# David Menkin

David Menkin (born 10 May 1977) is a Norwegian-born American actor. He is best known for his voice roles as Porter and Jack in the US dub of Thomas & Friends (2013–2021) and as Virgil and Gordon Tracy 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 Bob the Builder, Dad Hooman in Floogals, Chuck in Space Chickens in Space, Munki and Rocky in Jungle Beat: The Movie, Malos in Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Captain Joseph Brady in Battlefield 3, Breach in Valorant, Magnus in Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, Luke Skywalker in Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and Barnabas Tharmr in Final Fantasy XVI.

## 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 Benin 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 New York University and graduated in 1999 from Mountview Theatre School in London, where he still lives and works as an actor.

## Career

In 2001, Menkin had a minor role for the television film Wit.
His film roles include A Hologram for the King, Octane, Zero Dark Thirty, Survivor, Arthur Christmas, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Florence Foster Jenkins 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 Thomas & Friends'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 Rob Rackstraw and John Schwab. He was also asked to voice the title role of Thomas for the US version after Martin Sherman's departure from the series, but he passed on the offer, citing support for Sherman, so it passed on to Joseph May instead. From 2015, he voiced Virgil and Gordon Tracy in the rebooted Thunderbirds Are Go television series. In 2017, Menkin provided the voice for Chuck, who was one of Space Chickens in Space's lead characters.
On the Norwegian TV series Lykkeland, Menkin plays Jackson. The series premiered on NRK 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. Menkin is gay.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Octane | Paramedic No. 2 | |
| 2010 | Bob the Builder: The Legend of the Golden Hammer | Scoop and Travis | Voices, US version |
| 2011 | Bob the Builder: Big Dino Dig | Scoop | Voice |
| 2011 | Arthur Christmas | Elf | Voice, uncredited |
| 2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | Case Officer | |
| 2013 | King of the Railway | Jack | Voice, US version; uncredited |
| 2014 | Tale of the Brave | Porter | Supporting US voice |
| 2015 | Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism | Qube Dad | |
| 2015 | Survivor | Traffic Cop | |
| 2015 | Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure | Jack | Voice, US version |
| 2015 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Jones | |
| 2015 | Trade Marked | Don Weissman | Short film |
| 2016 | A Hologram for the King | Brad | |
| 2016 | Florence Foster Jenkins | Carlton Smith | |
| 2016 | Thomas & Friends: The Great Race | Porter | Voice, US version |
| 2016 | Invited for Dinner | Kris | Short film |
| 2017 | Flowers for No One | | Short film |
| 2018 | Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! | A racing car | Supporting role |
| 2018 | Clotches & Blow | Daniel | Short film |
| 2018 | Moths to Flame | Neil Armstrong | Short film |
| 2019 | The Phoenix Method | | Short film |
| 2019 | Roger | Aaron | Short film |
| 2019 | Thomas & Friends: Digs and Discoveries | Jack | Voice, US version |
| 2019 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Taco Bird | Voice |
| 2020 | Nocturne | John | Short film |
| 2020 | Jungle Beat: The Movie | Munki and Rocky | Voices |
| 2021 | Ron's Gone Wrong | Shayne the Biker and Mr. Cleaver | Voices |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Wit | Student No. 1 | Television film |
| 2008 | Chop Socky Chooks | Additional voices | |
| 2010–2012 | Bob the Builder | Scoop and Travis (US) | Voice, US version |
| 2013 | Strike Back | Lieutenant Greg | Episode: #4.10 |
| 2013–2021 | Thomas & Friends | Porter, Jack, Stanley | Voice, US version |
| 2014 | Drifters | Bendt | Episode: "Goole" |
| 2014–2015 | The Top Ten Show | | 22 episodes |
| 2015 | Fortitude | Guest No. 1 | Episode: #1.1 |
| 2015–2020 | Thunderbirds Are Go | Virgil Tracy, Gordon Tracy, additional voices | Voice, main role |
| 2015 | Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached | Himself | Documentary |
| 2016 | Boomers | Hawkan | Episode: "Camping" |
| 2016 | Red Dwarf | Lieutenant Clarence O'Neal | Episode: "Twentica" |
| 2016–2018 | Floogals | Dad Hooman | Voice, 52 episodes |
| 2016 | Lastman | Additional voices | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Fearless | Sergeant Marcus | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2018 | McMafia | Marius Jensen | Episode: #1.6 |
| 2018 | Deep State | SEAL Team Op. No. 2 | Episode: "Merger" |
| 2018 | Lykkeland | Jackson | 5 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Space Chickens in Space | Chuck | Voice, main role |
| 2019 | Best Bugs Forever | Eddie | |
| 2020 | Home | Ulf | Episode: "#2.2" |
| 2020 | Jessy and Nessy | Block | Voice |
| 2021–present | Blippi Wonders | Various voices | Voice |
| 2022 | The Sandman | The Hammer of God | |
| 2023 | Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix | Rayman | Voice |

### Audiobooks

| Year | Title | Author | Notes |
| 2014 | Where Evil Lies | Jørgen Brekke | ISBN 9781447272014 |
| 2016 | The Confessions of Dorian Gray - The Lord of Misrule | Simon Barnard | ISBN 9781785750823 |
| 2019 | The Vault | Mark Dawson | ISBN 9781799770053 |
| 2019 | The Talented Mr Ripley | Patricia Highsmith | ISBN 9781405503280 |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Alias | Additional voices | |
| 2005 | EyeToy: Kinetic | Additional voices | |
| 2008 | Battlefield: Bad Company | Preston Marlowe | |
| 2009 | Colin McRae: Dirt 2 | Scandinavian Male | |
| 2010 | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | Preston Marlowe | |
| 2010 | Kinect Sports | Additional voices | English version |
| 2011 | LittleBigPlanet 2 | Wally West / Flash | |
| 2011 | Crysis 2 | Gary | |
| 2011 | Operation Flashpoint: Red River | Marines | |
| 2011 | Battlefield 3 | Captain Joseph Brady | |
| 2012 | Syndicate | Father, Interrogator | |
| 2012 | LittleBigPlanet PS Vita | Wally West / Flash | |
| 2014 | Alien: Isolation | Additional voices | |
| 2015 | Soma | Jesse, Carl Semken, additional voices | |
| 2015 | Lego Dimensions | Additional voices | |
| 2015 | Guitar Hero Live | Additional voices | |
| 2017 | Horizon Zero Dawn | Walla Walla | |
| 2017 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | Ghost Rider, Skaar | |
| 2017 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | Malos | |
| 2018 | World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth | Additional voices | |
| 2018 | Overkill's The Walking Dead | The Brigade | |
| 2018 | Raft | Olof Wilkstrom | |
| 2019 | SpellForce 3: Soul Harvest | Kaiawu, Alyani Architect | |
| 2019 | Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers | Magnus | |
| 2019 | Control | Additional voices | |
| 2020 | Valorant | Breach | |
| 2022 | Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | Luke Skywalker | |
| 2023 | Final Fantasy XVI | Barnabas Tharmr | |
| TBA | Squadron 42 | Devin Bautista | Post-production |