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Rasmus Hardiker

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Rasmus Hardiker
Born (1985-01-31) 31 January 1985 (age 39)
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
Notable credit(s)Thomas & Friends as Bill and Philip (UK/US) and Monty (UK)

Rasmus Hardiker (born 31 January 1985[citation needed]) is a British actor, best known for voicing Scott and Alan Tracy in the reboot animated television series Thunderbirds Are Go. He played Raymond in Steve Coogan's sitcom Saxondale and Ben in the Jack Dee comedy Lead Balloon. Hardiker was also in the BBC3 sketch series The Wrong Door.

He joined the voice cast of Thomas & Friends, voicing several characters in the UK and USA versions. He is also known for voicing Alfur in Hilda.

Early life

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Hardiker was born in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England.[1] He attended The Arthur Terry School in Sutton Coldfield, where he obtained an A-level in drama.[2]

Career

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At the age of 20, he started his acting career as he played the role of Philip Chase in the miniseries The Rotters' Club (2005).[3]

From 2006 to 2007, Hardiker played Raymond in the television series Saxondale, featuring Steve Coogan.[3] From 2006 to 2011, he starred alongside Jack Dee in the comedy series Lead Balloon.[2] In 2011, he starred in the comic fantasy film Your Highness alongside Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, and Zooey Deschanel.[2]

He made guest appearances in Shakespeare Re-Told, The Bill, Doctors, New Tricks, and Afterlife. In 2014, he starred as Harry in the Black Mirror episode "White Christmas".[4]

From 2018 to 2019, he played Kem, a regular in the Superman spin-off prequel series Krypton.[5]

From 2012–2013, Hardiker voiced various characters in the Disney Channel musical comedy series Groove High.[3] From 2015 to 2020, he provided the voices of Scott and Alan Tracy in the reboot animated television series Thunderbirds Are Go.[6] He then joined the voice cast of Thomas & Friends,[6] where he voices Philip, Monty, and the Troublesome Trucks.[6] He took over for Jonathan Broadbent as the voice of Bill, starting with the twenty-second series.[6] He also provided the voice of Alfur in Hilda.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Starter for 10 University Challenge competitor
2007 Magicians Dwight
I Want Candy Christi
2008 Lezione 21 Broderip
2008 Faintheart Comic Book Fan 1
2009 Huge Josh
2011 Your Highness Courtney
2012 Cockneys vs Zombies Terry Macguire
2015 Capture the Flag Marty Farr (voice) English version[7]
2015 Peter & Wendy Mr. Smee, Smith
2016 Thomas & Friends: The Great Race Philip (voice)
2017 Journey Beyond Sodor
Mary and the Witch's Flower Zebedee (voice) English version
The Little Vampire 3D Rudolph Sackville-Bagg, Gregory Sackville-Bagg (voices) [7]
2020 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! On the Big Screen Walter (voice)
2021 Hilda and the Mountain King Alfur (voice) [8]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Rotters' Club Philip Chase
2005 Afterlife James Episode: "More Than Meets the Eye"
2005 ShakespeaRe-Told: Much Ado About Nothing Vince
2005 Funland Hitman 4 episodes
2005 A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets Ned Bounty
2005 The Bill Martin 1 episode
2006 Doctors Josh Parrish Episode: "Fiddler on the Roof"
2006–2007 Saxondale Raymond
2006–2011 Lead Balloon Ben
2007 The Lift Rocco
2007 The Good Samaritan Phil
2007 New Tricks Sean Episode: "Father's Pride"
2007 Christmas at the Riviera Luke
2007 The Wrong Door Various characters
2008 Micro Men Shop assistant
2012–2013 Groove High Various characters
2013 Dude, That's My Ghost! Spencer Wright (voice) Main cast
2014–2017 Boyster Rafik, Arthur (voices)
2014 Black Mirror Harry Feature-length special
"White Christmas"
2015 Scream Street Resus Negative, various[9] Main cast
2015–2020 Thunderbirds Are Go Scott Tracy, Alan Tracy, additional voices[7]
2015–2019 Danger Mouse Count Duckula, Ian, Jimmy Camel, Monsieur Aubrey le Camembert (voices)[10] Recurring cast
Thomas & Friends Monty (voice) UK version
Troublesome Trucks (The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor only), Bill (Series 22 onwards), Philip (voices) Recurring cast, succeeding Jonathan Broadbent as the voice of Bill
2016–2020 Floogals Fleeker Main cast
2016–2019 Digby Dragon Chips Recurring cast
2017–2021 Numberblocks Eighteen, Eighty-One (voices)
2017 Ronja, the Robber's Daughter Fjosok, Pelje, Tjorm, Sturkas (voices) English dub
2017–2021 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! Walter Brown, Grizzly Griller (voices)[7] Main cast
2017–present The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe Ivandoe, Bert (voices)[7]
2017–present The Tiny Bunch Turtle Season 2
2018–2019 Krypton Kem Main cast[5]
Lilybuds Ellery Main cast
2018–2023 Hilda Alfur (voice) Main cast[11][7]
2019–2020 101 Dalmatian Street Hansel the Husky (voice) Recurring cast
2019–2020 Ricky Zoom Steel Awesome (voice) 6 episodes
2020 Dr. Panda TotoTime Dr. Panda (voice)
2021–2022 Blippi Wonders Santa, Ernie the Eraser (voices) 11 episodes
2022 Mammals Briggsy 3 episodes
The Unstoppable Yellow Yeti Osmo (voice) 4 episodes
Best & Bester A.N. Other (voice)
2023 Van der Walk Herman Zaal Episode: "Redemption in Amsterdam"
2023 Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix Yellow - Niji 6, Scanner AI, Engineer (voices) 6 episodes[12]

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin Kai
Lego Dimensions Additional voices
2016 Steep Pointe Percee [7]
2017 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Tora English version[7]
Dragon Quest XI The Luminary, Calasmos, additional voices [7]
2019 Dragon Quest XI S
2023 Disney Illusion Island Toku [13]
Lies of P Gemini

References

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  1. ^ Roz Laws (23 November 2008). "Rasmus Hardiker: The Big Interview!". sundaymercury.net. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Roz Laws (25 April 2011). "Birmingham actor Rasmus Hardiker reveals how filming Your Highness was a knockout". birminghammail.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Rasmus Hardiker". tv.apple.com. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  4. ^ Louisa Mellor (17 December 2014). "Black Mirror: White Christmas Review". denofgeek.com.
  5. ^ a b Adams, Tim (23 February 2021). "Krypton Is Now Available to Stream for Free on CW Seed". www.cbr.com. CBR. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Rasmus Hardiker Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Rasmus Hardiker (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 22 September 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  8. ^ Roy, Jennifer (28 June 2021). "Hilda and the Mountain King: Who's Who in Netflix's Upcoming Movie". CBR. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Scream Street" (Adobe Flash).
  10. ^ "Jimmy Kimmel Gets Cartoon Treatment as "Jimmy Camel" in 'Danger Mouse' Reboot". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Hollywood Reporter. 4 September 2015.
  11. ^ Long, Rebecca (27 March 2021). "Netflix's 'Hilda' gives us the animated youth activist hero of our dreams". www.mic.com. Mic. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  12. ^ "CAPTAIN LASERHAWK released on Netflix | United Voices". unitedvoices.tv. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  13. ^ https://twitter.com/RasmusHardiker/status/1792653320898646036 [bare URL]
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