David Menkin is a Norwegian actor. His best known for his voice roles as Porter and Jack in the US dub of ''

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in the 2015 reboot series '' Thunderbirds Are Go'' (2015–2020). His other voice roles in animation and video games include Scoop and Travis in the US version of ''

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'', Dad Hooman in ''

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'', Chuck in ''

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'', Munki and Rocky in '' Jungle Beat: The Movie'', Malos in ''

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'', Captain Joseph Brady in ''

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'', Breach in ''

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'', Magnus in '' Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers'', and

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in '' Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga''.

Early life

Menkin was born to a Norwegian mother and an American father in Moss, where he partially spent his childhood before the family moved to

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to partake in Saga Petrolium's oil drilling in West Africa. In a 2018 radio interview, he stated that the bi-cultural upbringing made "a great impression" on him. As an adolescent, their family moved to London. He attended

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and graduated in 1999 from Mountview Theatre School in London, where he still lives and works as an actor.

Career

In 2001, Menkin's acting career started where he was a minor character in the television movie ''Wit''. His film roles include ''

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'', ''

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'' and the documentary ''Project Nim''. For many years he was provided the announcer voice for the Norwegian TV channel TV3. He was a member of ''

'''s voice cast from 2013 until 2021 where he voiced Porter and Jack in the US version. He also voiced Stanley for Season 19 only, which was passed on to

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. He was also asked to voice the title role of

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for the US version after

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's departure from the series, but he passed on the offer, citing support for Sherman, so it passed on to

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instead. From 2015, he voiced

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in the rebooted '' Thunderbirds Are Go'' television series. In 2017, Menkin provided the voice for Chuck, who was one of ''

s lead characters. On the Norwegian TV series ''Lykkeland'', Menkin plays Jackson. The series premiered on

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and DR1 October 2018. Lykkeland won Best Script and Best Music at Canneseries in April of the same year. Menkin stated that his role on ''Lykkeland'' was his "first proper Norwegian acting job".

Personal life

He speaks English and Norwegian.

Filmography

Film

Television

Audiobooks

Video games

References

External links

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