James Christian Hibbert is an English actor and writer. He is best known for his voice work with the animation studio

Cosgrove Hall Films Cosgrove Hall Films (also known as Cosgrove Hall Productions) was an English animation studio founded by Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall; its headquarters was in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. Cosgrove Hall was once a major producer of childr ...

Early life

James Christian Hibbert was born as the eldest of three children of author Christopher Hibbert and Susan Hibbert. His younger brother was the late music journalist

Tom Hibbert Tom Hibbert (28 May 1952 – 28 August 2011) was an English music journalist and film critic. In the 1980s and 1990s, he was a regular writer for music magazines such as ''Smash Hits'', '' Q'' and ''Mojo'', and reviewed films for ''Empire'' magaz ...

Career

After studying drama at the

University of Manchester , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...

, he met

CP Lee Christopher Paul Lee (19 January 1950 – 25 July 2020) was a British musician, author, broadcaster and lecturer from Manchester, England. Biography Lee was born in Didsbury, south Manchester. He was a writer, broadcaster, lecturer and performer ...

and Bob Harding, and the three of them formed the band Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias in 1972, with Hibbert on vocals and bass. The band called it a day in 1982, and Hibbert got his first voice acting role for the

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, doing an impression of

Ian Dury Ian Robins Dury (12 May 1942 27 March 2000) was a British singer, songwriter and actor who rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and new wave era of rock music. He was the lead singer and lyricist of Ian Dury and the Blockheads an ...

Television

He has made a few on-screen acting appearances in British films and television programmes. These include: *''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

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What the Papers Say ''What The Papers Say'' is a British radio and television series. It consists of quotations from headlines and comment pages in the previous week's newspapers, read in a variety of voices and accents by actors. The quotes are linked by a scri ...

'' *'' Cold Feet'' *''

The Grand The Grand may refer to: Buildings Official names * The Grand (Calgary), a theatre in Alberta, Canada *The Grand (Ellsworth, Maine), an arts center in Maine, U.S. * The Grand Doubletree, condominium and hotel skyscraper in Miami, U.S. * The Grand C ...

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Medics A medic is a person involved in medicine such as a medical doctor, medical student, paramedic or an emergency medical responder. Among physicians in the UK, the term "medic" indicates someone who has followed a "medical" career path in postgrad ...

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' is a collection of twelve short stories by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle, first published on 14 October 1892. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, w ...

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Prime Suspect ''Prime Suspect'' is a British police procedural television drama series devised by Lynda La Plante. It stars Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, one of the first female Detective Chief Inspectors in Greater London's Metropolitan Police Service, who ...

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Children's Ward ''Children's Ward'' (retitled ''The Ward'' from 1995 to 1998) is a British children's television drama series produced by Granada Television and broadcast on the ITV network as part of its '' Children's ITV'' strand on weekday afternoons. The p ...

'' *'' Wipe Out'' *''

Floodtide ''Floodtide'' is a 1949 British romantic drama film directed by Frederick Wilson and starring Gordon Jackson, Rona Anderson, John Laurie and Jimmy Logan. The film was one of the four of David Rawnsley's films that used his "independent frame" ...

'' *'' Room at the Bottom'' *''

The Practice ''The Practice'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy in 1 ...

'' *'' Teach Yourself Gibberish'' *''

Bloody Kids ''Bloody Kids'' is a British television film written by Stephen Poliakoff and directed by Stephen Frears, made by Black Lion Films for ATV, and first shown on ITV on 22 March 1980. Cast * Derrick O'Connor as Detective Ritchie (Richard Beckin ...

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Voice acting

His voice acting for animation includes: * '' Danger Mouse'' (1981–1992) – Doctor Augustus P. Crumhorn III and Additional Voices * ''

The Wind in the Willows ''The Wind in the Willows'' is a children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and gets ...

'' (1984–1988) – Various Voices * ''

Alias the Jester ''Alias the Jester'' is a British animated series created by Cosgrove Hall Films, airing in 13 episodes on ITV starting on 13 November 1985. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation aired the show in 1987 during their after school timeslot and ...

'' (1985–1986) – Boswell, Queen Edith, Sir Pinkly Percival and Additional Voices * '' The Reluctant Dragon'' (1987) – Various Voices * ''

Count Duckula ''Count Duckula'' is a British children's animated comedy horror television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall Films and produced by Thames Television as a spin-off from '' Danger Mouse'', a series in which an early version of the ...

'' (1988–1993) – Dr. Von Goosewing, Sviatoslav the Bat and Additional Voices * ''

The BFG ''The BFG'' (short for ''The Big Friendly Giant'') is a 1982 children's book written by British novelist Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. It is an expansion of a short story from Dahl's 1975 book '' Danny, the Champion of the World ...

'' (1989) – Various Voices * '' The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads'' (1989) – Isambard Bearbone Toad * ''

Victor and Hugo ''Victor & Hugo: Bunglers in Crime'' (also known as ''Victor & Hugo'') is a British animated series made by Cosgrove Hall Productions for Thames Television and broadcast on Children's ITV from 6 September 1991 to 29 December 1992. Its eponymous ...

'' (1991–1992) – Victor * ''

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship ''The Flying Ship'' (Russian title ''Летучий корабль''), or ''The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship'', is a Russian fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in ''The Yellow Fairy Book'' and Arthur Ransome in ''Old Peter's Russian Ta ...

'' (1990) – Crown Prince of Anatolia, Boris and Pyotr * '' Terry Pratchett's Truckers'' (1992) – Vinto Pimmie and Additional Voices * ''

Noddy's Toyland Adventures ''Noddy's Toyland Adventures'' is a British children's television programme that was broadcast from September 1992 until April 1994 and December 1994, and again in 2000 on the BBC. It was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films in stop-motion animation. ...

'' (1992–2000) – Big Ears, Mr. Plod and Additional Male Voices * ''

Avenger Penguins ''Avenger Penguins'' is a British animated series produced by Cosgrove Hall Films and Granada Television in 1993, and animated by both Alfonso Productions, a Spanish-based animation studio also responsible for bringing Cosgrove Hall's shows ''C ...

'' (1993–1994) – Bluey, Harry Slime, Bella, Brown Badly Drawn Brother and Poodle Stink * '' Albert the 5th Musketeer'' (1994–1995) – Albert, Athos and King Louis XIII * ''

The Little Polar Bear ''The Little Polar Bear'' (in nl, Lars de kleine ijsbeer) is a franchise about a polar bear cub named Lars who first starred in a number of books written by Dutch author, Hans de Beer. The first of several animated adaptations of the books is a ...

'' (1994) – Various Male Characters * ''

Fantomcat ''Fantomcat'' is a British animated series produced by Cosgrove Hall Films. It was first broadcast in 1995, and was animated by Alfonso Productions, a Spanish animation studio also responsible for animating and bringing Cosgrove Hall's shows '' ...

'' (1995–1996) – Lindbergh the Pigeon, Vile the Bluebottle and Vinnie the Vole * ''

Sooty's Amazing Adventures ''Sooty's Amazing Adventures'' is a short-lived animated spin off series of the popular puppet show ''Sooty''. In this incarnation of the famous bear, he is a full bodied bear free from the puppeteer's hand. Setting and location The gang ...

'' (1996) – Scampi, Katerina and Additional Voices * '' Dennis the Menace'' (1996–1998) – Jacques * ''

The Animal Shelf ''The Animal Shelf'' is a British 1997–2000 children's television series produced by Cosgrove Hall Films and based on the books written and illustrated by British writer Ivy Wallace about a group of talking toy animals who live in Timothy's b ...

'' (1997–1999) – Gumpa, Woeful and Stripy * ''Enid Blyton's The Magic Faraway Tree'' (1997–) – Various Voices * ''Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer'' (1998) – Various Voices * ''

Lavender Castle ''Lavender Castle'' (also known as ''Gerry Anderson's Lavender Castle'') is a British stop motion/ CGI science fantasy television series created by Rodney Matthews and produced by Gerry Anderson. It was produced in 1997 through a collaboration ...

'' (1999–2000) – Sir Squeakalot, Dr. Agon, Short Fred Ledd and Trump * ''

The Foxbusters ''The Foxbusters'' is a British animated TV series very loosely based on the Dick King-Smith book ''The Foxbusters''. It was made by Cosgrove Hall, and consists of two series of thirteen 11-minute episodes each, made between 1999 and 2000. The ...

'' (1999–2000) – Todd, Volpone, Ghengis, Dog and Additional Voices *''Millionaire Dogs'' (1999) - Emmo, Chuffie, Dr. Quack and Additional Voices (English dub, uncredited) * '' Bill and Ben'' (2001–2002) – Ben and Additional Voices * ''Second Star to the Left'' (2001) – Various Voices * ''

Dr Otter Dr Otter is a stop-motion animated series created & written by David Bonner and produced by Ealing Animation. It was shown on CBBC during 2001. There were 3 seasons in all. Plot Dr Melvyn P Otter is the GP for a small group of animals. He lives ...

'' (2001–2002) – Lucky, Flybread, Dunston, Mexley, Texley and Dexley * ''The King's Beard'' (2001) – The Babble * '' Sergeant Stripes'' (2003–2004) – Various Male Characters * ''

Little Robots ''Little Robots'' is a British stop-motion animated children's television series, produced by Cosgrove Hall Films for Create TV & Film and broadcast on CBeebies (the BBC's children's channel). The series was based on the eponymous book by Mi ...

'' (2003) – Stretchy * '' Wide Eye'' (2003–2004) – 99, Rangatang and Wily Komodo * ''

Little Red Tractor ''Little Red Tractor'' is a British children's television series produced by The Little Entertainment Company and was co-produced by Entertainment Rights for the first two series. The ten-minute episodes were broadcast in the United Kingdom by ...

'' (2004–2005) – Stumpy and Additional Voices * ''

The Magic Roundabout ''The Magic Roundabout'' is an English-language children's television programme that ran from 1965 to 1977. It used the footage of the French stop motion animation show ''Le Manège enchanté'' but with completely different scripts and characte ...

'' (2005) – Mr. Rusty, Mr. Grimsdale and Skeleton Guards * ''

The Secret Show ''The Secret Show'' is a British animated television series produced by Collingwood O'Hare and commissioned by BBC Worldwide in partnership with BBC Children's. The series premiered on 16 September 2006 during TMi on BBC Two. The series pre ...

'' (2007) – Various Voices * ''

Chop Socky Chooks ''Chop Socky Chooks'' is a computer-animated action series produced by Aardman Animations, Decode Entertainment, and Cartoon Network Europe that ran on Cartoon Network from 7 March 2008 until 24 July 2009. It was created and directed by Sergi ...

'' (2008–2009) - Various Voices * ''

Frankenstein's Cat ''Frankenstein's Cat'' (), created by Curtis Jobling, is a children's picture book that follows the exploits of Doctor Frankenstein's first experiment. The cat is created by the Doctor out of nine different cats, leading to his name being Nine. ...

'' (2008) – Various Voices * ''

Zigby Zigby the zebra is an anthropomorphic children's fictional character created by Scottish-born English author Brian Paterson. Zigby appears in a series of picture books and board books as well as in a 3D-animated television adaptation. It aired ...

'' (2010) – McMeer and Bertie (UK Version) * ''Toby's Travelling Circus'' (2012) – Various Male Characters * ''

Pip Ahoy! ''Pip Ahoy!'' is a British children's animated television series aimed at preschoolers following the adventures of a puppy named Pip and his best friend, a kitten named Alba, who live in Salty Cove. The series originally aired on Milkshake! on Ch ...

'' (2014–2018) – Hopper, Alan, Shelvis and Additional Voices * '' The Smurfs: A New Touch of Blue'' (2021–present) - TBA

Writing

He has written for various shows, including: *''

My Parents are Aliens ''My Parents Are Aliens'' is a British children's television sitcom that was produced for eight series by Yorkshire Television and aired on ITV from 8 November 1999 to 18 December 2006. Overview The show primarily follows the lives of three o ...

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The Legends of Treasure Island ''The Legends of Treasure Island'' is a British animated television series. It had two series of 13 episodes each and each episode runs for 22–25 minutes. The series was loosely based on Robert Louis Stevenson's original 1883 novel ''Treasure ...

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Oakie Doke ''Oakie Doke'' is a British children's television programme that was broadcast from 1995 to 1997 on the Children's BBC block of the BBC. It was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films and was animated with stop-motion animation. The show ran for two ...

'' *''

'' *'' Terry Pratchett's Discworld'' *''

Bob the Builder ''Bob the Builder'' is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment and Hot Animation. The series follows the adventures of Bob, a building contractor, specialising in masonry, along with ...

'' *'' Bill and Ben'' *''

Andy Pandy ''Andy Pandy'' is a British children's television series that first appeared on BBC Television in summer 1950. Originally live, a series of 26 filmed programmes was shown until 1970, when a new series of 13 episodes was made. A revival of the s ...

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Shaun the Sheep ''Shaun the Sheep'' is a British stop-motion television series and a spin-off of the ''Wallace and Gromit'' franchise. The title character is Shaun (previously featured as the sheep named "Shaun" in the 1995 short film ''A Close Shave'' and t ...

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Chuggington ''Chuggington'' (also known as ''Chuggington: Tales from the Rails'' since series six) is a British computer-animated children's television series aimed at toddlers, produced by Ludorum PLC (Series 1–5) and Herschend Entertainment Studios ( ...

'' *''

The Octonauts ''Octonauts'' is a children's television series, produced by Silvergate Media for the BBC channel CBeebies, and based on the children's books written by Vicki Wong and Michael C. Murphy. The show follows an underwater exploring crew made up o ...

'' *''

'' *'' Mr. Bean: The Animated Series'' *''

The Roly Mo Show ''The Roly Mo Show'' is a British children's television series featuring a cast of puppets; it is a spin-off of ''Fimbles'', similarly to how the series parodied Sesame Street, Rainbow and Ni Ni's Treehouse and was created by Novel Entertainme ...

'' *''Planet Cook''

Music videos

He appeared in

Lunar C Jake Brook (born 21 June 1990), better known by his stage name Lunar C, is an English rapper. Between his rap battles in Don't Flop, Lunar C has accumulated over eight million hits and was awarded trophies for 'Best Newcomer' and 'Performance of ...

's 2017 music video ''Chicken'', playing Lunar C's "uncle Daz," along with Stephanie Nuttal who played Lunar C's "mum."

Theatre

In 1977, he appeared on stage at London's

Royal Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre, at different times known as the Court Theatre, the New Chelsea Theatre, and the Belgravia Theatre, is a non-commercial West End theatre in Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, Englan ...

and Roundhouse as part of the Albertos' musical play '' Sleak'', playing the lead role of Norman Sleak.Buckley, Peter (2003)
''The Rough Guide to Rock''
pp. 15–16. Rough Guides.

References

External links

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Just Voices Agency profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hibbert, Jimmy Living people British male television writers English children's writers English male screenwriters English male voice actors English television writers Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)