Ben Small

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Ben Small
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Benjamin Small
OccupationVoice actor
Years active2000-present

Benjamin Small is a British voice actor who has acted on animated films and television shows, including Thomas the Tank Engine and Toby the Tram Engine in the UK dub of the children's television series Thomas & Friends .

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Career

Small voiced Thomas in the UK version of the CGI episodes of the children's television series Thomas & Friends . Small also voiced Toby (in which he based the character's voice on Dad's Army actor Clive Dunn) and Ferdinand in the UK version while voicing Rheneas, Flynn, the Troublesome Trucks and Owen in both the UK and US versions of the series.[ citation needed ]

In the US version, Small voiced Stanley and Charlie, who are voiced by Small's co-star Matt Wilkinson in the UK.[ citation needed ]

As well as Thomas & Friends, Small and fellow actor Keith Wickham previously collaborated by providing the British voices for Watch My Chops from 2004 to 2006.[ citation needed ]

Prior to that, Small was the voice of Clifford the Big Red Dog's best friend: "T-Bone". He also was the voice of Jorge/George and Shun in the spin-off Clifford's Puppy Days.[ citation needed ]

Small also voiced Zorro in the animated television series Zorro: Generation Z and voiced Spuddy in Lewis and Friends.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

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References

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  2. "Dork Hunters from Outer Space Trailer (2006)" via www.youtube.com.
  3. 1 2 "Ben Small". Voice Chasers. Retrieved 21 September 2020.