Keith Wickham facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Keith Wickham
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St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
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| Occupation | Voice actor, comedian, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Known for | 64 Zoo Lane (1999–2000) Thomas & Friends |
Keith Wickham is a talented English voice actor, comedian, and writer. He is famous for giving voices to many characters in popular children's TV shows. You might know his work from 64 Zoo Lane and the beloved British series Thomas & Friends.
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Keith Wickham's Career
Keith Wickham has lent his voice to many animated characters over the years. He was the voice of Changed Daily in The Secret Show. He also voiced Mr. Small and Mr. Tall in the UK version of The Mr. Men Show.
In other cartoons, he played Corneil in Watch My Chops. He was also Mr. Mouseling and many other male voices in Angelina Ballerina. For 64 Zoo Lane, he voiced Nelson the Elephant, Reginald the Lion, and Victor the Crocodile. He also brought to life Frank the Koala and Archie the Crocodile in The Koala Brothers.
Keith Wickham also voiced Polluto in Tommy Zoom, which was the first animation made by the BBC. He was The Professor and Shellington in The Octonauts, a show about underwater explorers. He has also been in about 20 computer games and voiced many TV commercials.
Other Projects
Besides voice acting, Keith Wickham has also worked as an actor and writer for radio shows. He was part of the cast for the podcast The Offcuts Drawer.
He has also done acting work for a company called iHASCO. He helps demonstrate important training videos on topics like health and safety in the workplace.
Voicing Characters in Thomas & Friends
From 2009 until 2021, Keith Wickham voiced many of your favorite characters in the CGI (computer-animated) series of Thomas & Friends. In the UK, he was the voice of Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Whiff, Dash, and Harold.
He also voiced characters like Harvey, Glynn, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Bert, Stafford, Salty, Den, Norman, Bertie, Captain, and Sir Topham Hatt for both the UK and US versions of the show. In 2020, he even played Gordon and Sir Topham Hatt again for a special reading celebrating the 20th anniversary of Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
Radio Work
Keith Wickham has a special interest in old radio comedy shows. He has helped find and restore missing episodes of the series I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again. These restored episodes were then played on BBC Radio 7 for new audiences to enjoy.
Voice Roles in Movies
Keith Wickham has voiced characters in several animated movies.
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2001 | Christmas Carol: The Movie | Mr. Leach and Undertaker |
| 2002 | Return to Never Land | Schroder |
| 2005 | Angelina Ballerina: Angelina's Princess Dance | William Longtail and Mr. Maurice Mouseling |
| 2006 | Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest | Le Père (English version) |
| 2006 | Angelina Ballerina: Angelina Sets Sail | William Longtail and Mr. Maurice Mouseling |
| 2006 | A Christmas Carol | Scrooge's Father, Jacob Marley, Ghost of Christmas Past and Present |
| 2009 | Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy and the Fat Controller (UK voice) |
| 2010 | Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Whiff, Dash, Harold and the Fat Controller (UK); Salty and Captain |
| 2011 | Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy and the Fat Controller (UK); Salty, Den, Paxton and Dowager Hatt |
| 2012 | Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery | Edward, Henry, James, Percy the Fat Controller and the Thin Controller (UK); Skarloey and Sir Handel |
| 2013 | Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy and the Fat Controller (UK); Skarloey |
| 2013 | Moshi Monsters: The Movie | Buster Bumblechops and Diavlo |
| 2014 | Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy and the Fat Controller (UK); Salty |
| 2015 | Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins | Edward, Henry, Gordon and James (UK); Glynn, Sir Topham Hatt/The Fat Director |
| 2015 | Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James and Percy (UK); Salty, Arlesdale Bert, Bertie, Sir Topham Hatt |
| 2016 | Thomas & Friends: The Great Race | Edward, Henry, Gordon and James (UK); Salty, Den, Norman, Stafford, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Arlesdale Bert and Sir Topham Hatt |
| 2017 | Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor | Edward, Henry and Gordon (UK); Sir Topham Hatt |
| 2018 | Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie | Edward, Henry, Gordon, Harold (UK); Bertie, Sir Topham Hatt |
Voice Roles in Television Shows
Keith Wickham has been a voice actor in many TV series.
| Year(s) | Title | Role |
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| 1999–2000 | 64 Zoo Lane | various (UK version) |
| 2002–06 | Angelina Ballerina | Mr. Mouseling, Grandpa Mouseling, William Longtail |
| 2003–06 | Watch My Chops | Corneil |
| 2004–07 | The Koala Brothers | Frank and Archie |
| 2007 | Tommy Zoom | Polluto and Bad Polluto Drawings |
| 2007–08 | The Secret Show | Changed Daily |
| 2008 | Frankenstein's Cat | Trevor, Dr. Frankenstein, Mr. Crumble |
| 2008–09 | The Mr. Men Show | Mr. Small and Mr. Tall (UK voice role) |
| 2009–13 | Jungle Junction | Bungo, Crocker and Dozer |
| 2009–21 | Thomas & Friends | Edward, Henry, Gordon, Whiff, Dash, Harold (UK); The Fat Controller/Sir Topham Hatt (US/UK), Harvey, Glynn, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Salty, Den, Norman, Bertie, Captain, Dowager Hatt |
| 2010–present | The Octonauts | Shellington, Professor Inkling |
| 2014–15 | Toot the Tiny Tugboat | Ol' Graham the Galleon, H.P. the Speedboat, Ken Toyn the Shipwright |
| 2015–2016 | Wissper | Bert and Monty |
| 2019 | Ricky Zoom | Loop |
| 2019 | Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue | Edward, Henry, Gordon, The Fat Controller/Sir Topham Hatt, Salty, Den, Captain and Norman |
| 2020 | Thomas & Friends: The Royal Engine | Henry, Gordon, The Fat Controller/Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt |
| 2020 | Thomas & Friends: Marvelous Machinery | Edward, Gordon (UK); Harvey, Salty, Harold, Sir Topham Hatt |
Voice Roles in Video Games
Keith Wickham has also voiced characters in several video games.
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1996 | Privateer 2: The Darkening | Male Space Communications |
| 2004 | Fable | Jack of Blades |
| 2005 | Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King | Dhoulmagus |
| 2008 | Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors | Colonel Cutlass, Briquet |
| 2009 | Cursed Mountain | Edward Alexander Bennett |
| 2017 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | Niranira |
