Keith Wickham
| Keith Wickham | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 February 1965 St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Voice actor, comedian, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Website | keithwickham.co.uk/ |
Keith Wickham (born 9 February 1965) is an English voice actor and comedian known for providing the voices of various characters in the Iconic UK children's television series Thomas & Friends.
Career
He is well known for voicing Changed Daily in The Secret Show, Mr. Small, and Mr. Tall in The Mr. Men Show (UK version), Corneil in Watch My Chops, Mr. Mouseling and most of the male voices in Angelina Ballerina, Nelson the Elephant, Victor the Crocodile and others in 64 Zoo Lane, Frank the Koala, Archie the Crocodile and Sammy the Shopkeeper in The Koala Brothers and Ol' Graham the Galleon, H.P. the Speedboat, Ken Toyn the Shipwright and Bryan the Ferry in Toot the Tiny Tugboat.
He is Polluto in Tommy Zoom, the first in-house BBC animation production, The Professor, Pipsquawk, Trevor and Mr. Crumble in Frankenstein's Cat and is also in Disney Channel's Jungle Junction, (Early 2009) for then "Playhouse Disney and Spider Eye Productions.
Other cartoons include: Vampires, Pirates & Aliens, Tails and The Thousand Tasks, The Way Things Work, and The Octonauts in which he plays both Professor Inkling and biologist Shellington. He has appeared in about 20 CD-ROM games including Fable and Fable II, and his voice is on numerous TV commercials. He appeared on stage as Kenneth Williams in Round the Horne Revisited.
He is also recognised for playing Steff ant Sariac from Pitt and Kantrop.
Other work
Wickham also worked as an actor and writer on the radio series Bits from Last Week's Radio recorded by Ear Drum productions for BBC Radio 1. As well as voicing 'Jack of Blades' in the 2004 video game Fable.
He's also done various acting for the company; iHasco, The Interactive Health and Safety Company[2][3] and demonstrates through some of their interactive training such as, Asbestos Awareness,[4] Display Screen Equipment Training,[5]COSHH,[6] Fire Awareness in the Workplace,[7] Food Safety and Hygiene training level 1,Food Safety and Hygiene level 2[8] and a few others that can be found here.
Thomas & Friends – CGI Version
Since 2009, Wickham has co-worked on the CGI version of the Iconic UK television series Thomas & Friends, once again co-featuring the voice of his co-star Ben Small, (with whom Wickham previously collaborated in Corneil & Bernie). Small has since left and now replaced by John Hasler, (whom Wickham also collaborates with, in Toot the Tiny Tugboat).
Wickham co-provides the voices of various characters of the series, as listed below.
Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Whiff, Dash and Harold in the UK, and
Harvey, Glynn, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Bert, Stafford, Salty, Den, Norman, Bertie (Series 17 onwards), Captain and The Fat Controller/Sir Topham Hatt (UK, Hero of the Rails onwards/US, The Adventure Begins onwards) in both the UK/US, as well as other characters alike.
Voice roles
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Christmas Carol: The Movie | Mr. Leach Undertaker | |
| 2002 | Return to Never Land | Schroder | |
| 2002 | The King's Beard | Additional voices | |
| 2005 | Angelina Ballerina: Angelina's Princess Dance | William Longtail Mr. Maurice Mouseling | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest | Le Père | English version |
| Angelina Ballerina: Angelina Sets Sail | William Longtail Mr. Maurice Mouseling | ||
| 2007 | Alice in Wonderland: What's the Matter with Hatter? | Additional voices | |
| 2009 | Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy and The Fat Controller (UK) | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2010 | Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Whiff, Dash, Harold and The Fat Controller (UK) Salty and Captain (UK/US) | |
| Rainbow Magic: Return to Rainspell Island | Leonardo | ||
| 2011 | Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy and The Fat Controller (UK) Salty, Den and Dowager Hatt (UK/US) | |
| 2012 | Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery | Edward, Henry, James, Percy, The Fat Controller and Mr. Percival (UK) Skarloey and Sir Handel (UK/US) | |
| 2013 | Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy and The Fat Controller (UK) Skarloey (UK/US) | |
| 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 (UK/US) | Direct-to-DVD |
| 2015 | Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James (UK) Glynn, The Fat Controller, Gordon's Driver, James's Guard, Knapford Station speaker, some workmen and some signalmen (UK/US) | |
| 2015 | Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James and Percy (UK) Salty, Bert, Bertie, The Fat Controller, A Diver, Some Workmen and A Policeman (UK/US) |
Television
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-2000 | Archibald the Koala | Archduke | Alongside Richard Griffiths | |
| 1998-2003 | 64 Zoo Lane | various | Alongside Matt Wilkinson | |
| 2001-2007 | Angelina Ballerina | Mr Mouseling, Grandpa Mouseling, William Longtail, Doctor Tuttle various characters | Alongside Rob Rackstraw | |
| 2003-2006 | Watch My Chops | Corneil | Alongside Ben Small | |
| 2004-2007 | The Koala Brothers | Frank, Archie and Sammy | Alongside Rob Rackstraw | |
| 2007 | Tommy Zoom | Polluto and 3 Bad Drawing Pollutos | ||
| 2008-2010 | The Mr. Men Show | Mr. Small and Mr. Tall | Alongside Teresa Gallagher, Steven Kynman, Rob Rackstraw and Tim Whitnall | |
| 2009-2013 | Jungle Junction | Bungo | ||
| 2009-present | Thomas and Friends | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Whiff, Dash and Harold (UK) & Harvey, Glynn, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Bert, Stafford, Salty, Den, Norman, Bertie (Series 17 onwards), Captain and The Fat Controller (UK/US) | Took over the roles of Bertie (UK/US) and The Fat Controller (in the US) from Rupert Degas and Kerry Shale. | |
| 2010-present | The Octonauts | Shellington, Professor Inkling | Alongside Simon Greenall, Jo Wyatt, and Rob Rackstraw | |
| 2014-present | Toot the Tiny Tugboat | Ol' Graham the Galleon, H.P. the Speedboat, Ken Toyn the Shipwright, Bryan the Ferry | alongside John Hasler |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Privateer 2: The Darkening | Male Space Communications |
| 1997 | City of Lost Children | Additional voices |
| 2004 | Fable | Jack of Blades |
| 2005 | Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King | Dhoulmagus |
| 2006 | Ape Escape 3 | Dr. Tomoki |
| Shinobido: Way of the Ninja | Goh the Bear Kenobi Ninja | |
| Medieval II: Total War | Additional voices | |
| 2007 | Genji: Days of the Blade | Yoritomo Genji Warrior (Guard B) Heishi Warrior A |
| 2008 | Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors | Colonel Cutlass Briquet soldier |
| Fable II | Additional voices | |
| Memento Mori | ||
| 2009 | Cursed Mountain | Edward Alexander Bennett |
| 2013 | The Night of the Rabbit | Garden Rabbit |
References
- ↑ "Keith Wickham," Behind the Voice Actors, www.behindthevoiceactors.com/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iMbhzWpm50
- ↑ http://www.ihasco.co.uk/
- ↑ Asbestos
- ↑ Health and safety regulations in the United Kingdom
- ↑ COSHH
- ↑ Fire prevention
- ↑ Food safety
External links
- Official website
- Keith Wickham at the Internet Movie Database
- http://www.cbeebies.com
- The Interactive Health and Safety Company