Omar Benson Miller is an American actor born on October 7, 1978, who has built a diverse career across live-action and voice performance. While he is best known for his on-screen roles in series like CSI: Miami and Ballers, he has also established a presence in the world of animation and franchise voiceover work, which includes projects with connections to anime and Japanese-inspired properties.

In the realm of animated series, Miller is most prominently recognized for voicing Raphael, the leader of the titular team, in the Nickelodeon series Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which aired from 2018 to 2020. He reprised this role for the accompanying feature film, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie, released in 2022. This version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, while American-produced, draws heavily from the visual language and storytelling techniques of anime, particularly in its character designs and dynamic action sequences.

Beyond his work with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Miller has contributed his voice to other major animated properties. He voices Randy Carmichael in the 2021 reboot of the classic series Rugrats. He is also a part of the Star Wars universe through voice work, portraying the character Finn in animated specials, including The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special and Lego Star Wars: Summer Vacation, both released in 2020 and 2022 respectively.

His connection to the Transformers franchise, a Japanese-American media property that includes numerous anime series, comes from a small role in the 2007 live-action film Transformers. In that film, Miller played the uncredited role of Glen's Cousin, a character who appears in a scene dancing to Dance Dance Revolution before being interrupted by FBI agents.

Miller studied theatre arts at San Jose State University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a consistent ability to move between dramatic live-action television and vocal performance in animated series. For his performance in the. Anna, he received nominations for Best Breakthrough Performance and Best Ensemble from the Black Reel Awards. His voice acting work, particularly on Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, placed him in a recurring cast alongside actors such as Ben Schwartz, Josh Brener, and Brandon Mychal Smith.