Keith Wickham

British voice actor

Keith Wickham

Born|

St Albans, Hertfordshire, England[1]

Occupation(s)| Voice actor, comedian, screenwriter
Years active| 1996–present
Known for| 64 Zoo Lane (1999–2000)
Website| keithwickham.co.uk/

Keith Wickham is a British voice actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is known for providing the voices of various characters in the children's television series 64 Zoo Lane and in the British children's series Thomas and Friends.

## Career

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Wickham voiced 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, Reginald the Lion, Victor the Crocodile and the 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.[citation needed]

He voiced Polluto in Tommy Zoom, the first in-house BBC animation production, The Professor, Pipsquawk, Trevor and Mr. Crumble in Frankenstein's Cat and in 2009, participated on voice in Disney Channel's Jungle Junction, for then Playhouse Disney and Spider Eye Productions.[citation needed]

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 voiced TV commercials.[citation needed] He appeared on stage as Kenneth Williams in Round the Horne Revisited.[citation needed]

He is also recognised for voicing Steff and Sariac from Pitt and Kantrop.[citation needed]

### Other work

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Wickham 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.[citation needed]

He can also be heard in the podcast The Offcuts Drawer as part of the cast.[citation needed]

In addition, he has done acting work for the company iHASCO,[2][3] and demonstrates through some of their interactive training, on issues such as asbestos awareness[4] Bullying & Harassment training,[5] Equality & Diversity,[6] Health & Safety in the workplace,[7] Food Allergy Awareness [8] amongst others.

#### Thomas & Friends – CGI version

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Since 2009, Wickham has co-worked on the CGI version of the children's television series Thomas & Friends. Wickham co-provides the voices of various characters of the series: Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Whiff, Dash and Harold in the UK, and Harvey, Glynn, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Bert, Stafford, Salty, Den, Norman, Bertie, Captain, Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt in both the UK/US, and various other characters.[citation needed]

In 2020, Wickham reprised his roles as Gordon and Sir Topham Hatt in Rainbow Sun Productions' 20th anniversary celebration reading of Thomas and the Magic Railroad.[citation needed]

## Radio restoration

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Wickham has been involved in restoration of archive BBC Radio comedy shows. He traced missing episodes of the series I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, which were repeated on BBC Radio 7, and restored episodes for broadcast.[9]

## Voice roles

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### Film

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Year | Title | Role | Notes

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2001 | Christmas Carol: The Movie | Mr. Leach and Undertaker |
2002 | Return to Never Land | Schroder |
The King's Beard | Additional voices |
2005 | Angelina Ballerina: Angelina's Princess Dance | William Longtail and Mr. Maurice Mouseling | Direct-to-video
2006 | Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest | Le Père | English version
Angelina Ballerina: Angelina Sets Sail | William Longtail and Mr. Maurice Mouseling |
The Jungle Book: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi to the Rescue | Bagheera | As part of the BKN Classic Series trilogy
A Christmas Carol | Scrooge's Father, Jacob Marley, Collector of the Orphanage # 1, Ghost of Christmas Past and Ghost of Christmas Present
2007 | Alice in Wonderland: What's the Matter with Hatter? | Additional voices
The Three Musketeers: Saving the Crown |
2009 | Hero of the Rails | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy and the Fat Controller | UK voice; direct-to-DVD
2010 | Misty Island Rescue | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Whiff, Dash, Harold and the Fat Controller (UK)

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Salty and Captain | Direct-to-video
Rainbow Magic: Return to Rainspell Island | Leonardo |
2011 | Day of the Diesels | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy and the Fat Controller (UK)

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Salty, Den, Norman, Paxton and Dowager Hatt | Direct-to-video
2012 | Blue Mountain Mystery | Edward, Henry, James, Percy the Fat Controller and the Thin Controller (UK)

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Skarloey and Sir Handel
2013 | King of the Railway | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy and the Fat Controller (UK)

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Skarloey
Moshi Monsters: The Movie | Buster Bumblechops and Diavlo |
2014 | Tale of the Brave | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy and the Fat Controller (UK)

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Salty and a shunter | Direct-to-DVD
2015 | Thomas (the Tank Engine) & Friends: The Adventure Begins | Edward, Henry, Gordon and James (UK)

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Glynn, Sir Topham Hatt/The Fat Director, Gordon's driver, James's guard, the Knapford Station speaker, some workmen and some signalmen
Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure | Edward, Henry, Gordon, James and Percy (UK)

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Salty, Arlesdale Bert, Bertie, Sir Topham Hatt/The Fat Controller, a diver, some workmen and a policeman
2016 | Thomas & Friends: The Great Race | Edward, Henry, Gordon and James (UK)

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Salty, Den, Norman, Stafford, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Arlesdale Bert and Sir Topham Hatt
2017 | Journey Beyond Sodor | Edward, Henry and Gordon (UK)

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Sir Topham Hatt
2018 | Big World! Big Adventures! | Edward, Henry, Gordon, Harold and the Thin Controller (UK)

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Bertie, Sir Topham Hatt, additional voices

### Television

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Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes

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1996–1998 | Douglas and Vince: The Two Heroes | Vince | Alongside Richard Pearce
1998-2007 | Gamba no Bouken | Noroi |
1998–2000 | Archibald the Koala | Archduke | Alongside Richard Griffiths
1999–2000 | 64 Zoo Lane | various (UK version) | 52 episodes
2000–06 | Cubeez | Bozz | Alongside Marc Silk & Tara Newley
2002–06 | Angelina Ballerina | Mr. Mouseling, Grandpa Mouseling, William Longtail, Doctor Tuttle, various characters | Alongside Rob Rackstraw
2002 | Wilf the Witch's Dog | Door, Sly | Alongside Kerry Shale
2003–06 | Watch My Chops | Corneil | Alongside Ben Small
2004–07 | The Koala Brothers | Frank and Archie | Alongside Rob Rackstraw
2005 | Pitt & Kantrop | Stef, Sariac, Vegas & Atlas | Alongside Emma Tate
2005–08 | Planet Sketch |  | Alongside Morwenna Banks, John Sparkes and Bert Kwouk
2007 | Tommy Zoom | Polluto and Bad Polluto Drawings |
2007–08 | The Secret Show | Changed Daily | Alongside Rob Rackstraw
2008 | Frankenstein's Cat | Trevor, Dr. Frankenstein, Mr. Crumble and Pipsquawk | Alongside Joe Pasquale
2008–10 | The Mr. Men Show | Mr. Small and Mr. Tall | Alongside Teresa Gallagher, Steven Kynman, Rob Rackstraw and Tim Whitnall; UK voice role
2009–13 | Jungle Junction | Bungo, Crocker and Dozer | Alongside Jimmy Hibbert
2009–21 | Thomas & Friends | Edward, Henry, Gordon, Whiff, Dash, Harold and Mr. Percival (UK)

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The Fat Controller/Sir Topham Hatt (US; 2015 onwards / UK), Harvey, Glynn, Skarloey, Sir Handel, Arlesdale Bert, Stafford, Salty, Den, Norman, Bertie, Captain, Dowager Hatt and Lord Callan | Succeeded by Nigel Pilkington as the role of Percy (UK) and Rob Rackstraw as the role of James
2010–present | The Octonauts | Shellington, Professor Inkling | Alongside Simon Greenall, Jo Wyatt, and Rob Rackstraw
2011–12 | Fleabag Monkeyface | Dr. Dirk Spamflex | Alongside Bob Golding
2014–present | Toot the Tiny Tugboat | Ol' Graham the Galleon, H.P. the Speedboat, Ken Toyn the Shipwright, Bryan the Ferry | alongside John Hasler
2015–2016 | Wissper | Bert and Monty | Alongside India Chesher-Good
2019 | Ricky Zoom | Loop | Alongside Max Fincham
Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue | Edward, Henry, Gordon, The Fat Controller/Sir Topham Hatt, Salty, Den, Captain and Norman (UK/US) | Television Special
2020 | Thomas & Friends: The Royal Engine | Henry, Gordon, The Fat Controller/Sir Topham Hatt, Dowager Hatt, Thomas' Crew and a Stationmaster (UK/US) | Television Special
Thomas & Friends: Marvelous Machinery | Edward, Gordon (UK)

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Harvey, Salty, Harold, Sir Topham Hatt, The Policeman, and the Station Master (UK/US) | Television Miniseries
2021 | The Smurfs: A New Touch of Blue | TBA | TBA

### Video games

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Year | Title | Role

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1996 | Privateer 2: The Darkening | Male Space Communications
1996  | MindGym[10] | The Narrator
1997 | City of Lost Children | Additional voices
2004 | Fable | Jack of Blades
2005 | Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King | Dhoulmagus
Shinobido: Way of the Ninja | Goh the Bear and Kenobi Ninja
2006 | Medieval II: Total War | Additional voices
2007 | Genji: Days of the Blade | Genji Warrior (Guard B), Heishi Warrior A and Yoritomo
2008 | Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors | Colonel Cutlass, Briquet and a soldier
Fable II | Additional voices
Memento Mori
2009 | Cursed Mountain | Edward Alexander Bennett
2013 | The Night of the Rabbit | Garden Rabbit
2017 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | Niranira

## References

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1. ^ "Keith Wickham," Behind the Voice Actors, www.behindthevoiceactors.com/
2. ^ Keith Wickham Toungue twister, retrieved 2 February 2022
3. ^ "Online Health & Safety, HR and Compliance Training | iHASCO". www.ihasco.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
4. ^ "Asbestos Awareness Training | IOSH/IATP Approved | iHASCO". www.ihasco.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
5. ^ "Bullying & Harassment Training | Prevention Training | iHASCO". www.ihasco.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
6. ^ "Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Training | iHASCO". 8 April 2024.
7. ^ "Essential Health and Safety Training | IOSH Approved | iHASCO". www.ihasco.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
8. ^ "Food Allergy Awareness Training | IOSH Approved | iHASCO". 8 April 2024.
9. ^ "Wickham's World". Wiped News. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
10. ^ Salvador, Phil (11 September 2017). "MindGym". The Obscuritory. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

## External links

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* Official website
* Keith Wickham at IMDb
* http://www.cbeebies.com

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* MusicBrainz

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