Martin Sherman (actor)
{{short description|American actor}}
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| birth_name = Martin T. Sherman
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1971}}
| birth_place = St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director|writer|inventor}}
| years_active = 1994–present
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Martin T. Sherman (born 1971){{cite news|date=May 31, 1978|title=Meet Martin Sherman, Just 7|work=The Evening Independent|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QVlQAAAAIBAJ&dq=Martin+Sherman+Just+7&pg=PA11&article_id=5086,3577253|access-date=August 19, 2023}} is an American actor, director, writer and inventor.
Early life
Martin T. Sherman was born in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1971. He is a graduate of Gibbs High School.{{cite news|date=December 26, 1986|title=Forensic students compete|work=St. Petersburg Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IXdIAAAAIBAJ&dq=Martin+Sherman+Gibbs+High&pg=PA72&article_id=5348,611297|access-date=August 19, 2023}}
Career
Sherman has starred in several films and television as well as providing voice acting for several video games, including Pac-Man in Pac-Man World 3, the first time the character ever had a voice actor in his games.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} From 2009 to 2015, Sherman voiced Thomas and Percy in the US version of the children's television series Thomas & Friends, as well as providing their voices for the Day out with Thomas dummy units (and the steam locomotive at the Strasburg Rail Road). He also voiced Diesel in the show's US dub from 2013 to 2015, taking over from former U.S. narrator Michael Brandon.{{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=18 October 2018}}{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/thomas-tank-engine-voice-actor-720732|title=Thomas the Tank Engine Voice Actor Quits Over Salary Dispute|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=18 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/features/media/st-pete-native-quitting-as-voice-of-thomas-the-tank-engine/2189040/|title=St. Pete native quitting as voice of Thomas the Tank Engine|date=18 July 2014|website=Tampabay.com|access-date=18 October 2018}} After Sherman's departure from the series, Joseph May, Christopher Ragland, and Kerry Shale had taken over the roles of Thomas, Percy, and Diesel respectively, though Shale had already voiced the latter character in the UK dub.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}
In addition to his acting work, Sherman is also an inventor, specializing in ocean engineering.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}
Filmography
=Film=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
| 2002 | Gangs of New York | Man | |
| 2005
|Mitch | | |||
| 2005
|Soldato Americano | | |||
| 2006
|Orin Kiefer (voice) |Uncredited | |||
| 2009
|Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails |Thomas, Percy (voice) |American dub | |||
| 2010
|Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue |Thomas, Percy (voice) |American dub | |||
| 2010
|Piorno, Huhu (voice) | |||
| 2011
|Captain America: The First Avenger |Brandt's Aide | | |||
| 2011
|Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels |Thomas, Percy (voice) |American dub | |||
| 2012
|Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery |Thomas, Percy (voice) |American dub | |||
| 2013
|Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway |Thomas, Percy, Diesel (voice) |American dub | |||
| 2014
|Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave |Thomas, Percy (voice) |American dub |
=Television=
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! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
| 2009–2015 | Thomas & Friends | Thomas, Percy, Diesel (voice) | American dub |
| 2011–2016
|SkaterBots |Rodney Hawkins (voice) | | |||
| 2014–2019
|Marcus Level |Gorbar (voice) | |||
| 2015
|Man |Episode: "Hell Bent" |
=Video games=
=Other work=
- Day Out with Thomas (2014–2015) - Thomas and Percy (voice, pre-record dialogue)
Production work
- Juiced (2005) – Writer
- Crusty Demons (2006) – Voice director
- So Blonde (2008) – Director
References
External links
- {{IMDb name|1453396|Martin Sherman}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:American male video game actors
Category:American voice directors
Category:American video game directors
Category:American video game writers
Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:Actors from St. Petersburg, Florida
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