John Hasler

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| years_active = 1984–present

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John Hasler (born 21 April 1974) is an English actor who is best known for playing T-Shirt in the children's television series T-Bag from 1985 to 1992, and for voicing Thomas in the UK dub of the children's television series Thomas & Friends from 2015 to 2021. Hasler was the only cast member on T-Bag to remain with the show for its entire television run, starting as a young boy and leaving as a teenager.

Career

Hasler began his career in the mid-1980s. He played T-Shirt, a prominent character in the T-Bag TV series, between 1985 and 1992, being the only character to star in all nine series and in all four Christmas specials.

He has appeared in Renford Rejects and Casualty and provided voices and additional dialogue replacement (ADR) for a number of film, radio and television productions. He also appeared for an old TV advert for Persil washing powder in the 1990s.

In 2012, he joined the voice cast of Fireman Sam as James Jones, taking over the role from Steven Kynman and Arnold McKinley.{{Cite web|url=http://www.johnhasler.co.uk/|title=John Hasler – Actor and Voiceover Artist|website=www.johnhasler.co.uk|access-date=27 June 2019}}

From August 2012 to February 2015, Hasler was cast in the United Kingdom tour of Disney's The Lion King, performing as the meerkat Timon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.encoretickets.co.uk/news/the-lion-king-roars-off-on-first-ever-uk-tour|title=The Lion King Roars Off On First-Ever U.K. Tour|website=Encore Tickets|language=en|access-date=27 June 2019}}

In 2015, he became the replacement voice actor of Thomas in the UK and Rheneas in the UK and US narrations of Thomas & Friends, replacing Ben Small after he left the show, until the series ended in 2021, however Hasler continues to voice him in YouTube shorts. He also voices the lead character Trafalgar on Teenage Fairytale Dropouts, protagonist "Toot" in Toot the Tiny Tugboat and Foz in Go Jetters.

In 2021, Hasler provided the British English voice of Hugo the Jungle Animal in all three films.

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable ! Year !! Title !! Role(s) !! Notes
1984	Breakout	Stephen
1998	Vincent and Doug: Let's Do It	rowspan=3\| Vincent	rowspan=3\| Voice
1999	Vincent and Doug: The Movie
2000	Vincent and Doug 2
2011	10 Arenas of Marwood	Irving Clifford
2012	Brave	Additional voices
2014	Fireman Sam: Heroes of the Storm	Arnold McKinley, James Jones	rowspan="3" \| UK voice
rowspan="2" \| 2015	Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins	rowspan="2" \| Thomas
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
2016	Thomas & Friends: The Great Race	Thomas (UK) Rheneas	Voice; uncredited in the US
rowspan=2\|2017	Fireman Sam: Alien Alert	Arnold McKinley, James Jones	rowspan="3" \| UK voice
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor	rowspan="2" \| Thomas
2018	Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!

= Television =

class="wikitable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
1985–92	T-Bag	T-Shirt	94 episodes
1991	Doctor at the Top	Alec	1 episode
rowspan=2\|1994	Harry's Mad	Access	Episode: "Mad Macaw"
Against All Odds	Paul Cheatle	Episode: "The Horse and His Boys"
1994–2002	Vincent and Doug	Vincent	Voice; 22 episodes
1995	The Legends of Treasure Island	Jim Hawkins	Voice; 13 episodes (Series 2)
rowspan=2\|2000	Casualty	Lee Carter	Episode: "Not Waving But Drowning"
Renford Rejects	Jack	Episode: "Best Laid Plans"
2002–2004	Heroes Delight	Vincent	Voice; 10 episodes
2008	Get Squiggling	All male characters	Voice
2012–present	Fireman Sam	James Jones, Arnold McKinley	Main UK voice role
2013–14	Teenage Fairytale Dropouts	Trafalgar	Main voice role
2014–2015	Toot the Tiny Tugboat	Toot	Main voice role; 51 episodes
rowspan=2\|2015–2021	Thomas & Friends	Thomas / Narrator (UK) Rheneas (US)	Main voice role, succeeding Ben Small
Go Jetters	Foz	Main voice role
rowspan=2\|2019–present	Think about Lesson	Pet	Supporting voice role
YooHoo to the Rescue	YooHoo	UK dub{{cite web\|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/John-Hasler/\|title=John Hasler – 5 Character Images\|website=Behind The Voice Actors}}
rowspan=3\|2019	Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue	rowspan=2\| Thomas / Narrator (UK)	rowspan=2 \| Main voice role
\| Thomas & Friends: Digs and Discoveries (All Tracks Lead to Rome / Mines of Mystery)
Robozuna	Zeve, Superfan, Dr Naron	1 episode
2020	Thomas & Friends: The Royal Engine	Thomas / Narrator (UK)	Main voice role