# List of Thomas & Friends voice actors

Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series, first broadcast on the ITV on 9 October 1984. It is based on The Railway Series books created by Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. The series follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphic blue steam locomotive, with his friends travel on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor.
The characters were unvoiced with the exception of the narrator until the switch to computer animation in 2009.

## Cast
### Voices

| Actor/Actress | Region | Role(s) | Notes |
| Joseph May | US | Thomas | From The Adventure Begins until series 24 |
| John Hasler | UK | Thomas | From The Adventure Begins until series 24 |
| John Hasler | US/UK | Rheneas | Series 20 only |
| Joe Mills | | Douglas, Oliver, Toad, the Welsh bird watcher ("Thomas and the Emergency Cable"), a Knapford Station yard workman ("Toad and the Whale"), and a Passenger ("Confusion Without Delay") | |
| Tracy-Ann Oberman | UK/US | Daisy | Series 20 through Series 24 |
| Nigel Pilkington | UK | Percy and Trevor | Series 19 through Series 24 |
| Christopher Ragland | US | Percy and Trevor | Series 19 through Series 24 |
| Christopher Ragland | UK/US | The Troublesome Trucks ("The Adventure Begins" onwards), Racing Car #4, some Cowboys, and a Passenger | |
| John Schwab | US | Stanley | Series 20 only, excluding "Saving Time" |
| Rob Rackstraw | UK | James, Toby, Stanley, Owen, Donald, The Small Controller, Bradford, Hugo, Big Mickey, Bernie, Professor Friederich, The Thin Clergyman, Monty, Thief 1 | |
| Keith Wickham | UK | Fat Controller, Gordon, Henry, Edward, Salty | |

## Narrators

| Actor(s) | Region | Years | Period | Period | Period |
| Actor(s) | Region | Years | Series | Movies | Notes |
| Ringo Starr | UK | 1984–86 | The first 2 Series | | |
| Ringo Starr | US | 1989–90 | The first 2 Series | | Series 1 through 2. Narrated episodes on Shining Time Station as Mr. Conductor; re-recorded parts of narration at the request of PBS |
| George Carlin | US | 1991–96 | Series 3 and 4Re-dubbed The first 2 Series | | Series 3 through 4; re-dubbed series 1 and 2. Narrated episodes on Shining Time Station as Mr. Conductor. |
| Michael Angelis | US | 2004 | Series 6 and 7 | | Two episodes of series 6 and four episodes of series 7 only |
| Michael Angelis | UK | 1991–2012 | Series 3–16 | Calling All Engines; Hero of the Rails; Misty Island Rescue; Day of the Diesels; Blue Mountain Mystery | Series 3 through 16 |
| Alec Baldwin | US | 1999–2003 | Series 5 and 6 | Thomas and the Magic Railroad (as Mr. Conductor) | Series 5, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, and Series 6 |
| Michael Brandon | US | 2004–12 | Series 7–16Re-dubbed Season 6 | Calling All Engines; Hero of the Rails; Misty Island Rescue; Day of the Diesels; Blue Mountain Mystery | Series 7 through 16 |
| Pierce Brosnan | UK/US | 2008 | Original cuts of Season 12 | The Great Discovery | The Great Discovery, Series 12 (early workprints) |
| Mark Moraghan | UK/US | 2013–17 | Series 17–21Re-dubbed Series 13, 14 and 15 | King of the Railway; Tale of the Brave; Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure; The Adventure Begins; The Great Race; Journey Beyond Sodor | King of the Railway through Journey Beyond Sodor |
| John Hasler | UK | 2018–21 | Series 22, 23 and 24 | | Big World! Big Adventures! through Series 24. As Thomas the Tank Engine. |
| Joseph May | US | 2018–21 | Series 22, 23 and 24 | | Big World! Big Adventures! through Series 24. As Thomas the Tank Engine. |

### Timeline
#### Series

| Narrator(s) | Model Series: 1984–2008 | Model Series: 1984–2008 | Model Series: 1984–2008 | Model Series: 1984–2008 | Model Series: 1984–2008 | Model Series: 1984–2008 | Model Series: 1984–2008 | Model Series: 1984–2008 | Model Series: 1984–2008 | Model Series: 1984–2008 | Model Series: 1984–2008 | Model Series: 1984–2008 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 |
| Narrator(s) | Classic Series: 1984–2003 | Classic Series: 1984–2003 | Classic Series: 1984–2003 | Classic Series: 1984–2003 | Classic Series: 1984–2003 | Classic Series: 1984–2003 | Classic Series: 1984–2003 | New Series: 2004–08 | New Series: 2004–08 | New Series: 2004–08 | New Series: 2004–08 | New Series: 2004–08 | | | | | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 | CGI Series: 2009–21 |
| Narrator(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Ringo Starr | UK/US | UK/US | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Angelis | | | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | UK | UK | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Angelis | | | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | US | US | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | | | | | | | | |
| George Carlin | US | US | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Carlin | United States | United States | United States | United States | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alec Baldwin | | | | | US | US | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Brandon | | | | | | US | United States | United States | United States | United States | United States | United States | United States | United States | United States | United States | | | | | | | | |
| Pierce Brosnan | | | | | | | | | | | | * | * | * | * | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Moraghan | | | | | | | | | | | | | US | US | US | | United Kingdom/United States | United Kingdom/United States | United Kingdom/United States | United Kingdom/United States | United Kingdom/United States | | | |
| John Hasler | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| Joseph May | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States | United States | United States |

#### Specials and films

| Narrator(s) | Model era: 2000–08 | Model era: 2000–08 | Model era: 2000–08 | CGI era: 2009–18 | CGI era: 2009–18 | CGI era: 2009–18 | CGI era: 2009–18 | CGI era: 2009–18 | CGI era: 2009–18 | CGI era: 2009–18 | CGI era: 2009–18 | CGI era: 2009–18 | CGI era: 2009–18 | CGI era: 2009–18 |
| Narrator(s) | Thomas and the Magic Railroad2000 | Calling All Engines!2005 | The Great Discovery2008 | Hero of the Rails2009 | Misty Island Rescue2010 | Day of the Diesels2011 | Blue Mountain Mystery2012 | King of the Railway2013 | Tale of the Brave2014 | The Adventure Begins | Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure | The Great Race2016 | Journey Beyond Sodor2017 | Big World!, Big Adventures!2018 |
| Big World!, Big Adventures!2018 ||
| Alec Baldwin | Mr. C | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Angelis | | UK | | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | | | | | | | |
| Michael Brandon | | US | | United States | United States | United States | United States | | | | | | | |
| Pierce Brosnan | | | UK/US | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Moraghan | | | | | | | | UK/US | UK/US | UK/US | UK/US | UK/US | UK/US | |
* A green cell indicates the narrator who officially narrated the series.
* An orange cell indicates the narrator who re-narrated the series.
* A red cell indicates Series and films for which a narrator's role was cancelled.
* Pierce Brosnan narrated the original cut of series 12, but withdrew from the series, and his narrations were left unreleased.