John Hasler

John Hasler (born 21 April 1974) is an English actor and voice-over artist, who is best known as T-shirt in the children's television series T-Bag from 1985–92. Hasler was the only character to remain with the show for its entire television run, starting as a young boy and leaving as a teenager, he's also known for voicing Thomas the Tank Engine in the UK dub of the children's television series Thomas & Friends.

John Hasler
Born (1974-04-21) 21 April 1974
Barking, London, England
OccupationActor, voice-over artist
Years active1984–present
Websitewww.johnhasler.co.uk

Career

John began his career in the mid 80's. He played T-Shirt, a prominent character in the T-Bag TV series between 1985-1992, being the only character to star in all 9 series and in all 4 Christmas special.

He has appeared in Renford Rejects and Casualty and provided voices and additional dialogue replacement (ADR) for a number of TV, radio and film productions. He also appeared for an old TV advert for Persil washing powder in the 90's.

In 2012 he joined the voice cast of Fireman Sam as James Jones, taking over the role from Steven Kynman and Arnold McKinley.[1]

From August 2012 to February 2015, Hasler was cast in the United Kingdom tour of Disney's The Lion King (musical), performing as the meerkat Timon. [2]

From 2015 onwards, he is the replacement voice actor of Thomas the Tank Engine in the UK and Rheneas in the UK and US narrations of Thomas & Friends, after Ben Small left the show.[3] He also voices the lead character Trafalgar on Teenage Fairytale Dropouts, "Toot the Tiny Tugboat", and Foz in "Go Jetters".

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1984BreakoutStephen
201110 Areans of MarwoodIrving Clifford
2012BraveAdditional voices
2014Fireman Sam: Heroes of the StormArnold McKinley, James JonesUK voice
2015Thomas (the Tank Engine) & Friends: The Adventure BeginsThomas
Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
2016Thomas & Friends: The Great RaceThomas (UK)
Rheneas		Voice; uncredited in the US
2017Fireman Sam: Alien AlertArnold McKinley, James JonesUK voice
Journey Beyond SodorThomas
2018Big World! Big Adventures!

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1985–92T-BagT-Shirt94 episodes
1991Doctor at the TopAlec1 episode
1994Harry's MadAccess1 episode
1995The Legends of Treasure IslandJim HawkinsVoice; 13 episodes (Series 2)
2000CasualtyLee Carter
2012–presentFireman SamJames Jones, Arnold McKinleyMain UK voice role
2013–14Teenage Fairytale DropoutsTrafalgarMain voice role
2014Toot the Tiny TugboatToot
2015–presentThomas & FriendsThomas / Narrator (UK)
Rheneas		Main voice role, succeeding Ben Small
Go JettersFozMain voice role
2019-presentThink about Lesson PetSupporting voice role

Special
YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the RescueThomas / Narrator (UK)Main voice role
Thomas & Friends: Digs and Discoveries (All Tracks Lead to Rome/Mines of Mystery)
2020Thomas & Friends: The Royal Engine

References
  1. "John Hasler - Actor and Voiceover Artist". www.johnhasler.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  2. "The Lion King Roars Off On First-Ever U.K. Tour". Encore Tickets. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  3. "John Hasler - Actor and Voiceover Artist". www.johnhasler.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
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