List of Thomas & Friends voice actors

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Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series, first broadcast on the ITV network on 9 October 1984. It is based on The Railway Series books by Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. The series follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphic blue steam locomotive on the fictional Island of Sodor along with his friends James, Gordon, Percy, Toby, Henry, Bertie, Terence, Edward, as well as others.

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Until 2009, all the characters were silent with the exception of the narrator. Individual voices were given to the characters following the switch to full computer animation in 2009 until the series ended in 2021.

Cast

Voices

Actor/ActressRegionRole(s)Notes
Joseph May US Thomas the Tank Engine The Adventure Begins through Season 24.
John Hasler UK
US/UKRheneas [1] Series 20 only.
Tim Bain Aiden, Madeleine's father, Some Passengers ("Laid Back Shane"), and Some Workmen ("Laid Back Shane")
David Bedella Victor, Carlos ( The Great Race only), The Mayor of Sodor, and the Cuban Man
Sanjeev Bhaskar Shankar, the Indian Actor, the Indian Announcer, and the Indian Judge
Sheena BhattessaNoor Jehan, the Indian Troublesome Trucks, Charubala, and a Monkey
Jamie Campbell Bower Skiff
Flaminia Cinque Ester and Dame Bella Canto
Chipo Chung Hong-Mei, the African Troublesome Trucks, and Various African Voices
Laura CucurulloMarcia, Cassia (series 23 onwards), and a Brazilian Musician
Tina Desai Ashima and The Indian Fashion Designer
Rupert Degas UK/USDiesel 10 (original workprints only), Flynn, Dart, Den (Fiery Flynn), BertieSeason 15 through 16
UKButchSeason 15 only
Jules de Jongh USEmily, Mavis (Season 13–16), Lady Hatt, The Duchess of Boxford, Stephen Hatt ("Diesel's Special Delivery"), Bridget Hatt, Bridget Hatt's Friends, Some Children, Little Boy in White and Light Blue Stripes Shirt and Red Shorts, The School Children, Teacher, The Laundry Lady, Little Girl in the Red Dress, The Ginger Haired Boy ("Pop Goes Thomas","Diesel's Special Delivery","Emily and Dash","Percy the Snowman","Emily's Winter Party Special", and "Pouty James"), The Blonde Haired Boy (Season 15 and 18), and The Blonde Haired Girl
US/UKEmily ("4-D: Bubbling Boilers" and the singing voice for "The Great Race" only), Caitlin (Season 20 onwards), and Allicia Botti
Jonathan Forbes Connor
Anna Francolini Gina, Some Passengers (All Tracks Lead to Rome), and Some Children (Mines of Mystery) (Season 23-onwards)
Teresa Gallagher UKEmily, Lady Hatt (Season 13, "Day of the Diesels" and Season 15), Mavis (Season 13–16), The Duchess of Boxford, Stephen Hatt ("Diesel's Special Delivery"), Bridget Hatt, Bridget Hatt's friends, the teacher, the laundry lady, little boy in light white and light blue stripes shirt and red shorts, some children, the school children, little girl in the red dress, the blonde-hair girl, and the blonde-hair boy
USA blond-haired girl"Very Important Sheep"
A blonde-haired boy"Very Important Sheep" only
UK/USBelle, Frieda, Gina (The Great Race only), Mavis (FQC 1), Annie, Clarabel, Judy, Cassia (Big World! Big Adventures! only), The Duchess of Boxford ("Percy's Lucky Day" only), Lady Hatt ("The Afternoon Tea Express" only and Season 21 onwards), the teacher (Season 18 only), the ginger-hair boy, the shouting little boy, the lady with the big hat, some passengers, the Knapford Station speaker ("The Adventure Begins"), some children ("The Adventure Begins" onwards), the school children ("Lost Property"), Stephen Hatt, Bridget Hatt, the lady in the blue dress, the barrow fan ("Reds vs. Blues" and "Useful Railway"), Albert's wife ("Thomas the Babysitter" and "Unscheduled Stops"), the lady in spring green dress, the female puppet show entertainer, little girl in the turquoise dress with pink flowers, the lady in the white dress and gray vest, the lady in the white shirt, light brown skirt and hat, the lady in the grayish white shirt, blackish gray skirt, and white pearl necklace, the chubby little boy in dark green shirt and dark gray shorts, the lady in the yellow dress and hat, The Blonde Haired Girl, The Lady in Red and Indigo Hat and White Dress with Gray lines, Female Passengers, Madeleine's Mother, Brenda, and The Sodor Rangers
Bob Golding Stephen, Sidney (series 17 onwards), Ivan, some dock workers ("Tale of the Brave"),a railway inspector ("Lost Property"), and Baz
Mike Grady Sir Robert Norramby
Yvonne Grundy Nia and Some Children (Forever and Ever)
Eluid Gabriel PorrasCarlos (Big World! Big Adventures! onwards), The Brazilian Tank Engine, Fernando, the Brazilian Troublesome Trucks, Emerson, the Brazilian Dock Manager (Big World! Big Adventures!), and the Crowd (Grudge Match)
Rasmus Hardiker Bill, Philip and the Troublesome Trucks ("The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor" only)
UK Monty [ broken anchor ]
William Hope US Edward, Toby, Stephen Hatt (series 19 onwards), Whiff, Bash, the Troublesome Trucks, Rocky, Farmer McColl, the Duke of Boxford, the blond-haired boy ("Merry Misty Island" and "The Way She Does It" only), the Maithwaite stationmaster ("Double Trouble" and "Wonky Whistle" only), the man at the fire ("Race to the Rescue"), the Dock Manager and the Wellsworth Station worker
UK/USIron Bert (series 16 onwards), a railway inspector, a steamworks worker ("Wonky Whistle"), 2 farmhands ("Wonky Whistle"), a workman ("Toad and the Whale"), Passenger, and Farmer McColl ("Philip's Number" only)
Siu-see HungAn An, the Chinese Woman, and Dr. Kim
Togo Igawa Hiro
Shane Jacobson Shane
Rufus Jones Flying Scotsman
Harriet KershawDarcy, Cleo, Jenny Packard, and a Kangaroo
Steven KynmanUKPorter, Jack [ broken anchor ], Racing Car #3 and the Dock Manager ("Tale of the Brave" only)
USCharlie"The Great Race" only
ButchSeries 17 to 24.
UK/USDuck, Ryan (series 20 onwards), Dart (Season 17 onwards), Paxton ("Blue Mountain Mystery" onwards), Peter Sam, "The Third Slip Coach", a workman (Journey Beyond Sodor), a railway inspector (Season 17), the bird watcher ("Who's Geoffrey?"), and a Child
Francisco LabbeGustavo and a Brazilian Musician
Michael Legge Luke
Dan LiYong Bao and the Chinese Railway Inspector
Windson LiongLin-Yong, Lei, the Male Chinese Breakdown Crane, the Chinese Guard, and The Chinese Men
Montserrat Lombard Mia and Some Passengers
Monica Lopera Gabriela
Abubakar Salim Kwaku, the African Troublesome Trucks, Kobe, and Various African Voices
Richie Campbell the African Troublesome Trucks and Various African Voices
Akiya Henry the African Troublesome Trucks and Various African Voices
Dona AdweraVarious African Voices
Su-Lin Looithe Chinese Diesel
Antonio MagroStefano and the Italian Stationmaster
Tariro MavondoRanger Jill
Genevieve McCarthyAubrey
Matt McCooey Kenji
Elvis WhoThe African Troublesome Trucks (Singing voices only)
Ian McCueThe Blue Sea Serpent, the second Tiger Hunter, and The Crown Thief #2
Colin McFarlane Bulgy, Beresford, Bertie's Driver (Unscheduled Stops), and Dr. Holyfield
David Menkin UK/USPorter (US; series 17 onwards/UK; "Pouty James" and "Cranky at the End of the Line" only), Stanley ("The Truth About Toby" only), Racing Car #3, and Jack (US only)
Rachael MillerUK/USRebecca, Angelique, Isla, The Lady with the Big Hat (Outback Thomas), The Teacher (Outback Thomas and Cyclone Thomas), some Passengers (Outback Thomas), The Lady in Chartreuse Dress, Madeleine, Prince Charles, and Dr. Hetty
Joe MillsDouglas, [2] Oliver, Toad, the Welsh bird watcher ("Thomas and the Emergency Cable"), a Knapford Station yard workman ("Toad and the Whale"), and a Passenger ("Confusion Without Delay")
Lucy Montgomery Marion, Lexi, the Troublesome Trucks, Hannah, Carly [ broken anchor ], and Cowgirls
Dominique Moore Ruth
Mark Moraghan Dexter
Vincenzo Nicoli Lorenzo, Beppe, a Worker (Mines of Mystery), and the Passengers
Tracy-Ann Oberman [3] Daisy Series 20 through Series 24
Maggie Ollerenshaw Henrietta
Nikhil ParmarRajiv, the Indian Troublesome Trucks, and Grumpy Indian Stationmaster, and the Friendly Indian Stationmaster
Jass PatelThe Indian Concessions Worker
Nigel Pilkington UK Percy (Series 19 onwards; excluding "Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure"), and Trevor
UK/USA Passenger (Unscheduled Stops)
Rob Rackstraw James (US; "The Adventure Begins" onwards/UK; "Tit for Tat" onwards), Donald (Season 20 onwards), Raul (The Great Race only), Axel, Étienne, Flynn (Season 19 onwards), Hugo, the Troublesome Trucks, Bradford, The Great Railway Show Announcer, some Passengers, The Bird Watcher ("The Railcar and the Coaches"), Fergus Duncan, The Welsh Bird Watcher ("Mike's Whistle"), The Thin Clergyman, The Red Sea Serpent, the first Tiger Hunter, The Film Crew Leader, Owen, the Crown Thief #1, Elephant Carer, Bernie, the Washdown Worker, and Professor Freidrich
UK Toby Season 19 onwards and Season 24 A New Arrival US only
USStanley (Series 20 onwards, excluding Pouty James and Diesel Glows Away UK only) and Monty [ broken anchor ]
Christopher Ragland [4] Percy (Season 19 onwards) and Trevor
US/UKThe Troublesome Trucks ("The Adventure Begins" onwards), Racing Car #4, some Cowboys, and a Passenger
Miranda Raison Millie and the Knapford Station speaker
Kerry Shale UKThomas and Spencer"Hero of the Rails", originally
US Henry, Gordon (US: "Hero of the Rails"-onwards), James (US: "Hero of the Rails"-"The Great Race") Dash, Scruff, Harold, Max, Kevin, Sir Topham Hatt ("Hero of the Rails" – Season 18), Sir Lowham Hatt, Mr. Percival, Farmer Trotter, The Maithwaite stationmaster ("Time For a Story" and "A Blooming Mess"), a railway inspector, the photographer (Season 16), the railroad coal inspector, the zoo keeper and some workmen
UK/USFlynn ("Toad and the Whale" only), Kevin ("Hasty Hannah" only), Diesel (US; series 19 onwards/UK; series 13 onwards), 'Arry, the Troublesome Trucks, some groaning passengers ("Calm Down Caitlin"), the man on the bridge, and Headkeeper Jack
John Schwab Vinnie, Ulli, and a Bridlington Diesel
USStanleySeries 20 only, excluding "Saving Time" [5]
Martin Sherman Thomas, Percy, Diesel (King of the Railway - Season 18)Hero of the Rails through Season 18
Ben Small UK/USRheneas, Flynn (Season 17 only), Owen and Troublesome TrucksSeason 16 through 18
UKThomas, Toby and Ferdinand
USStanley and CharlieSeason 15 through 18

Narrators

Actor(s)RegionYearsPeriod
SeasonsMoviesNotes
Ringo Starr UK1984–86The first 2 seasons [6]
US1989–90Series 1 through 2. Narrated episodes on Shining Time Station as Mr. Conductor; re-recorded parts of narration at the request of PBS. [6]
George Carlin 1991–96Seasons 3 and 4
Re-dubbed The first 2 seasons
Series 3 through 4; re-dubbed Series 1 and 2. Narrated episodes on Shining Time Station as Mr. Conductor. [7]
Michael Angelis US2004Seasons 6 and 72 episodes of Series 6 and 4 episodes of Series 7 only.
UK1991–2012Seasons 3–16Calling All Engines; Hero of the Rails; Misty Island Rescue; Day of the Diesels; Blue Mountain Mystery [8] Series 3 through 16
Alec Baldwin US1999–2003Seasons 5 and 6Thomas and the Magic Railroad (as Mr. Conductor)Series 5, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, and Series 6
Michael Brandon 2004–12Seasons 7–16
Re-dubbed Season 6
Calling All Engines; Hero of the Rails; Misty Island Rescue; Day of the Diesels; Blue Mountain MysterySeries 7 through 16
Pierce Brosnan UK/US2008Original cuts of Season 12The Great DiscoveryThe Great Discovery, Series 12 (early workprints)
Mark Moraghan 2013–17Series 17–21
Re-dubbed Series 13, 14 and 15
King of the Railway; Tale of the Brave; Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure; The Adventure Begins; The Great Race; Journey Beyond Sodor [9] King of the Railway through Journey Beyond Sodor
John Hasler UK2018–21Seasons 22, 23 and 24Big World! Big Adventures! through Series 24. As Thomas the Tank Engine.
Joseph May US

Timeline

Seasons

Narrator(s)Model Series: 1984–2008CGI Series: 2009–21
Classic Series: 1984–2003New Series: 2004–08
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Ringo StarrUK/US
Michael AngelisUnited
Kingdom
UKUnited Kingdom
US
George CarlinUS
United States
Alec BaldwinUS
Michael BrandonUSUnited States
Pierce Brosnan* *
Mark MoraghanUSUnited Kingdom/United States
John HaslerUnited Kingdom
Joseph MayUnited States

Specials and films

Narrator(s)Model era: 2000–08CGI era: 2009–18
Thomas and the Magic Railroad
2000
Calling All Engines!
2005
The Great Discovery
2008
Hero of the Rails
2009
Misty Island Rescue
2010
Day of the Diesels
2011
Blue Mountain Mystery
2012
King of the Railway
2013
Tale of the Brave
2014
The Adventure Begins Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure The Great Race
2016
Journey Beyond Sodor
2017
Big World!, Big Adventures!
2018
2015
Mara WilsonLily
Alec BaldwinMr. C
Michael AngelisUKGreat Britain
Michael BrandonUSUnited States
Gwyneth Paltrow
Pierce BrosnanUK/US
Mark MoraghanUK/US
  • A green cell indicates the narrator who officially narrated the series.
  • An orange cell indicates the narrator who re-narrated the series.
  • A red cell indicates seasons and films for which a narrator's role was cancelled.

* Pierce Brosnan narrated the original cut of series 12, but withdrew from the series, and his narrations were left unreleased.

References

  1. John Hasler [@john_hasler] (19 January 2016). "@NickN05L31 @MrDankEngine Thanks for that. I've recorded Rheneas for season 20. Happy to be specific now :)" (Tweet) via Twitter.?s=03
  2. "Movie Watch". Western Mail. 26 March 2016. ProQuest   1775781750.
  3. Tracy Ann Oberman [@TracyAnnO] (20 August 2016). "@Diesel104472 I am Daisy the Diesel Car. She's v funny" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  4. Christopher Ragland [@cgragland] (27 May 2015). "@Wellsworth96 no, I do the UK and U.S. Trucks...only do Percy U.S." (Tweet) via Twitter.
  5. John Schwab [@johnschwab] (17 November 2016). "@ElliotKW Yes, that's me. Thanks for watching" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  6. 1 2 Harry, Bill (2004). The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia. Virgin Books. p. 314. ISBN   978-0-7535-0843-5.
  7. Allcroft, Britt (June 26, 2008). "Los Angeles Times – "The George Carlin I knew"". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  8. Haring, Bruce (31 May 2020). "Michael Angelis Dies: Voice Of 'Thomas The Tank Engine' Was 76". Deadline. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  9. Agencies (2013-05-17). "Former Brookside actor to be Thomas the Tank Engine narrator". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-08-31.

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