Daniele Raffaelli

Description
Daniele Raffaeli is an Italian voice actor born in Rome on April 5, 1977. He began his career in voice acting at the age of ten, having been introduced to the industry by fellow voice actresses Barbara and Federica De Bortoli. Over the course of his career, he has worked with several dubbing studios in Rome, including Sefit - CDC, Dubbing Brothers, and C.D. Cine Dubbing. His work primarily involves providing Italian-language voices for animated series, anime, and films, a field in which he is also known for his contributions as a dubbing director.

Raffaeli is most widely recognized for his portrayal of several iconic anime characters in their Italian dub versions. He is the definitive voice of Shinji Ikari, the protagonist of Neon Genesis Evangelion, having voiced the character across the original television series, the films The End of Evangelion and Death and Rebirth, and the Rebuild of Evangelion film series. His other seminal anime role is that of Captain Levi Ackerman in the hit series Attack on Titan. His extensive anime filmography includes the roles of Jun Aoi in Martian Successor Nadesico and Trunks in Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. He also voices Gray Fullbuster in Fairy Tail, Shinpachi Shimura in Gintama, and Hideyoshi Nagachika in Tokyo Ghoul. Additional prominent anime credits include Kakeru Sakamaki in Idaten Jump, Ginta Toramizu in MÄR, various characters in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise such as Katz Kobayashi in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, and the role of Oburi in Kite.

Beyond Japanese anime, Raffaeli has an extensive portfolio dubbing Western animation. He is best known in this field as the primary Italian voice of the protagonist Ben Tennyson across the entire Ben 10 franchise, including Ben 10, Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, and Ben 10: Omniverse. His other notable Western animation roles include Bobby Hill in King of the Hill, Harold Berman in Hey Arnold!, Wade Load in Kim Possible, Gene Belcher in Bob's Burgers, Kai in Ninjago, and Ace Bunny in Loonatics Unleashed. His work also extends to live-action dubbing, where he is the Italian voice of Chuck Bass in the teen drama series Gossip Girl.