Ben Small

Benjamin “Ben” Small (born June 9th, 1971 in Bristol, England) is a British voice actor who provided voices for the UK and US dubs of Thomas & Friends. He left the series in 2014 when HiT Entertainment decided to not renew his contract, stating that a fresh voice for Thomas was needed, with Small being replaced by John Hasler as the voice of Thomas. Several of Small’s roles were also later given to other voice actors.

Small has provided voices in several animated shows, with credits including “Lunar Jim”, “Harry and his Bucket Full Of Dinosaurs”, “Clifford the Big Red Dog”, “Watch My Chops/Corneil and Bernie”, “Make Way for Noddy“, and “Wallace and Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions“.

UK

 * Thomas (Hero of the Rails-Season 18)
 * Toby (Hero of the Rails-Season 18)
 * Ferdinand (Misty Island Rescue-Season 16)
 * Some Sodor United Team players (Pingy Pongy Pick Up)

US

 * Stanley (Day of the Diesels-Season 18)
 * Charlie (Season 16-Season 18)

UK/US

 * Rheneas (Blue Mountain Mystery-Season 16)
 * Flynn (Season 17)
 * Troublesome Trucks (Season 16-Season 18)
 * Owen (Blue Mountain Mystery-Season 18)