Hiroaki Hirata

Hiroaki Hirata (平田 広明) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator. He is the founder of Hirata Production Japan. Hirata is best known for his role as Vinsmoke Sanji in the popular anime series One Piece. He has also lent his voice to other notable characters such as Sha Gojyo in Saiyuki, Kotetsu T. Kaburagi in Tiger & Bunny, Klein in Sword Art Online, and Vergil in the Devil May Cry series. Hirata has provided the official Japanese dub-over for actors like Johnny Depp, Matt Damon, Noah Wyle, and Matt LeBlanc. With a background in stage acting, he started his career in voice acting after being approached by his manager. Since then, he has become a well-respected figure in the voice acting industry.