Rasmus Hardiker

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Rasmus Hardiker
Born (1985-01-31) 31 January 1985 (age 39)
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
Notable credit(s) Thomas & Friends as Bill and Philip (UK/US) and Monty (UK)

Rasmus Hardiker (born 31 January 1985[ citation needed ]) is a British actor, best known for voicing Scott and Alan Tracy in the reboot animated television series Thunderbirds Are Go . He played Raymond in Steve Coogan's sitcom Saxondale and Ben in the Jack Dee comedy Lead Balloon . Hardiker was also in the BBC3 sketch series The Wrong Door .

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He joined the voice cast of Thomas & Friends , voicing several characters in the UK and USA versions. He is also known for voicing Alfur from Hilda .

Early life

Hardiker was born in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England. [1] He attended The Arthur Terry School in Sutton Coldfield, leaving with an A-level in drama. [2]

Career

At the age of 20, he started his acting career as he played the role of Philip Chase in the miniseries The Rotters' Club (2005). [3]

From 2006 to 2007, Hardiker played Raymond in the television series Saxondale , featuring Steve Coogan. [3] From 2006 to 2011, he starred alongside Jack Dee in the comedy series Lead Balloon . [2] In 2011, he starred in the comic fantasy film Your Highness , alongside Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, and Zooey Deschanel. [2]

He made guest appearances in Shakespeare Re-Told , The Bill , Doctors , New Tricks , and Afterlife . In 2014, he starred as Harry in Black Mirror , a special feature-length episode named "White Christmas". [4]

From 2018 to 2019, he played Kem, a regular in the Superman spin-off prequel series Krypton . [5]

Voice

From 2012–2013, Hardiker voiced various characters in the Disney Channel musical comedy series Groove High . [3] From 2015 to 2020, he provided the voices of Scott and Alan Tracy in the reboot animated television series Thunderbirds Are Go . [6] He then joined the voice cast of Thomas & Friends , [6] where he voices Philip (UK/US), Monty (UK) and the Troublesome Trucks. [6] He took over for Jonathan Broadbent as the voice of Bill, starting with the twenty-second series. [6] He also provided the voice of Alfur from Hilda . [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Starter for 10 University Challenge competitor
2007 Magicians Dwight
I Want Candy Christi
2008Lezione 21Broderip
2008 Faintheart Comic Book Fan 1
2009HugeJosh
2011 Your Highness Courtney
2012 Cockneys vs Zombies Terry Macguire
2015 Capture the Flag Marty Farr (voice)English version
2015Peter & Wendy Mr. Smee, Smith
2016 Thomas & Friends: The Great Race Philip (voice)
2017 Journey Beyond Sodor
Mary and the Witch's Flower Zebedee (voice)English version
The Little Vampire 3D Rudolph Sackville-Bagg, Gregory Sackville-Bagg (voices)
2020Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! On the Big ScreenWalter (voice)
2021 Hilda and the Mountain King Alfur (voice)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005The Rotters' ClubPhilip Chase
2005AfterlifeJamesEpisode: "More Than Meets the Eye"
2005ShakespeaRe-Told: Much Ado About Nothing Vince
2005FunlandHitman4 episodes
2005A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His SonnetsNed Bounty
2005 The Bill Martin1 episode
2006 Doctors Josh ParrishEpisode: "Fiddler on the Roof"
2006–2007 Saxondale Raymond
2006–2011 Lead Balloon Ben
2007The LiftRocco
2007The Good SamaritanPhil
2007 New Tricks SeanEpisode: "Father's Pride"
2007Christmas at the RivieraLuke
2007The Wrong DoorVarious characters
2008Micro MenShop assistant
2012–2013 Groove High Various characters
2013 Dude, That's My Ghost! Spencer Wright (voice)Main cast
2014–2017 Boyster Rafik, Arthur (voices)
2014 Black Mirror HarryFeature-length special
"White Christmas"
2015 Scream Street Resus Negative, various [7] Main cast
2015–2020 Thunderbirds Are Go Scott Tracy, Alan Tracy (voices)
2015–2019 Danger Mouse Count Duckula, Ian, Jimmy Camel, Monsieur Aubrey le Camembert (voices) [8] Recurring cast
Thomas & Friends Monty (voice)UK version
Troublesome Trucks ( The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor only), Bill (Series 22 onwards), Philip (voices)Recurring cast, succeeding Jonathan Broadbent as the voice of Bill
2016–2020 Floogals FleekerMain cast
2016–2019 Digby Dragon ChipsRecurring cast
2017–2021 Numberblocks Eighteen, Eighty-One (voices)
2017 Ronja, the Robber's Daughter Fjosok, Pelje, Tjorm, Sturkas (voices)English dub
2017–2021 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! Walter Brown, Grizzly Griller (voices)Main cast
2017–present The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe Ivandoe, Bert (voices)
2017–present The Tiny Bunch TurtleSeason 2
2018–2019 Krypton KemMain cast [5]
Lilybuds ElleryMain cast
2018–2023 Hilda Alfur (voice)Main cast [9]
2019–2020 101 Dalmatian Street Hansel the Husky (voice)Recurring cast
2019–2020 Ricky Zoom Steel Awesome (voice)6 episodes
2020Dr. Panda TotoTimeDr. Panda (voice)
2021–2022Blippi WondersSanta, Ernie the Eraser (voices)11 episodes
2022 Mammals Briggsy3 episodes
The Unstoppable Yellow Yeti Osmo (voice)4 episodes
Best & BesterA.N. Other (voice)
2023Van der WalkHerman ZaalEpisode: "Redemption in Amsterdam"
2023 Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix Yellow - Niji 6, Scanner AI, Engineer (voices)6 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin Kai
Lego Dimensions Additional voices
2017 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 ToraEnglish version
Dragon Quest XI The Luminary, Calasmos, additional voices
2019 Dragon Quest XI S
2023 Lies of P Gemini

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