Douglas Rye, also known as Doug Rye, is an American voice actor whose career spans animation, video games, and commercial narration. Born in Westchester, New York, Rye began acting as a child and later studied at New York University alongside notable performers and directors. He is based in Los Angeles, where he has worked extensively in voice-over for many years.

Rye is known to anime audiences for several key roles. He is recognized as the voice of Mr. Gentleman in the series Read or Die, a role often cited as one of his most iconic. In the series MÄR, he voiced the characters Gaira and Garon. His other anime and animation credits include the role of Silver Knight in the.hack franchise, Litton and the President of Meditech in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, the Minister of Defence in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG, the Black King in Code Geass R2, and Haido in Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel. He also contributed voices to the film Dead Leaves.

Beyond traditional anime, Rye has an extensive career in video game voice acting, often providing voices for characters in major franchises. He is known for his long-running role as the voice of the warlord Cao Cao in numerous installments of the Dynasty Warriors series, beginning with the fifth title. He also portrayed the character of Dracula in the Castlevania games Curse of Darkness and Portrait of Ruin. His other notable game roles include Nobunaga Oda and Tadakatsu Honda in the Samurai Warriors series, Graham Cray in Suikoden IV, Ferid in Suikoden V, and the narrator in Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage. He appeared in various other titles such as Grandia III, Wild Arms 4, Kessen III, Resident Evil 5, and the real-time strategy games Red Alert 2 and Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds.

Throughout his career, Rye has frequently collaborated with specific game franchises, most notably Koei Tecmo’s Warriors series. His recurring portrayal of Cao Cao across many Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi titles, as well as his work on Samurai Warriors, represents a significant and sustained body of work. Similarly, his involvement with the Castlevania series on multiple projects demonstrates another recurring collaboration. Prior to focusing on voice acting, Rye worked behind the scenes for several prominent musical acts, including the Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, and Pink Floyd, and was a stage hand at the historic Woodstock Festival in 1969.