Rasmus Hardiker (born 31 January 1985) is a British actor. He is 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 Hardiker was born on 31 January 1985 in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. He attended The Arthur Terry School in Sutton Coldfield, where he obtained an A-level in drama.
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).
From 2006 to 2007, Hardiker played Raymond in the television series Saxondale, featuring Steve Coogan. From 2006 to 2011, he starred alongside Jack Dee in the comedy series Lead Balloon. In 2011, he starred in the comic fantasy film Your Highness alongside Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, and Zooey Deschanel.
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".
From 2018 to 2019, he played Kem, a regular in the Superman spin-off prequel series Krypton.
From 2012–2013, Hardiker voiced various characters in the Disney Channel musical comedy series Groove High. 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, Monty, and the Troublesome Trucks. He took over for Jonathan Broadbent as the voice of Bill, starting with the twenty-second series. He also provided the voice of Alfur in Hilda.
Filmography Film 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 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. 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) 2020 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! On the Big Screen Walter (voice) 2021 Hilda and the Mountain King Alfur (voice) 2025 Wildcat Edward
Television 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 Main cast 2015–2020 Thunderbirds Are Go Scott Tracy, Alan Tracy, additional voices 2015–2019 Danger Mouse Count Duckula, Ian, Jimmy Camel, Monsieur Aubrey le Camembert (voices) 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 2016 Shaun the Sheep The Farmer's Nephew Episode: "The Farmer's Nephew" 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) Main cast 2017–present The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe Ivandoe, Bert (voices) 2017–present The Tiny Bunch Turtle Season 2 2018–2019 Krypton Kem Main cast Lilybuds Ellery Main cast 2018–2023 Hilda Alfur (voice) Main cast 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 2025 Wolf King Mikkel (voice) 2026 Patience Teo Barbieri Season 2 Episode 6
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2015 Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin Kai Lego Dimensions Additional voices 2016SteepPointe Percee 2017 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Tora English version Dragon Quest XI The Luminary, Calasmos, additional voices 2019 Dragon Quest XI S 2023 Disney Illusion Island Toku Lies of P Gemini
References
External links
British Sitcom Guide – Interview