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List of Thomas & Friends voice actors

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Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series, first broadcast on the ITV network on 9 October 1984. It is based on The Railway Series books created by Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. The series centers on anthropomorphic trains and road vehicles living on the fictional Island of Sodor.

The characters were unvoiced with the exception of the narrator until the switch to computer animation in 2009.

Cast

=Voices=

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Actor/ActressRegionRole(s)Notes
Joseph May{{cite web|url=https://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=11180|title=Joe May|author=|date=|work=Voice Chasers|accessdate=12 March 2025}}USrowspan = "2" | Thomasrowspan = "2"| From The Adventure Begins until series 24
rowspan = "2" | John Hasler{{cite web |title=John Hasler actor and voiceover artist |url=http://johnhasler.co.uk/}}UK
UK/USRheneas{{cite tweet|user=john_hasler|author=John Hasler|number=689414032076382208|date=19 January 2016|title=@NickN05L31 @MrDankEngine Thanks for that. I've recorded Rheneas for series 20. Happy to be specific now :)}}?s=03Series 20 only
Joe Mills

|

Douglas,{{cite news |title=Movie Watch |publisher=Western Mail |date=26 March 2016|id={{ProQuest|1775781750}} }} Oliver, Toad, the Welsh bird watcher ("Thomas and the Emergency Cable"), a Knapford Station yard workman ("Toad and the Whale"), and a Passenger ("Confusion Without Delay")
Tracy-Ann Oberman{{cite tweet|user=TracyAnnO|author=Tracy Ann Oberman|number=766983794339569665|date=20 August 2016|title=@Diesel104472 I am Daisy the Diesel Car. She's v funny.}}

|UK/US

DaisySeries 20 through Series 24
Nigel Pilkingtonhttp://www.nigelpilkington.com/UKrowspan = "2" | Percy and Trevorrowspan = "2"| Series 19 through Series 24
rowspan= "2" | Christopher Ragland{{cite tweet|user=cgragland|author=Christopher Ragland|number=603584315407073280|date=27 May 2015|title=@Wellsworth96 no, I do the UK and U.S. Trucks...only do Percy U.S.}}US
UK/USThe Troublesome Trucks ("The Adventure Begins" onwards), Racing Car #4, some Cowboys, and a Passenger
John Schwab

| US

StanleySeries 20 only, excluding "Saving Time"{{cite tweet|user=johnschwab|author=John Schwab|number=799205488286171137|date=17 November 2016|title=@ElliotKW Yes, that's me. Thanks for watching.}}
| Rob Rackstraw{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Rob-Rackstraw/|title=Rob Rackstraw - 43 Character Images|website=Behind The Voice Actors}}

| UK

James, Toby, Stanley, Owen, Donald, The Small Controller, Bradford, Hugo, Big Mickey, Bernie, Professor Friederich, The Thin Clergyman, Monty, Thief 1
rowspan = "2" | Kerry Shale{{Cite web |title=Kerry Shale - Actor {{!}} Kerry Shale |url=https://www.kerryshale.com/actor/ |access-date=2025-03-23|language=en-US}}UKDiesel
USSir Topham Hatt, Gordon
Martin ShermanUSThomas, Percy, Diesel (King of the Railway - Season 18)Hero of the Rails through Season 18{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2014/jul/22/voice-of-thomas-tank-engine-quits-show-contract-dispute|title=Voice of Thomas the Tank Engine quits over contract dispute: 'I feel so bullied'|first=Nicky|last=Woolf|date=22 July 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|accessdate=16 April 2025}}
| Keith Wickhamhttp://keithwickham.co.uk/

| UK

Fat Controller, Gordon, Henry, Edward, Salty

Narrators

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rowspan = "2" | Actor(s)rowspan = "2" | Regionrowspan = "2" | Yearscolspan="3" | Period
Series

!Movies

Notes
rowspan = "2" | Ringo StarrUK1984–86rowspan = "2" | The first 2 Series

|

{{cite book |last=Harry |first=Bill |title=The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia |publisher=Virgin Books |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-7535-0843-5 |page=314}}
rowspan = "2" | US1989–90

|

Series 1 through 2. Narrated episodes on Shining Time Station as Mr. Conductor; re-recorded parts of narration at the request of PBS
George Carlin1991–96Series 3 and 4
Re-dubbed The first 2 Series

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Series 3 through 4; re-dubbed series 1 and 2. Narrated episodes on Shining Time Station as Mr. Conductor{{cite web|last=Allcroft |first=Britt |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/commentary/la-oew-allcroft26-2008jun26,0,3849505.story |title=Los Angeles Times – "The George Carlin I knew" |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 26, 2008 |access-date=May 5, 2012}}
rowspan = "2" | Michael AngelisUS2004Series 6 and 7

|

Two episodes of series 6 and four episodes of series 7 only
UK1991–2012Series 3–16

| Calling All Engines; Hero of the Rails; Misty Island Rescue; Day of the Diesels; Blue Mountain Mystery{{Cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=31 May 2020 |title=Michael Angelis Dies: Voice Of 'Thomas The Tank Engine' Was 76 |url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/michael-angelis-obituary-voice-thomas-the-tank-engine-1202947847/ |access-date=5 June 2020 |website=Deadline |language=en}}

Series 3 through 16
Alec Baldwin

| rowspan="2" | US

1999–2003Series 5 and 6

|Thomas and the Magic Railroad (as Mr. Conductor)

|Series 5, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, and Series 6

Michael Brandon2004–12Series 7–16
Re-dubbed Season 6

| Calling All Engines; Hero of the Rails; Misty Island Rescue; Day of the Diesels; Blue Mountain Mystery

Series 7 through 16
Pierce Brosnanrowspan="2" | UK/US2008Original cuts of Season 12

| The Great Discovery

The Great Discovery, Series 12 (early workprints)
Mark Moraghan2013–17Series 17–21
Re-dubbed Series 13, 14 and 15

| King of the Railway; Tale of the Brave; Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure; The Adventure Begins; The Great Race; Journey Beyond Sodor{{Cite web |last=Agencies |date=2013-05-17 |title=Former Brookside actor to be Thomas the Tank Engine narrator |url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/may/17/voice-thomas-tank-engine-brookside-mark-moraghan |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}

King of the Railway through Journey Beyond Sodor
John HaslerUKrowspan = "2" | 2018–21rowspan = "2" | Series 22, 23 and 24

|

rowspan="2" | Big World! Big Adventures! through Series 24. As Thomas the Tank Engine
Joseph MayUS

=Timeline=

==Series==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" style="width: 100%"
rowspan="3" |Narrator(s)

! colspan="12" | Model Series: 1984–2008

colspan="12" rowspan="2" | CGI Series: 2009–21
colspan = "7" | {{small|Classic Series: 1984–2003}}colspan = "5" | {{small|New Series: 2004–08}}
123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Ringo Starr

| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | UK/US || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

rowspan = "2" | Michael Angelis

| || || rowspan = "2" colspan = "3" style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | United
Kingdom || colspan = "2" style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | UK || rowspan = "2" colspan = "9" style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | United Kingdom || || || || || || || ||

colspan = "2" style="text-align:center; background:orange;" | US
rowspan = "2" | George Carlin

| colspan = "2" style="text-align:center; background:orange;" | US || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

colspan = "4" style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | United States
Alec Baldwin

| || || || || colspan = "2" style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | US || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

Michael Brandon

| || || || || || style="text-align:center; background:orange;" | {{small|US}} || colspan = "10" style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | United States || || || || || || || ||

Pierce Brosnan

| || || || || || || || || || || || style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | * || colspan = "3" style="text-align:center; background:red;" | * || || || || || || || || ||

Mark Moraghan

| || || || || || || || || || || || || colspan = "3" style="text-align:center; background:orange;" | US || || colspan = "5" style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | United Kingdom/United States || || ||

John Hasler

| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

! colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | United Kingdom

Joseph May

| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

! colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | United States

==Specials and films==

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rowspan = "3" | Narrator(s)colspan = "3" | Model era: 2000–08colspan="11" | CGI era: 2009–18
rowspan = "2" | {{small|Thomas and the Magic Railroad
2000}}		rowspan = "2" | {{small|Calling All Engines!
2005}}		rowspan = "2" | {{small|The Great Discovery
2008}}		rowspan = "2" | {{small|Hero of the Rails
2009}}		rowspan = "2" | {{small|Misty Island Rescue
2010}}		rowspan = "2" | {{small|Day of the Diesels
2011}}		rowspan = "2" | {{small|Blue Mountain Mystery
2012}}		rowspan = "2" | {{small|King of the Railway
2013}}		rowspan = "2" | {{small|Tale of the Brave
2014}}		{{small|The Adventure Begins}}{{small|Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure}}rowspan = "2" | {{small|The Great Race
2016}}		rowspan = "2" | {{small|Journey Beyond Sodor
2017}}		rowspan = "2" |{{small|Big World!, Big Adventures!
2018}}
colspan = "2" | {{small|2015}}
Alec Baldwin

| style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | {{small|Mr. C}} || || || || || || || || || || || || ||

align="center" | Michael Angelis

| || style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | UK || || colspan = "4" style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | United Kingdom || || || || || || ||

align="center" | Michael Brandon

| || style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | US || || colspan = "4" style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | United States || || || || || || ||

align="center" | Pierce Brosnan

| || || style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | UK/US || colspan = "3" style="text-align:center; background:red;" | || || || || || || || ||

align="center" | Mark Moraghan

| || || || || || || || colspan = "6" style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | UK/US ||

John Hasler

| || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | UK

Joseph May

| || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;" | US

  • A green cell indicates the narrator who officially narrated the series.
  • An orange cell indicates the narrator who re-narrated the series.
  • A red cell indicates Series and films for which a narrator's role was cancelled.

* Pierce Brosnan narrated the original cut of series 12, but withdrew from the series, and his narrations were left unreleased.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

References

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External links

{{Commons category|Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends|Thomas and Friends}}

{{Wikiquote|Thomas and Friends}}

=Official websites=

  • {{official website|1=http://www.thomasandfriends.com/}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060216174710/http://www.aran48.dsl.pipex.com/ Awdry Family Site]

=Other sites=

  • {{IMDb title|qid=Q501663|title=Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends}}

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