Masato Hirano (平野 正人, Hirano Masato; born November 16, 1955) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator from Iwate Prefecture, Japan. He is affiliated with Aoni Production and stands 181 cm tall. He graduated from Tama Art University.
He has been active in the entertainment industry since the early 1980s, lending his voice to a wide range of anime, video games, theatrical films, and tokusatsu productions. He is known for playing supporting roles, authority figures, villains, and monster characters.
Notable roles include:
- Ippon-Matsu and Topman Warcury in One Piece
- Zaku in Fist of the North Star
- Kinnikuman Big Body / Strongman in Kinnikuman: Kinnikusei Ōi Sōdatsu-hen
- Man-Wolf and Piano in Dragon Ball
- Neiz (Naise) in Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge
- Takeyama in Akira (1988)
- The Fury in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- Hydra Ichi in Saint Seiya
- Announcer Sekiguchi in Kinnikuman
- Zolf and Demia in Slayers
- Various Transformers characters (Jazz, Slag, Hardhead, Trypticon, and others)
He has also performed dubbing work, including the 1980 movie theater edition of The Empire Strikes Back (as Commander Nemet) and Thomas & Friends (as George).
