Jimmy Hibbert facts for kids

James Christian Hibbert is an English actor and writer. He is famous for his amazing voice work in many animated shows. You might know his voice from cartoons made by the studio Cosgrove Hall Films.

About Jimmy Hibbert

Jimmy Hibbert was born James Christian Hibbert. He was the oldest of three children. His dad, Christopher Hibbert, was a writer. His younger brother, Tom Hibbert, became a music journalist.

His Journey to Acting

Jimmy studied drama at the University of Manchester. There, he met two friends, CP Lee and Bob Harding. In 1972, they started a band called Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias. Jimmy sang and played bass guitar in the band.

The band stopped playing together in 1982. After that, Jimmy got his first voice acting job. He did an impression of Ian Dury for the Milk Marketing Board.

On-Screen Appearances

Even though he's known for his voice, Jimmy has also acted on screen. He appeared in several British films and TV shows. Some of these include:

• Coronation Street
• Cold Feet
• The Grand
• Medics
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
• Prime Suspect
• Children's Ward
• Floodtide
• Room at the Bottom
• The Practice
• Bloody Kids

Voice Acting Fun!

Jimmy Hibbert is super talented at voice acting for cartoons. He has lent his voice to many characters you might recognize:

• Danger Mouse (1981–1992) – He was Doctor Augustus P. Crumhorn III and other voices.
• The Wind in the Willows (1984–1988) – He played various characters.
• Alias the Jester (1985–1986) – He voiced Boswell, Queen Edith, and Sir Pinkly Percival.
• Count Duckula (1988–1993) – He was Dr. Von Goosewing and Sviatoslav the Bat.
• The BFG (1989) – He played various voices in this movie.
• Victor and Hugo (1991–1992) – He was the voice of Victor.
• Noddy's Toyland Adventures (1992–2000) – He voiced Big Ears, Mr. Plod, and other male characters.
• Avenger Penguins (1993–1994) – He played Bluey, Harry Slime, and others.
• Albert the 5th Musketeer (1994–1995) – He was Albert, Athos, and King Louis XIII.
• Fantomcat (1995–1996) – He voiced Lindbergh the Pigeon and Vinnie the Vole.
• Sooty's Amazing Adventures (1996) – He was Scampi and Katerina.
• Dennis the Menace (1996–1998) – He played Jacques.
• Lavender Castle (1999–2000) – He was Sir Squeakalot and Dr. Agon.
• The Foxbusters (1999–2000) – He voiced Todd, Volpone, and Ghengis.
• Bill and Ben (2001–2002) – He was the voice of Ben.
• Little Robots (2003) – He played Stretchy.
• The Magic Roundabout (2005) – He voiced Mr. Rusty and Mr. Grimsdale.
• The Secret Show (2007) – He played various characters.
• Chop Socky Chooks (2008–2009) – He voiced various characters.
• Jungle Junction (2009–2012) – He was Bobby.
• Pip Ahoy! (2014–2018) – He voiced Hopper, Alan, and Shelvis.

Writing for TV

Jimmy Hibbert is also a talented writer. He has written episodes for many popular children's shows, including:

• My Parents are Aliens
• The Legends of Treasure Island
• Sooty's Amazing Adventures
• Bob the Builder
• Bill and Ben
• Andy Pandy
• Little Red Tractor
• Little Robots
• The Lampies
• The Secret Show
• Shaun the Sheep
• Frankenstein's Cat
• Chuggington
• The Octonauts
• Pip Ahoy!
• Mr. Bean: The Animated Series

Other Cool Projects

In 2017, Jimmy appeared in a music video for the artist Lunar C. The video was called Chicken. Jimmy played Lunar C's "uncle Daz" in the video.

He also performed on stage in 1977. He was part of a musical play called Sleak. This play was put on at the Royal Court Theatre and Roundhouse in London. Jimmy played the main character, Norman Sleak.