Oliver Dillon | |
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Born | Oliver Nicholas Anthony Dillon 11 April 1998 Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Known for | Raa Raa the Noisy Lion |
Oliver Nicholas Anthony Dillon (born 11 April 1998) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Huffty in the CBeebies shows Raa Raa the Noisy Lion from 2011 to 2018 and as Nok Tok in Waybuloo. Dillon also voiced Lumpy the Heffalump in My Friends Tigger & Pooh airing on Playhouse Disney Channel .
Dillon's first job was in the Basil Brush Show as a band member in Bingo's band, but he is best known for being the voice talent of Lumpy the Heffalump in My Friends Tigger & Pooh . In November, Disney Television Animation released the DVD Pooh's Super Sleuth Christmas Movie, where Oliver also provided the voice of Lumpy. In 2008 Oliver was cast in a new animated pre-school show due to air in May 2009 Waybuloo where he voices the character of Nok Tok. He also played Fizzy the leader of a gang in The Sparticle Mystery in 2011 and voiced Hufty in the animation Raa Raa the Noisy Lion.
Dillon was born with cystic fibrosis. [1]
Year | Category | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Children's comedy | Basil Brush Show | Bingos Band member | |
2007 | Disney DVD | My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie | Lumpy | |
Situation comedy | My Family | Extra | ||
2007-2010 | Animation series | My Friends Tigger & Pooh | Lumpy | Voice |
2008 | Game | My Friends Tigger and Pooh, Internet Game | ||
2009 | TV | Waybuloo | Nok Tok | |
2011-2018 | Raa Raa the Noisy Lion | Hufty | ||
2011–2015 | The Sparticle Mystery | Fizzy | ||
2018 | Plebs | Barney | Episode: "Lupercalia" |
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