Townsend Coleman is an American voice actor whose career spans from the early 1980s to the present, making him a familiar presence in animated television and commercials. Born on May 28, 1954 in New York City, Coleman began his entertainment career as a disc jockey in Cleveland, Ohio before transitioning to voice work after relocating to Los Angeles. His early voice roles included Corporal Capeman on Inspector Gadget, which helped launch his animation career.

In the context of anime, Coleman is known for his work on the English-language adaptation of the Japanese series Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs. This series, which originally aired in 1984 as Sei Jūshi Bismarck, was reworked for Western audiences by World Events Productions. In the English dub, Coleman voiced the character Colt Wilcox, a former bounty hunter and the skilled gunner of the Ramrod Equalizer Unit, who joins the Star Sheriffs to avenge his parents' deaths. The English cast also included Rob Paulsen as Saber Rider and Pat Musick as April Eagle.

Beyond this specific anime role, Coleman is widely recognized for his extensive work in Western animation. He is arguably best known as the voice of Michelangelo in the original 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, a role he played from 1987 to 1996. He also provided the voice for the title character in The Tick animated series, a performance that earned him an Annie Award nomination. His other prominent voice credits include the titular role in Where's Waldo?, Gobo in the animated Fraggle Rock, Riot on Jem, and Jason Whittaker in the radio drama Adventures in Odyssey. In the Transformers franchise, he voiced the Autobot Rewind in the original 1980s series and later voiced Sentinel Prime in Transformers Animated.

Throughout his career, Coleman has frequently collaborated with a network of fellow voice actors. His extensive filmography shows repeated collaborations with performers such as Frank Welker, Rob Paulsen, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, and Cam Clarke. He has also worked often with voice director Andrea Romano on various DC animated projects. In addition to his character work, Coleman has been a prominent commercial announcer for decades, serving as the voice of NBC's Must See TV and The Tonight Show since the early 1990s, as well as voicing characters in national ad campaigns for brands like Home Depot, Kellogg's, and Taco Bell.