Olivier Destrez is a French actor primarily known for his extensive work in dubbing, providing the French voices for numerous characters in animated series and live-action films and television shows. He was born on April 15, 1955, in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. His early passion for performance led him to train at the Cours Simon and study under Andreas Voutsinas. He began his on-screen career with appearances in French television series and films in the late 1970s and 1980s, but it was his entry into the world of dubbing, after the experience of post-synchronizing his own voice for a film, that would define his professional path.

Destrez's voice is widely recognized by French audiences for its presence in a vast array of anime series dubbed for the French market. Among his most prominent roles are those mentioned in the query: he voices the sun god Apollon, the father of the titular character, in the 1980s anime series La Petite Olympe et les Dieux (Ochamegami Monogatari Korokoro Poron). Decades later, he took on the role of the cunning and masterful con artist Seiji Ozaki in the acclaimed modern series Great Pretender. His anime filmography is extensive and varied, including roles such as Ramenman and a sports commentator in Kinnikuman, Tapion in Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon, a tournament commentator in Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn, Hawk's Eye in Sailor Moon SuperS, and Tokisada in Saint Seiya Omega. He also contributed voices to Paranoia Agent and The Rose of Versailles, where he provided the second French voice for King Louis XVI.

Beyond these specific roles, Destrez has been a recurring presence in several long-running and iconic animated series. He was the first French voice of Spike in the original Transformers series and voiced various characters in subsequent installments like Transformers: Armada, Transformers: Energon, and Transformers: Cybertron. He is also the French voice of the character Pierrot in several installments of the educational Once Upon a Time... series, including Il était une fois... les Amériques, Il était une fois... les Découvreurs, Il était une fois... les Explorateurs, and Il était une fois... notre Terre. His portfolio also includes voicing Link in Princess Zelda, Michelangelo in a replacement run for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, and Splinter in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The New Generation.

In addition to performing voices, Destrez has also worked as a voice director. He collaborated with Michel Dodane on directing the French dubs for the Transformers series Armada, Energon, and Cybertron. While his work in anime is substantial, it forms part of a much larger career in dubbing. He is equally, if not more, known for being the regular French voice for numerous actors in live-action series and films. These long-standing associations include dubbing John Stamos in Full House and ER, Charlie Sheen in Two and a Half Men, Ray Romano in Everybody Loves Raymond, Billy Warlock in Baywatch and Days of Our Lives, and Michael Boatman in Spin City. Through this immense body of work spanning several decades, Olivier Destrez has established himself as a significant and familiar figure in French dubbing.