Benjamin Small is a British voice actor who is best known for his role as

Thomas Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...

in the UK dub of the children's television series ''

Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry, Christopher, the series was developed for ...

'' from 2009 to 2015.

Career

Small voiced

in the UK version of the CGI series of the children's television series ''

''. He also voiced Toby (in which he based the character's voice on ''

Dad's Army ''Dad's Army'' is a British television British sitcom, sitcom about the United Kingdom's Home Guard (United Kingdom), Home Guard during the World War II, Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft (TV producer), David Crof ...

'' actor Clive Dunn) and

Ferdinand Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "courage" or "ready, prepared" related to Old High German "to risk, ventu ...

in the UK version while voicing Rheneas,

Flynn Flynn is an Irish surname or first name, an anglicised form of the Irish Ó Floinn or possibly Mac Floinn, meaning "descendant or son of Flann" (a byname meaning "reddish (complexion)" or "ruddy"). The name is more commonly used as a surname t ...

, the Troublesome Trucks and

Owen Owen may refer to: People and fictional characters * Owen (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Places United States * Owen, Missouri, a ghost town * Owen, Wisconsin * Owen County, Indiana ...

in both the UK and US versions of the series. In the US version, he voiced

Stanley Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...

and Charlie, who are voiced by Small's co-star Matt Wilkinson in the UK. As well as ''Thomas & Friends'', Small and fellow actor Keith Wickham previously collaborated by providing the British voices for '' Watch My Chops'' from 2004 to 2006. Prior to that, Small was the voice of

Clifford the Big Red Dog ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'' is an American children's book series which focuses on the adventures of an 8-year old blonde haired girl named Emily Elizabeth and her titular pet: a gigantic, red-furred dog named Clifford. It was first published ...

's best friend: "T-Bone". He also was the voice of Jorge/George and Shun in the spin-off

Clifford's Puppy Days ''Clifford's Puppy Days'' is an animated children's television series that originally aired on PBS Kids from September 1, 2003 to February 25, 2006. The prequel to the 2000–2003 series ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'', it features the adventures o ...

. He also voiced Zorro in the animated television series '' Zorro: Generation Z'' and voiced Spuddy in ''Lewis and Friends''.

Filmography

Film

*''The Hunted Pumpkin of Sleepy Hallow'' (2003) - Ichabod Crane *''The Christmas Dinosaur'' (2004) - Additional voices *''Alice in Wonderland: What's the Matter with Hatter?'' (2007) (''BKN Classic Series'' trilogy) *''The Prince and the Pauper: Double Trouble'' (2007) (''BKN Classic Series'' trilogy) *''

Hero of the Rails ''Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails'' is a 2009 British animated adventure film and the third feature-length special based on the British television series ''Thomas & Friends''. The film was produced and distributed by HIT Entertainment with an ...

'' (2009) - Thomas and Toby (UK dub) *'' Misty Island Rescue'' (2010) - Thomas, Toby and Ferdinand (UK dub) *'' Day of the Diesels'' (2011) - Thomas and Toby (UK dub) / Stanley (US dub) *''Blue Mountain Mystery'' (2012) - Thomas and Toby (UK dub) / Rheneas and Owen *'' King of the Railway'' (2013) - Thomas and Toby (UK dub) / Rheneas and the Troublesome Trucks *''Tale of the Brave'' (2014) - Thomas (UK dub) / Troublesome Trucks

Television

*'' Franklin'' (1997–2004) - Bear (UK dub) *''

'' (2002–04) - T-Bone (UK dub) *'' Xcalibur'' (2001–02) - Herik *''

Lunar Jim ''Lunar Jim'' is a Canadian science fiction stop-motion animated television series that aired from 2 January 2006 to 19 October 2007. The show focuses on Lunar Jim, an astronaut on the Blue Moon L22. The show, produced by Halifax Film Company ...

'' (2006-2013) - Jim (UK dub) *''

'' (2003–2006) - Jorge/George and Shun *'' Watch My Chops'' (2003–2006, 2014–2016) - Bernie Barges (UK dub) *'' Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs'' (2005) - Pterence and Sid (UK dub) *'' Zorro: Generation Z'' (2008) - Zorro, Diego Dela Vega *'' Dork Hunters from Outer Space'' (2008) - Romeo *''

'' (2009–2015) - Thomas, Toby and Ferdinand (UK dub) / Stanley and Charlie (US dub) / Rheneas, Flynn, Owen and the Troublesome Trucks *''Pet Squad'' (2011) - Dodge *'' Matt Hatter Chronicles'' (2012) - Craw *''

Doc McStuffins ''Doc McStuffins'' is an animated children's television series created by Chris Nee and produced by Brown Bag Films. It aired for five seasons on Disney Jr. from March 23, 2012, to April 18, 2020. The series centers on a girl who fixes toys, w ...

'' (2012) - Mr. McStuffins (UK dub)

Video games

*'' Zorro: Generation Z'' (2004) - Diego de la Vega / Zorro *'' Alias'' (2004) - Additional voices

References

External links

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