Rasmus Hardiker

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.

Hardiker was born in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England. He attended The Arthur Terry School in Sutton Coldfield, leaving with an A-level in drama.

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 Black Mirror, a special feature-length episode named "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 (UK/US), Monty (UK) 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 from Hilda.