Keith Wickham (born on 9 February 1965 in St. Albans, England, UK) is a British voice actor and screenwriter who provided voices for the CGI series of Thomas & Friends. He provided the voice-over of the Engine Activities App, the read-along apps in the UK and the official PBS KIDS Website of Thomas & Friends in the US.
He also does voices in other children's shows such as "Angelina Ballerina", "Watch My Chops!"/"Corneil & Bernie", "The Koala Brothers", "The Secret Show", "The Mr. Men Show", "Fleabag Monkeyface", "Octonauts", "Tommy Zoom" and "Cubeez".
Voices
UK
- Edward (2009-2020)
- Henry (2009-2020)
- Gordon (2009-2021)
- James (2009-2017)
- Percy (2009-2015 - 2018, Where in the World Is Thomas?, singing voice)
- Whiff (2010-2018)
- Dash (2010-2012)
- Harold (2010-2021)
- Sir Lowham Hatt (2010)
- The Mayor of Sodor (2010-2012)
- Mr. Percival (2012-2020)
- The Railway Coal Inspector (2011)
- The Man at the Fire (2012)
- The Wellsworth Porter (Percy's Lucky Day)
- A Workman at Ulfstead Castle (Santa's Little Engine)
- Sir Topham Hatt's Blond-haired Assistant (Signals Crossed)
- Gator's Driver (Long Lost Friend)
- A Steamworks Worker (Long Lost Friend)
- The Cheering Passengers (Last Train for Christmas)
UK/US
- Harvey (2014-2020)
- Glynn (2015-2020)
- Salty (2010-2021)
- Den (2011-2020, excluding Fiery Flynn)
- Paxton (Day of the Diesels only)
- Norman (2013-2020)
- Stafford (2012-2017)
- Skarloey (2012-2020)
- Sir Handel (2012-2020)
- Bert (2015-2020)
- Bertie (2013-2020)
- Captain (2010-2019)
- Sir Topham Hatt (UK; 2009-2021 - US; 2015-2020)
- Dowager Hatt (2010-2020)
- The Foreman (2018)
- Lord Callan (2016-2017)
- The Photographer (2017)
- The Birdwatcher (The Perfect Gift, Sidney Sings and The Railcar and the Coaches)
- The Railway Inspectors (Too Many Fire Engines, Lost Property and Hugo and the Airship)
- Dowager Hatt's Friends
- The Great Composer
- Mr. Bubbles (UK; 2010-2019 - US; 2016-2019)
- The Bakers
- The Maron Station Speaker
- Some Rail Workers (The Frozen Turntable)
- The Wellsworth Stationmaster
- Some Quarry Workers (UK; Signals Crossed - UK/US; Toby's New Friend and Ryan and Daisy)
- Some Passengers (Duck and the Slip Coaches, Thomas and the Emergency Cable, Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger, Last Train for Christmas, The Perfect Gift, The Adventure Begins, Henry Spots Trouble, Mike's Whistle, Springtime for Diesel, Unscheduled Stops, Heart of Gold, Free the Roads, Gordon Gets the Giggles)
- Clarabel's Guard (Thomas and the Emergency Cable)
- The Grumpy Passenger
- Bill and Ben's Drivers (No Steam Without Coal)
- Some Dock Workers (Tale of the Brave, No Steam Without Coal, Who's Geoffrey?, The Great Race, Stuck in Gear, Cranky at the End of the Line and New Crane on the Dock)
- Father Christmas (Last Train for Christmas)
- The Welsh Birdwatcher (Sidney Sings and Three Steam Engines Gruff)
- Tom Tipper
- The Groundsman
- Gordon's Driver (The Adventure Begins)
- Some Workmen (The Adventure Begins, Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure, Rosie is Red and Heart of Gold)
- The Knapford Station Worker
- Some Signalmen
- James' Guard (The Adventure Begins)
- The Dock Manager (nineteenth series only)
- Some Sodor Search and Rescue Centre Workers (Toad and the Whale and Rocky Rescue)
- Stephen's Driver (Slow Stephen)
- Stephen's Fireman (Slow Stephen)
- Albert
- The Brown-haired Knapford Stationmaster (nineteenth series onwards)
- The Blond-haired Knapford Stationmaster (Goodbye Fat Controller, Buckled Tracks and Bumpy Trucks and Confused Coaches)
- The Sodor Brass Band Leader (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure)
- Thomas' Fireman (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure)
- The Blond Policeman (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure onwards)
- A Diver (Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure)
- The Male Puppet Show Entertainer
- Arlesburgh Maritime Museum Manager
- Franz
- Willie
- Farmer Finney
- Some Carollers (Daisy's Perfect Christmas and Thomas and the Nutcracker)
- The Woodsman (Terence Breaks the Ice)
- Some People (Terence Breaks the Ice and A New Arrival)
- Samson's Driver (Samson and the Fireworks)
- The Ginger-haired Boy (Gordon Gets the Giggles)
- A Clown (Gordon Gets the Giggles)
- The Sodor Dairy Manager (Cleo's First Snow)
US
- Stanley (The Great Race only)
Online Videos and Additional Content
- Stan
- One of Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants (DC Super Friends™ Minis Mash Ups Origin Story!)
- The Brownlow Medal Winner (Thomas' Aussie Football Adventure)
- The Other Diesel (Thomas the Wooden Engine)
- The Funfair Ride Operator (Thomas the Wooden Engine)
- The Man with the Umbrella (Thomas and Percy Stick Together)
- The Quarry Manager (Thomas and Percy Stick Together)
- Proteus (Thomas and the Three Cranes)
- The Nutcracker (Thomas and the Nutcracker)
- The Gingerbread Soldiers (Thomas and the Nutcracker)
Songs
Series 17
- Away from the Sea (performed)
Series 18
- I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside (performed)
Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
- Never Overlook a Little Engine (performed)
Series 19
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas (performed)
The Great Race
- Will You, Won't You? (performed)
- The Shooting Star is Coming Through (performed)
- Be Who You Are and Go Far (performed)
Journey Beyond Sodor
- The Most Important Thing Is Being Friends (performed)
Big World! Big Adventures!
- Where in the World Is Thomas? (performed)
Series 23
- Don't Stop (performed)
Miscellaneous
- Party Time (performed)
- Chuff, Chuff, Chuff Along (performed)
Filmography
Film
Television
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Trivia
- Keith Wickham has voiced the most characters in the English dubs of Thomas & Friends since the switch to CGI.
- He also provided the voice-over for the Thomas & Friends PBS KIDS Website when it came out in 2013. In the UK, he narrated all of the official read-along apps.
- Prior to the Big World! Big Adventures! rebrand, there were only five episodes in the CGI series of Thomas & Friends in which Keith Wickham did not voice a character: Buzzy Bees, The Switch, Not So Slow Coaches, Marion and the Dinosaurs and Love Me Tender. Since the rebrand, several episodes have omitted him from the voice cast, particularly in episodes that take place in foreign countries.
- His favourite characters are Percy and the Fat Controller.
- He reprised his roles as Gordon, James, Percy and Harold in Thomas and the Hidden Treasure.
- He and Matt Wilkinson both voiced characters in 64 Zoo Lane.
- He, Rob Rackstraw, Andrew Brenner, Paul Dawson, Dave Ingham, Robin Kingsland, James Mason, George Tarry, Dan Wicksman and Nuria Wicksman have all worked on The Koala Brothers.
- He, along with Teresa Gallagher, Steven Kynman, Rob Rackstraw and Tim Whitnall have all voiced characters in "The Mr. Men Show", with Wickham voicing Mr. Small and Mr. Tall, Gallagher voicing Little Miss Naughty (season 2), Little Miss Chatterbox, Little Miss Daredevil and Little Miss Whoops, Kynman voicing Mr. Nosey, Rackstraw voicing Mr. Happy (season 2), Mr. Tickle, Mr. Messy, Mr. Noisy and Mr. Fussy, and Whitnall voicing Mr. Strong (singing voice), Mr. Lazy and Mr. Nervous.
- He, along with Teresa Gallagher and Rob Rackstraw, provided voices for the Octonauts. Where he played Shellington and Professor Inkling, Gallagher played Dashi and Rackstraw played Kwazii. Along with each of them playing a myriad of guest characters.
- He based his voice of Henry on that of political writer, broadcaster and MP, Matthew Parris.[1]
- He revealed in an interview with the Roll Along Thomas blog that he never watched the Thomas & Friends television series prior to being cast, despite being aware of its existence.[2]
Gallery
Keith Wickham in the 80th Anniversary Podcast