Edward Glen (sometimes credited as Eddie Glen) is a Canadian actor, who has appeared in and provided voices in films, television shows and video games. He is best known for voicing

Thomas the Tank Engine Thomas the Tank Engine is an anthropomorphised fictional tank locomotive in the British ''Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher, published from 1945. He became the most popular and famous character in the series, a ...

in the 2000 film ''

Thomas and the Magic Railroad ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad'' is a 2000 children's fantasy adventure film written and directed by Britt Allcroft and produced by Allcroft and Phil Fehrle. It is the only theatrical live-action/animated ''Thomas & Friends'' film in the franc ...

''. Since 1998, he has been the voiceover of YTV.

Career

Glen began his acting career in 1986 in various theatre productions in Canada and in the United Kingdom, where he still continues to act in theatre to this day. Outside of acting in theatre, he also works extensively as a

voice actor Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...

in various anime and animated television shows and films, such as '' Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight'', ''

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'', ''

Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh is a Japanese anime Original video animation, OVA series produced and animated by Anime International Company, AIC and Artmic and released in Japan in 1987. Dangaioh featured character designs by creator Toshiki Hirano, mechanical designs ...

'', ''

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'', '' Patlabor: The Movie'' and its sequel, ''

Blazing Dragons ''Blazing Dragons'' is an animated television series created by Terry Jones and Gavin Scott, and produced by Nelvana and Ellipse Animation. A coinciding graphic adventure video game was released for the original PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 19 ...

'', ''

Flying Rhino Junior High ''Flying Rhino Junior High'' is an animated television series produced by Neurones Animation, Nelvana Limited, and Scottish Television Enterprises. The show was originally aired from October 3, 1998 until January 22, 2000 on Teletoon in Canada ...

'', '

Undergrads ''Undergrads'' (stylized as ''underGRADS'') is an adult animated sitcom centered on the lives of four college undergraduate freshmen. Originally broadcast on MTV in 2001, only 13 episodes were created. It has since been shown on Teletoon in Canad ...

'', ''

Angela Anaconda ''Angela Anaconda'' is an animated children's television series created by Joanna Ferrone and Sue Rose. The show ran for three seasons, from 1999 to 2001, for a total of 65 episodes. Premise The show focuses on the adventures of an eight-year- ...

'', ''

Rescue Heroes Rescue Heroes are a line of action figures targeted towards Preschool age children, released by Fisher-Price. The line was first introduced in 1997, depicting various rescue personnel, such as firefighters, police officers, and construction work ...

'', '' Rescue Heroes: The Movie'' and ''

RoboRoach ''RoboRoach'' is a Canadian animated television series which ran on Teletoon in Canada, Animania HD in the United States, and Fox Kids internationally. The title song was sung by Big Rude Jake. It follows the story of a cockroach named Ruben and h ...

''. In 2000, Glen became the voice of

in Britt Allcroft's fantasy film ''

'', replacing John Bellis in the final cut of the film. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics and was a

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. Glen has also made live action appearances in several television shows and television films, such as '' Twice in a Lifetime'', ''Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story'', '' Earth: Final Conflict'', '' Street Time'', ''

Skatoony ''Skatoony'' (stylized as ''SkatoonY'') is a children's live action/animated game show, pitting live-action kids against cartoons. The series was co-produced with Talent TV and FremantleMedia Animation (for the British version), Blink Studios (fo ...

'', and '' The Frim''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theatre

*''Lil Red Robin Hood'' - Marvin *'' Grease'' - Teen Angel, Vince Fontaine *'' The Wizard of Oz'' - Randy, Wizard *''Jukebox Hero: The Musical'' - Harvey, Hal, Ed *''A Christmas Carol'' - Bob Cratchit *''One for the Pot'' - Hickory Wood *''Marathon of Hope: The Musical'' - Bill Vigors *''It Runs in the Family'' - Dr. Hubert Bonney *''

Darling of the Day ''Darling of the Day'' is a musical with a book by Nunnally Johnson, lyrics by E. Y. Harburg, and music by Jule Styne. It is based on Arnold Bennett's novel ''Buried Alive'' and his play '' The Great Adventure''. The show closed after only 31 per ...

'' - Bert *''Peter Pan: The Panto'' - Smee *''

The Pirates of Penzance ''The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, W. S. Gilbert. Its official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 ...

'' - Seargent of Police *''

Spamalot ''Spamalot'' (also known as ''Monty Python's Spamalot'') is a musical comedy with music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, and lyrics and book by Idle. It is adapted from the 1975 film ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''. Like the motion picture ...

'' - Sir Robin *''Cinderella'' - Buttons, Wayne *'' Les Miserables'' - Thenardier *''

Man of La Mancha ''Man of La Mancha'' is a 1965 musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, and lyrics by Joe Darion. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay ''I, Don Quixote'', which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes ...

'' - Sancho *''Wakowski Brothers'' - Conard *''The Little Mermaid'' - SpongeBob Triangle Pants *''Snow White'' - Fool, Court Jester *''Bloodless'' - William Hare *'' The 39 Steps'' - Clown *''Beauty and the Beast'' - Burt, Spork *''

Guys and Dolls ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also bo ...

'' - Nathan Detroit *''

The Rocky Horror Show ''The Rocky Horror Show'' is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien. A humorous tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the 1930s through to the early 1960s, the musical tells the story of a newly engaged couple ...

'' - Dr. Scott, Eddie *''

Myths and Hymns ''Myths and Hymns'' (originally known as ''Saturn Returns'') is a song cycle by composer Adam Guettel, based on Greek myth and lyrics found in an antique hymnal. ''Myths and Hymns'' was first performed Off-Broadway, under the title ''Saturn Retu ...

'' - Ensemble *''

The Music Man ''The Music Man'' is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and ...

'' - Marcellus Washburn *''Moby Dick'' - Flask *''

A Few Good Men ''A Few Good Men'' is a 1992 American legal drama film based on Aaron Sorkin's 1989 play. It was written by Sorkin, directed by Rob Reiner, and produced by Reiner, David Brown and Andrew Scheinman. It stars an ensemble cast including Tom Cru ...

'' - Sam Weinberg *''Evangeline'' - Ensemble *''Dads'' - Joey *''Aladdin'' - Beans *''

'' - Sancho Panza *''Triple Espresso'' - *'' Little Me'' - Noble *'' You're a Good Man Charlie Brown'' - Charlie Brown *''I Love you, You're Perfect, Now Change'' - Lead *''A Bedroll of Foreigners'' - Heinz *''

The Amazing Mr. Blunden ''The Amazing Mr. Blunden'' is a 1972 British family mystery film involving ghosts directed by Lionel Jeffries. It was based on the 1969 novel ''The Ghosts'' by Antonia Barber. It stars Laurence Naismith, Lynne Frederick, Garry Miller, Rosaly ...

'' - Jamie *''

Forever Plaid ''Forever Plaid'' is an Off-Broadway musical revue written by Stuart Ross, and first performed in New York in 1989 and now performed internationally. Overview The show is a revue of the close-harmony "guy groups" (''e.g.'' The Four Aces, The ...

'' - Sparky *'' Little Shop of Horrors'' - Seymour *''The Bends'' - 3 Handler *''Kidnapped'' - Ransom, David *'' Jacob Two Two'' - Noah, Fearless

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