Rasmus Hardiker

Rasmus Hardiker (born 31 January 1985) 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.

Rasmus Hardiker
Born (1985-01-31) 31 January 1985
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England
OccupationActor
Years active1998–2000, 2005–present
Notable credit(s)Thomas & Friends as Bill and Philip (UK/US) and Monty (UK)

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

Early life

Hardiker was born in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England.[1] He left Arthur Terry School in Sutton Coldfield with an A level in drama.[2]

Career

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).

He made guest appearances in Shakespeare Re-Told, The Bill, Doctors, New Tricks, Black Mirror and Afterlife.

From 2006 to 2007, Hardiker played Raymond in the television series Saxondale, featuring Steve Coogan. He also played Ben in Lead Balloon, from 2006 to 2011.

From 2015 to 2020, he provided the voices of Scott and Alan Tracy in the reboot animated television series Thunderbirds Are Go. He then joined the voice cast of Thomas & Friends, where he voices Philip (UK/US), Monty (UK) and the Troublesome Trucks. He also took over for Jonathan Broadbent as the voice of Bill, starting with the twenty-second series.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Starter for 10University Challenge competitor
2007MagiciansDwight
I Want CandyChristi
2008Lezione 21Broderip
2008FaintheartComic Book Fan 1
2009HugeJosh
2011Your HighnessCourtney
2012Cockneys vs ZombiesTerry Macguire
2015Capture the FlagMarty FarrEnglish dub voice
2015Peter & WendyMr. Smee/Smith
2016Thomas & Friends: The Great RacePhilipVoice
2017Journey Beyond Sodor
Mary and the Witch's FlowerZebedee
The Little Vampire 3DRudolph Sackville-Bagg, Gregory Sackville-Bagg
2021Hilda and the Mountain KingAlfur AldricVoice

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998–2000Mister Moose's Fun TimeCaptain BluebearUS voice
2005The Rotters' ClubPhilip Chase
2005AfterlifeJamesEpisode: "More Than Meets the Eye"
2005ShakespeaRe-Told: Much Ado About NothingVince
2005FunlandHitman4 episodes
2005A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His SonnetsNed Bounty
2005The BillMartin1 episode
2006DoctorsJosh ParrishEpisode: "Fiddler on the Roof"
2006–2007SaxondaleRaymond
2006–2011Lead BalloonBen
2007The LiftRocco
2007The Good SamaritanPhil
2007New TricksSeanEpisode: "Father's Pride"
2007Christmas at the RivieraLuke
2007The Wrong DoorVarious characters
2008Micro MenShop assistant
2012–2013Groove HighVarious characters
2013Dude, That's My Ghost!Spencer Wright (voice)Main character
2014–2017BoysterRafik / Arthur (voice)Main cast
2014Black MirrorHarryFeature-length special
"White Christmas"
2015Scream StreetResus Negative/Various[3]Main character
2015–2020Thunderbirds Are GoScott Tracy / Alan Tracy (voice)Main characters
2015–presentDanger MouseCount Duckula / Ian / Jimmy Camel / Monsieur Aubrey le Camembert (voice)[4]Recurring cast member
Thomas & FriendsMontyUK voice
Troublesome Trucks (The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor only), Bill (Series 22 onwards) and PhilipRecurring voice, succeeding Jonathan Broadbent as the voice of Bill
2016–present Floogals Fleeker Main role
2016–2019Digby DragonChipsRecurring character
2017Ronja, the Robber's DaughterFjosok / Pelje / Tjorm / SturkasEnglish voice version
2017–presentDennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!Walter Brown & Grizzly GrillerMain & recurring characters
2017–presentThe Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince IvandoeIvandoe, BertMain roles
2017–presentThe Tiny BunchTurtle(Season 2)
2018–presentHildaAlfur Aldricvoice[5]
2018–2019KryptonKemMain cast[6]
2018–presentLilybudsElleryMain cast
2018–present101 Dalmatian StreetHansel the Huskyvoice
2017–2019; 2021–present Numberblocks Eighteen, Eighty-One voice
2019–2020Ricky ZoomSteel Awesomevoice

Video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Lego Ninjago: Shadow of RoninKai
2015Lego DimensionsKai
2017Xenoblade Chronicles 2Tora
2017Dragon Quest XIThe Luminary, Calasmos, additional voices
2019Dragon Quest XI S

References
  1. "Birmingham news, features, information and sport from the Birmingham Mail".
  2. ""Birmingham actor Rasmus Hardiker reveals how filming Your Highness was a knockout"". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  3. "Scream Street" (Adobe Flash).
  4. "Jimmy Kimmel Gets Cartoon Treatment as "Jimmy Camel" in 'Danger Mouse' Reboot". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Hollywood Reporter.
  5. 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.
  6. Adams, Tim (23 February 2021). "Krypton Is Now Available to Stream for Free on CW Seed". www.cbr.com. CBR. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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