Yu Hakusho, he portrayed the antagonist Younger Toguro. He also played the role of Sato in the 2017 live-action film Ajin: Demi-Human. The user query incorrectly identifies these live-action performances as anime voice acting roles.

Ayano's most notable credit as a genuine voice actor came in 2016 when he was cast in the lead role of Nyx Ulric for the Japanese release of the computer-animated film Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV. This performance for the CGI feature, which serves as a prologue to the Final Fantasy XV video game, marked his debut in an animated production. The search results do not indicate that he has performed voice work for any traditional animated series, nor do they provide evidence of recurring collaborations with specific voice acting directors or animation studios.

While Ayano does not have an extensive career in voice acting, he has received significant recognition for his work as a live-action actor. His accolades include the Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Newcomer and the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year. He has also won several Best Actor awards for his performances in live-action films, including honors from the Yokohama Film Festival, the Mainichi Film Award, and the Kinema Junpo awards. In 2016, he was presented with the Rising Star Award at the New York Asian Film Festival. The depth and range of his live-action roles have earned him a reputation as a versatile performer.