Bill Butts is an American voice actor known for his work in anime dubbing, video games, and animated series. Born on July 7, 1986, in Annapolis, Maryland, and raised in Kansas City, he developed a passion for acting at a young age. He studied journalism and theater in college, which led him to a career in radio, theater, and on-camera work, in addition to voice-over. His background as a martial artist and fitness enthusiast contributes to the dynamic energy he brings to his performances.

Butts began his professional voice-over career around 2018, working with major studios such as Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Crunchyroll, Funimation, Sound Cadence Studios, and Studiopolis. He has since built an extensive filmography, voicing a wide range of characters across many popular series. His approach to each role is informed by his theater training and physical discipline, allowing him to deliver powerful and nuanced performances.

He has taken on numerous significant roles in anime. He voices the father figure Kyosuke Hori in Horimiya and its sequel, Horimiya: The Missing Pieces. In the fantasy series The Faraway Paladin, he plays the role of Blood, and in the action-packed Record of Ragnarok, he voices the Norse god Odin. He also appears as Karstedt in Ascendance of a Bookworm and as Minoru in Ikebukuro West Gate Park. In the world of gaming and anime crossovers, Butts is the voice of Miguel in Jujutsu Kaisen 0 and Ogre in the Netflix series Tekken: Bloodline. He also lends his voice to Gazel Dwargo in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and its spin-off, The Slime Diaries. Other credits include Varakness in How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Omega, Gakuto Zaitsu in number24, Shin Kumagiri in Battle Game in 5 Seconds, Josh (The Ghost) in Super Crooks, Di-amon in BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-, and Jackal Kuwahara in The Prince of Tennis II Hyotei vs Rikkai Game of Future. He also appears as Miles Morgan in Engage Kiss.

Beyond these, Butts has portrayed a variety of memorable characters. He is known for his role as the villain Cioccolata in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, Slidin' Go in My Hero Academia, and Bakuzan in One-Punch Man. He has also taken on multiple roles in long-running series, such as voicing several characters in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, including Mask De Masculine and Driscoll Berci.

Butts' voice can also be heard extensively in video games. He is the voice of Owlbert in Honkai: Star Rail, a role for which he also hosts the game's updates, and Uncle Tian in Genshin Impact. Other game credits include Noctis in Punishing: Gray Raven, Rudra in Street Fighter 6, and Oliver in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. He also provided additional voices for titles like Yakuza 0, Lost Ark, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles.

In addition to voice acting, Butts is a professional emcee and has hosted events such as the anime screening of The Journey at the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles and tours for Nobuo Uematsu's band, Earthbound Papas. He remains active in theater and is an advocate for diversity within the voice-over industry. He is also a popular guest at anime conventions across the country and engages with fans through his Twitch streams.