Akira Ishida

Akira Ishida (石田 彰, Ishida Akira; born November 2, 1967) is a Japanese actor who specializes in voice acting.

For his portrayal of Saki Abdusha in Sakura Wars, and Athrun Zala in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom and Masahiro Sanada in Tenjō Tenge, he was chosen as the most popular voice actor in the Animage Anime Grand Prix in 2004, and won the Best Supporting Character (male) award at the 1st Seiyu Awards in 2007. He is best known for his roles as Gaara in Naruto, Zeref in Fairy Tail, Cho Hakkai in Saiyuki, Kaworu Nagisa in Neon Genesis Evangelion, Kuja in Final Fantasy, Otto Apocalypse in Honkai Impact 3rd, Luocha in Honkai: Star Rail, Kamisato Ayato in Genshin Impact, Katsura Kotarou in Gin Tama & Eishi Tsukasa in Food Wars Shokugeki no Sōma.