Rasmus Hardiker

Rasmus Hardiker
Rasmus Hardiker
Born	31 January 1985 (age 39); Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–2000, 2005–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 from Hilda.

Early life

Hardiker was born in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, 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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Starter for 10	University Challenge competitor
2007	Magicians	Dwight
2007	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	English dub voice
2015	Peter & Wendy	Mr. Smee/Smith
2016	Thomas & Friends: The Great Race	Philip	Voice
2017	Journey Beyond Sodor	Philip
	Mary and the Witch's Flower	Zebedee
	The Little Vampire 3D	Rudolph Sackville-Bagg, Gregory Sackville-Bagg
2021	Hilda and the Mountain King	Alfur Aldric	Voice

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998–2000	Mister Moose's Fun Time	Captain Bluebear	US voice
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 character
2014–2017	Boyster	Rafik / Arthur (voice)	Main cast
2014	Black Mirror	Harry	Feature-length special "White Christmas"
2015	Scream Street	Resus Negative/Various^[3]	Main character
2015–2020	Thunderbirds Are Go	Scott Tracy / Alan Tracy (voice)	Main characters
2015–present	Danger Mouse	Count Duckula / Ian / Jimmy Camel / Monsieur Aubrey le Camembert (voice)^[4]	Recurring cast member
	Thomas & Friends	Monty	UK voice
	Thomas & Friends	Troublesome Trucks (The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor only), Bill (Series 22 onwards) and Philip	Recurring voice, succeeding Jonathan Broadbent as the voice of Bill
2016-present	Floogals	Fleeker	Main role
2016–2019	Digby Dragon	Chips	Recurring character
2017	Ronja, the Robber's Daughter	Fjosok / Pelje / Tjorm / Sturkas	English voice version
2017–present	Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!	Walter Brown & Grizzly Griller	Main & recurring characters
2017–present	The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe	Ivandoe, Bert	Main roles
2017-present	The Tiny Bunch	Turtle	(Season 2)
2018-present	Hilda	Alfur Aldric	voice^[5]
2018–2019	Krypton	Kem	Main cast^[6]
2018–present	Lilybuds	Ellery	Main cast
2018-present	101 Dalmatian Street	Hansel the Husky	voice
2017–2019; 2021–present	Numberblocks	Eighteen, Eighty-One	voice
2019–2020	Ricky Zoom	Steel Awesome	voice

Video games

Year	Title	Role
2015	Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin	Kai
2015	Lego Dimensions	Kai
2017	Xenoblade Chronicles 2	Tora
2017	Dragon Quest XI	The Luminary, Calasmos, additional voices
2019	Dragon Quest XI S	The Luminary, Calasmos, additional voices

References

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

External links

[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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