Károly Gesztesi (born Károly Tóth; 16 April 1963 – 4 January 2020)^[2] was a Hungarian actor. He was also known as voice actor, in particular for providing the Hungarian dubbing of Shrek from the movie of the same name.

Gesztesi graduated from the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest and, until 1990, he was a member of the Thalia Theater company. In the 1990s, he acted with such companies as the National Theatre of Miskolc, the Attila József Theatre, and the Comedy Theatre of Budapest. ^[3][4]

Described as one of Hungary's best-known actors,^[5][6] Gesztesi played in numerous Hungarian TV and cinema productions,^[3][7][8] including Magyar Vándor in 2004, Just Sex and Nothing Else in 2005 and Children of Glory.^[9][10][11]

"With his characteristic voice", he was also one of Hungary's most famous voice actors.^[7] He voiced Shrek in the Hungarian version of the film.^[12][13]

His eldest son is the actor Máté Gesztesi.^[14]

On 4 January 2020, Gesztesi died from a heart attack in Budapest while in his car.^[15][16]

• Citizen of honour of Miskolc (1990)^[23]
• Filmszemle for Best Actor in a Series episode (1997)^[23]
• VOXCar Award (2002)^[24]
• Lions Award (2006)^[23]
• Story "Five Star" Award (2006; 2009)^[23]