List of Thomas & Friends voice actors

Thomas & Friends (Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends until 2003) is a British children's television series, first broadcast on the ITV network on 9 October 1984. It is based on The Railway Series of books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry.

These books deal with the adventures of a group of anthropomorphised trains and road vehicles who live on the fictional Island of Sodor. The books were based on stories Wilbert told to entertain his son, Christopher during his recovery from measles. Many of the stories are based on events from Awdry's personal experience.

Until 2008, all characters were silent, with the exception of the show's narrator. Voices were given to the characters following the switch to full CGI animation in 2009.

Voices

Voices

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Actor	Region	Role(s)
Joseph May	US	Thomas ("The Adventure Begins" onwards)
John Hasler	UK	Thomas ("The Adventure Begins" onwards)
	UK/US	Rheneas (series 20 onwards)
David Bedella	UK/US	Victor (US; Hero of the Rails onwards, UK; Blue Mountain Mystery onwards) Carlos, the mayor of Sodor (US; series 13 onwards, UK; series 19 onwards) and the Cuban man
Jamie Campbell Bower	UK/US	Skiff
Jonathan Broadbent	UK/US	Bill, Ben and "The First Slip Coach"
Nathan Clarke	UK/US	Alfie
Olivia Colman	UK/US	Marion
Jules de Jongh	US	Emily, Rosie (series 13-16), Lady Hatt, the Duchess of Boxford, Bridget Hatt's friends, the teacher, the laundry lady, some children, small little boy, the ginger-haired boy ("Diesel's Special Delivery", "Emily and Dash", "Percy the Snowman", "Emily's Winter Party Special", and "Pouty James"), little girl in the red dress, the blond-haired boy (series 15 – 18), the blond-haired girl, and the school children
	UK/US	Alicia Botti and Emily ("4-D Bubbling Boilers" only)
Jonathan Forbes	UK/US	Connor
Teresa Gallagher	UK	Emily, Rosie (series 13-16), Lady Hatt, Bridget Hatt's friends, the teacher, the laundry lady, small little boy, some children, the school children, little girl in the red dress, the blonde-hair girl, and the blonde-hair boy, and Albert's wife
	UK/US	Belle, Frieda, Gina, Mavis (UK/US; series 17 onwards), Annie, Clarabel, Judy, Judy, the teacher (series 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 (series 13 onwards), Bridget Hatt (UK/US; series 19 onwards), the lady in the blue dress, the barrow fan, Albert's wife ("Thomas the Babysitter"), the lady in the 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, and the lady in the grayish white shirt, blackish gray skirt, and white pearl necklace.
	US	the blond-haired girl and the blonde-haired boy ("Very Important Sheep")
Bob Golding	UK/US	Stephen, Sidney (series 17 onwards), Ivan, some dock workers ("Tale of the Brave") and a railway inspector ("Lost Property")
Mike Grady	UK/US	Sir Robert Norramby
Rasmus Hardiker	UK/US	Philip
William Hope	US	Edward, Toby, Whiff, Bash, 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 in the gray shirt and black pants ("Race to the Rescue"), the Dock Manager and the Wellsworth Station worker
	UK/US	Bert (the Diesel) (series 16 onwards), a railway inspector, a steamworks worker ("Wonky Whistle"), two farmhands ("Wonky Whistle"), and a workman ("Toad and the Whale")
Togo Igawa	UK/US	Hiro
Rufus Jones	UK/US	Flying Scotsman
Ashna Kapur	UK	the blond-haired girl ("Very Important Sheep")
Steven Kynman	UK/US	Duck, Ryan (series 20 onwards), Dart (series 17 onwards), Paxton (Blue Mountain Mystery onwards), Peter Sam, "The Third Slip Coach", a railway inspector (series 17) and the bird watcher ("Who's Geoffrey?")
	UK	Porter, Jack and the dock manager ("Tale of the Brave" only)
	US	Charlie (The Great Race onwards) and Butch (series 17 onwards)
Michael Legge	UK/US	Luke
Clive Mantle	UK/US	Gator
Oliver McCue	UK	the blond-haired boy ("Very Important Sheep")
David Menkin	US	Porter and Jack
Joe Mills	UK/US	Donald (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure and The Great Race only), Douglas, Oliver, Toad, the Welsh bird watcher ("Thomas and the Emergency Cable"), and a Knapford Station yard workman (Toad and the Whale)
Lucy Montgomery	UK/US	Hannah
Tracy-Ann Oberman	UK/US	Daisy (series 20 onwards)
Maggie Ollerenshaw	UK/US	Henrietta
Rebecca O'Mara	UK/US	Caitlin and the Second Slip Coach
Nigel Pilkington	UK	Percy (series 19 onwards) and Trevor
Rob Rackstraw	UK/US	James (US; The Adventure Begins onwards, UK; Journey Beyond Sodor onwards), Donald (series 20 onwards), Raul, Axel, Étienne, Flynn (series 19 onwards), Bradford, The Great Railway Show announcer, some passengers, the man in the blue shirt and light brown hat, The Bird Watcher ("The Railcar and the Coaches"), Fergus Duncan, The Welsh Bird Watcher ("Mike's Whistle"), and the thin clergyman ("Tit for Tat")
	UK	Toby (series 19 onwards)
	US	Stanley ("The Truth About Toby" and "Saving Time"), and Monty
Christopher Ragland	US	Percy (series 19 onwards) and Trevor
	UK/US	The Troublesome Trucks ("The Adventure Begins" onwards)
Miranda Raison	UK/US	Millie and the Knapford Station speaker
Kerry Shale	US	Henry, Gordon, James (Hero of the Rails - series 18), Dash, Scruff, Harold, Max, Kevin, Mr. Percival, Farmer Trotter, the Maithwaite stationmaster ("Time For a Story" and "A Blooming Mess"), a railway inspector, the photographer (series 16), the railway coal inspector, the zoo keeper and some workmen
	UK/US	Diesel (UK; series 13 onwards, US; series 19 onwards) 'Arry, Bert (the Diesel) (series 14 and 15), George, some groaning passengers ("Calm Down Caitlin") and the man on the bridge
John Schwab	UK/US	Vinnie
	US	Stanley (series 20 onwards, excluding "Saving Time")
Tom Stourton	UK/US	Duncan and Rex
Tim Whitnall	UK/US	Timothy, Mike, Jerome, Oliver the Excavator, Reg, Terence, Duke, the deputy minister and some workmen
	UK	Max
	US	the man with the hat ("Spencer's VIP")
Keith Wickham	UK	Edward, Henry, Gordon, James (Hero of the Rails - The Great Race), Percy (Hero of the Rails - Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure), Whiff, Dash, Harold, the Thin Controller, Mr. Bubbles, the railway coal inspector, the man at the fire, the Wellsworth station worker, The Man in the Gray Shirt and Black Pants, the Fat Controller's assistant, some workmen, some passengers, Gator's driver, and steamworks workman
	UK/US	Harvey, Glynn, Salty, Den, Norman (Day of the Diesels onwards), Stafford, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Bert, Bertie (series 17 onwards), Captain, Sir Topham Hatt (UK; Hero of the Rails onwards, US; The Adventure Begins onwards), Dowager Hatt, Sir Lowham Hatt, Lord Callan, the photographer ("Wild Water Rescue"), a railway inspector, the great composer, the Maron station speaker, the Wellsworth stationmaster, Thomas' guard, the grumpy passenger, Father Christmas, the groundsman, the postman, Gordon's driver ("The Adventure Begins"), James's guard ("The Adventure Begins"), a Knapford station worker ("The Adventure Begins"), some workmen, sometsignalmen, the dock manager ("Who's Geoffrey?" only), a Sodor search & rescue centre worker ("Toad and the Whale"), a policeman ("Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure"), a diver ("Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure"), some passengers, Albert ("Thomas the Babysitter"), Mr. Bubbles ("Bubbling Boilers" onwards), the man in the sea green shirt and glasses, the Welsh bird watcher ("Sidney Sings and Three Steam Engines Gruff"), one of Dowager Hatt's friends ("Best Engine Ever" and "Sidney Sings), the museum manager, male puppet show entertainer, the man in the gray shirt and black pants, the Great Railway Show judge, the fat clergyman, the man in the blackish gray shirt and blackish gray pants, Willie the lazy farmer, the man in the black shirt and black pants, Franz, and The Man in the Whitish Brown Shirt and Brown Pants
Robert Wilfort	UK/US	Samson and the Great Railway Show judge (The Great Race)
Matt Wilkinson	UK	Spencer, Stanley, Charlie, Bash, Scruff, Victor (UK; "Hero of the Rails" - series 16), Rocky, Cranky, Butch (series 16 onwards), Monty, Kevin, Stephen Hatt ("Thomas and the Runaway Kite"), Farmer McColl, the Duke of Boxford, the photographer (series 16), the Maithwaite stationmaster, Farmer Trotter, the Knapford stationmaster, the bird watcher ("Henry's Good Deeds"), the blond-haired boy ("Merry Misty Island"), the dock manager, a railway inspector, some dock workers, the island inspector, the Sodor search & rescue centre manager, the Blue Mountain Quarry workman, the zoo keeper and the man with the hat
	UK/US	Diesel 10, Winston, Rusty, Merrick, Captain Joe and some workmen
Glenn Wrage	US	Spencer, Ferdinand, Cranky, the Sodor search & rescue centre manager, Sir Topham Hatt's Assistant, Gator's driver and a Steamworks worker
	UK/US	Flynn ("Toad and the Whale" only)

Former voices

Actor	Region	Role(s)
Rupert Degas	UK	Butch (series 15)
	UK/US	Diesel 10 ("Misty Island Rescue"; original cut only), Dart (series 15 and 16), Flynn (series 15 and 16) and Bertie (series 15 and 16)
Martin Sherman	US	Thomas ("Hero of the Rails" - series 18), Percy ("Hero of the Rails" – series 18), Diesel ("King of the Railway" – series 18), The Bird Watcher ("Henry's Good Deeds") and some children ("Time for a Story", "Pop Goes Thomas" and "Toby and Bash")
Ben Small	UK	Thomas ("Hero of the Rails" – series 18), Toby ("Hero of the Rails" – series 18) and Ferdinand ("Misty Island Rescue" – series 16)
	US	Stanley (series 15) and Charlie (series 16 – 18)
	UK/US	Rheneas (season 16 – series 18), Flynn (series 17), Troublesome Trucks (series 16 – 18) and Owen ("Blue Mountain Mystery" – series 18)
Michael Brandon	US	Diesel (series 13 – "Blue Mountain Mystery") and Mr. Bubbles (series 13 – 15)

Guest voices

Actor	Region	Role(s)
Sir John Hurt	UK/US	Sailor John ("Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure")
Eddie Redmayne	UK/US	Ryan ("Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure")
Tina Desai	UK/US	Ashima

Narrators

Current narrators

Actor	Region	Years	Peroid
Mark Moraghan	UK/US	2013–present	series 17–present/re-dubbed series 13-15

Former narrators

Actor	Region	Years	Period
Ringo Starr	UK/US	UK: 1984–1986 US: 1989–1990	series 1–2
Michael Angelis	UK/US	UK/US: 1991–2012 US: 2002-2004	series 3–16
George Carlin	US	1984–1996	series 1–4
Alec Baldwin	US	1998–2003	series 5–6
Michael Brandon	US	2003–2012	series 7–16/re-dubbed six episodes; series 6

Guest narrators

Actor	Region	Years	Period
Pierce Brosnan	UK/US	2008	The Great Discovery

Timeline

Narrator	series 1	series 2	series 3	series 4	series 5	series 6	series 7	series 8	series 9	series 10	series 11	series 12	series 13	series 14	series 15	series 16	series 17	series 18	series 19	series 20
Ringo Starr
Michael Angelis
George Carlin
Alec Baldwin
Michael Brandon
Pierce Brosnan*
Mark Moraghan

• A light green cell indicates the narrator who officially narrated the series.
• An orange cell indicates the narrator who re-narrated the series.

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

External links

Official websites

• Official website
• Awdry Family Site

Other sites

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• Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends at IMDb