Laurent Le Doyen is a French actor born on July 30, 1964 in Saint-Denis, France, whose career spans live-action television, film, theatre, and voice acting for anime. He began his theatrical training at a young age at the Ecole Tania Balachova before joining the first promotion of the Ecole des Amandiers de Nanterre under the direction of Pierre Roman and Patrice Chéreau. He later continued his studies with Madeleine Marion of the Comédie Française.

Le Doyen first gained public recognition in the late 1980s for his lead role in the television series Le Gerfaut, and has since worked regularly for both television and cinema with directors including Eric Rohmer, Roger Vadim, and Gérard Marx. His theatre work includes performances and stage direction of plays by authors such as Shakespeare, Tchekov, Feydeau, Goldoni, and Marivaux.

Within the realm of anime voice acting, Le Doyen has portrayed several notable characters in French-language dubs. He is known for the role of Tomoya Shinohara in the series The Gokusen and for playing Hattori in Witch Hunter Robin. His additional anime voice credits include Masashi Takeda in My-Hime and a minor role as a thug in Tokyo Underground. Documentation of his anime voice work remains limited compared to his broader acting career, with these four roles representing the primary known credits in the medium.