Cole Hanson is the professional name used by Canadian voice actor Cole Howard for his work in anime and animation. Based near Vancouver, British Columbia, he has built a career voicing characters in numerous series, with a significant focus on English dubs of Japanese anime. His birth name is Cole Howard, and he was born on March 30, 1989.

Hanson is perhaps best known for his extensive work within the popular trading card game anime franchises produced by Bushiroad. He has a particularly strong association with the Cardfight!! Vanguard series, where he voices the recurring character Shion Kiba. His portrayal of Shion Kiba spans multiple installments, including Cardfight!! Vanguard G, Cardfight!! Vanguard G GIRS Crisis, Cardfight!! Vanguard G Stride Gate-hen, Cardfight!! Vanguard G NEXT, and Cardfight!! Vanguard GZ. In addition to Shion Kiba, he also provided the voice for another character in the series, Kyou Yahagi.

His work is similarly prominent in the Future Card Buddyfight franchise. In this series, Hanson voices the significant character Tasuku Ryuenji (also credited as Tatsuku Ryuenji in some early series), appearing in Future Card Buddyfight, Future Card Buddyfight X: All-Star Fight, Future Card Buddyfight Battsu, and Future Card Buddyfight 100. Beyond this single role, he also takes on multiple other characters within the Buddyfight universe, including the antagonist Magoroku Shido, also known as Death Shido, as well as Gayaoka, Raita Niitani, and others.

Beyond these two major franchises, Hanson's voice can be heard in a wide variety of other anime series. His lead roles include Van Yamano in Little Battlers Experience (also known as LBX or Danbōru Senki W), Kosuke Ueki in The Law of Ueki, and Lief in Deltora Quest. His filmography also includes notable supporting roles such as Shinpachi Shimura in Gintama°, Wakiya Murasaki in Beyblade: Burst, Novu Moru in B-Daman Fireblast, and Android 17 in the Dragon Ball Z Kai revival.

Hanson's work is not limited to anime. He has also voiced characters in Western animated productions, most prominently as Spider-Man in Marvel Super Hero Adventures and the title character in the animated film Bob's Broken Sleigh. His voice acting extends to video games as well, with credits including the role of Mega Man in the Mega Man Powered Up remake for the PlayStation Portable. Through these many roles, Cole Hanson, the professional name of Cole Howard, has established himself as a familiar and versatile presence in the field of voice acting for English-dubbed anime and animation.