David Gasman is an American actor and voice actor who has built a substantial career in French dubbing and international animation, particularly recognized for his work on English-language versions of Japanese anime films produced by the French studio AB Groupe. He was born on September 27, 1960, in Seattle, Washington, and is a graduate of the professional acting conservatory at Cornish College of the Arts. Now based in Paris, France, Gasman has been active in the entertainment industry since 1992, lending his voice to thousands of animated episodes and dozens of video game titles.

Gasman is most widely known among anime audiences for his extensive voice work in the AB Groupe English dubs of the Dragon Ball film series, produced in the late 1990s and early 2000s for European audiences. In these dubs, he famously voiced the protagonist Son Goku in numerous movies, including Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone, Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest, Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug, Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge, Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler, Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!, and Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan. He also frequently voiced the comedic character Oolong across many of the same films, as well as in Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies and Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle. Beyond these two primary roles, Gasman provided voices for a wide array of other characters in the AB Groupe dubs, including Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, General Blue, Bardock in Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku, Future Gohan in Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks, and the villainous Salza in Cooler's Revenge.

Beyond the world of Dragon Ball, Gasman has a long history of voice work in French and international animated productions. One of his most prominent roles is in the series Code Lyoko, where he voiced William Dunbar, the gym teacher Jim Morales, and Herb Pichon. He also played Mr. Cat in the French series Kaeloo, Dick Kowalski in Funky Cops, and provided voices for shows like Rabbids Invasion and Wakfu as the character Sir Percedal of Sadlygrove. His live-action acting credits include minor roles in major films such as The Bourne Identity, Babylon A.D., and Largo Winch.

Gasman's career is marked by significant and long-running collaborations with several major interactive studios. He is the iconic voice of the title character in the Rayman video game series, starting with Rayman 2: The Great Escape. He has also worked extensively with developer Quantic Dream, appearing in all of their major titles including Omikron: The Nomad Soul, Fahrenheit (also known as Indigo Prophecy), Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, and Detroit: Become Human. In addition to acting, Gasman has worked as a voice director and script translator, notably on Fahrenheit, which received several nominations for Best Voice Acting in 2005. This combination of roles across anime dubbing, original animation, and voice work for video games has established David Gasman as a prolific and versatile performer in the international voice acting community.