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'''Martin T. Sherman''' (born 1971<ref>{{cite news|date=May 31, 1978|title=Meet Martin Sherman, Just 7|work=[[The Evening Independent]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QVlQAAAAIBAJ&dq=Martin+Sherman+Just+7&pg=PA11&article_id=5086,3577253|access-date=August 19, 2023}}</ref>) is an American actor, director, writer and inventor.
'''Martin T. Sherman''' is an American actor, director and writer.

==Early life==
Martin T. Sherman was born in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]]. He is a graduate of [[Gibbs High School (St. Petersburg, Florida)|Gibbs High School]].<ref>{{cite news|date=December 26, 1986|title=Forensic students compete|work=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IXdIAAAAIBAJ&dq=Martin+Sherman+Gibbs+High&pg=PA72&article_id=5348,611297|access-date=August 19, 2023}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Sherman has starred in several films and television as well as providing voice acting for several [[video game]]s, including [[Pac-Man (character)|Pac-Man]] in ''[[Pac-Man World 3]]'', the first time the character ever had a voice actor in his games.{{cn|date=January 2022}} From 2009 to 2015, Sherman voiced Thomas and Percy in the US version of the television series ''[[Thomas & Friends]]''. He also voiced Diesel in the show's US dub from 2013 to 2015, taking over from former US narrator [[Michael Brandon]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2014/jul/22/voice-of-thomas-tank-engine-quits-show-contract-dispute|title=Voice of Thomas the Tank Engine quits over contract dispute: 'I feel so bullied'|first=Nicky|last=Woolf|date=22 July 2014|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=18 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/thomas-tank-engine-voice-actor-720732|title=Thomas the Tank Engine Voice Actor Quits Over Salary Dispute|newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|accessdate=18 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/st-pete-native-quitting-as-voice-of-thomas-the-tank-engine/2189040|title=St. Pete native quitting as voice of Thomas the Tank Engine|date=18 July 2014|website=Tampabay.com|accessdate=18 October 2018}}</ref> After Sherman's departure from the series, [[Joseph May]], [[Christopher Ragland]] and [[Kerry Shale]] had taken over the roles of Thomas, Percy and Diesel, respectively, though Shale had already voiced the character in the UK dub.
Sherman has starred in several films and television as well as providing voice acting for several [[video game]]s, including [[Pac-Man (character)|Pac-Man]] in ''[[Pac-Man World 3]]'', the first time the character ever had a voice actor in his games.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} From 2009 to 2015, Sherman voiced Thomas and Percy in the US version of the children's television series ''[[Thomas & Friends]],'' as well as providing their voices for the [[Day Out with Thomas|Day out with Thomas]] dummy units (and the steam locomotive at the [[Strasburg Rail Road]]). He also voiced Diesel in the show's US dub from 2013 to 2015, taking over from former U.S. narrator [[Michael Brandon]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2014/jul/22/voice-of-thomas-tank-engine-quits-show-contract-dispute|title=Voice of Thomas the Tank Engine quits over contract dispute: 'I feel so bullied'|first=Nicky|last=Woolf|date=22 July 2014|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=18 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/thomas-tank-engine-voice-actor-720732|title=Thomas the Tank Engine Voice Actor Quits Over Salary Dispute|newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|accessdate=18 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/features/media/st-pete-native-quitting-as-voice-of-thomas-the-tank-engine/2189040/|title=St. Pete native quitting as voice of Thomas the Tank Engine|date=18 July 2014|website=Tampabay.com|access-date=18 October 2018}}</ref> After Sherman's departure from the series, [[Joseph May]], [[Christopher Ragland]], and [[Kerry Shale]] had taken over the roles of Thomas, Percy, and Diesel respectively, though Shale had already voiced the character in the U.K. dub.

In addition to his acting work, Sherman is also an inventor, specializing in ocean engineering.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*''[[Gangs of New York]]'' (2002)
! Year
*''[[Hooligans (film)|Hooligans]]'' (2005) – Mitch
! Title
*''[[The Tiger and the Snow]]'' (2005) – Soldato Americano
! Role
*''Ambition'' (2005)
! class="unsortable" | Notes
*''[[Incubus (2005 film)|Incubus]]'' (2006) – Orin Kiefer (voice) (uncredited)
|-
*''[[Hero of the Rails]]'' (2009) – Thomas and Percy (US voice)
*''[[Leap Year (2010 film)|Leap Year]]'' (2010)
|2002 || ''[[Gangs of New York]]'' || Man ||
|-
*''[[Misty Island Rescue]]'' (2010) – Thomas and Percy (US voice)
|2005
*''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'' (2011) – Brandt's Aide
|''[[Green Street (film)|Green Street]]''
*''[[Day of the Diesels]]'' (2011) – Thomas and Percy (US voice)
|Mitch
*''[[Blue Mountain Mystery]]'' (2012) – Thomas and Percy (US voice)
|
*''[[Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway|King of the Railway]]'' (2013) – Thomas, Percy and Diesel (US voice)
|-
*''Tale of the Brave'' (2014) – Thomas and Percy (US voice)
|2005

|''[[The Tiger and the Snow]]''
|Soldato Americano
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Incubus (2006 film)|Incubus]]''
|Orin Kiefer (voice)
|Uncredited
|-
|2009
|''[[Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails]]''
|Thomas, Percy (voice)
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue]]''
|Thomas, Percy (voice)
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Spirit of the Forest (film)|Spirit of the Forest]]''
|Piorno, Huhu (voice)
|English dub<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2011
|''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]''
|Brandt's Aide
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels]]''
|Thomas, Percy (voice)
|American dub
|-
|2012
|''[[Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery]]''
|Thomas, Percy (voice)
|American dub
|-
|2013
|''[[Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway]]''
|Thomas, Percy, Diesel (voice)
|American dub
|-
|2014
|''[[Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave]]''
|Thomas, Percy (voice)
|American dub
|}
===Television===
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*''[[Orsum Island]]'' (2008) – Kodi (voice)
! Year
*''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' (2010–15) – [[Thomas the Tank Engine|Thomas]], [[Percy the Small Engine|Percy]] and [[Devious Diesel|Diesel]] (US voice)
! Title
*''SkaterBots'' - (2011-2016) Rodney Hawkins (voice)
! Role
*''[[Doctor Who]]'' (2015) – [[Hell Bent (Doctor Who)|Hell Bent]] - Man
! class="unsortable" | Notes

|-
|2009–2015 || ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' || Thomas, Percy, Diesel (voice) ||American dub
|-
|2011–2016
|''SkaterBots''
|Rodney Hawkins (voice)
|
|-
|2014–2019
|''Marcus Level''
|Gorbar (voice)
|Main cast<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2015
|''[[Doctor Who]]''
|Man
|Episode: "[[Hell Bent (Doctor Who)|Hell Bent]]"
|}
===Video games===
===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
|2003 || ''[[Conflict: Desert Storm II - Back to Baghdad]]'' || US Briefing Officer ||
|2003 || ''[[Conflict: Desert Storm II - Back to Baghdad]]'' || US Briefing Officer ||
|-
|-
|2004 || ''[[Driv3r]]'' || Additional Voices ||
|2004 || ''[[Driv3r]]'' || Additional Voices ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Driv3r (2004 Video Game) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Driv3r/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=28 September 2021|postscript=. 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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2004 || ''[[Second Sight (video game)|Second Sight]]'' || Additional Voices ||
|2004 || ''[[Second Sight (video game)|Second Sight]]'' || Additional Voices ||
|-
|-
|2005
|2005 || ''[[Kameo: Elements of Power]]'' || Additional Voices ||
|''[[Juiced (video game)|Juiced]]''
|Jack
|
|-
|-
|2005
|2005 || ''[[Pac-Man World 3]]'' || [[Pac-Man (character)|Pac-Man]], [[Ghosts (Pac-Man)#Blinky|Blinky]] ||<ref name="btva">{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Martin-T-Sherman/|title=Behind the Voice Actors – Martin T Sherman|last=|first=|date=|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=August 30, 2019|postscript=. 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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.}}</ref>
|''[[Sniper Elite (video game)|Sniper Elite]]''
|Karl Fairburne
|<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2005 || ''[[Kameo: Elements of Power]]'' || Additional Voices ||
|-
|2005 || ''[[Pac-Man World 3]]'' || [[Pac-Man (character)|Pac-Man]], [[Ghosts (Pac-Man)#Blinky|Blinky (Clyde)]] ||<ref name="btva">{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Martin T Sherman (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Martin-T-Sherman/ |access-date=August 30, 2019 |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. 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.}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2005 || ''[[Perfect Dark Zero]]'' || Killian || <ref name="btva"/>
|2005 || ''[[Perfect Dark Zero]]'' || Killian || <ref name="btva"/>
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|2007 || ''[[The Witcher (video game)|The Witcher]]'' || Radovid V the Stern ||
|2007 || ''[[The Witcher (video game)|The Witcher]]'' || Radovid V the Stern ||
|-
|-
|2008
|2008 || ''[[Emergency Heroes]]'' || Zach Harper ||
|''[[So Blonde]]''
|Kid
|
|-
|-
|2008 || ''[[Everybody's Golf 5]]'' || Felipe || English Dub<ref name="btva"/>
|2008 || ''[[Emergency Heroes]]'' || Zach Harper ||<ref name="btva" />
|-
|-
|2008 || ''[[Haze (video game)|Haze]]'' || Corporal Bobby Watchstrap, Additional Voices ||<ref name="btva"/>
|2008 || ''[[Everybody's Golf 5]]'' || Felipe || English dub<ref name="btva"/>
|-
|2008 || ''[[Haze (video game)|Haze]]'' || Corporal Bobby Watchstrap ||<ref name="btva" />
|-
|-
|2008 || ''[[Crysis Warhead]]'' || Marine ||
|2008 || ''[[Crysis Warhead]]'' || Marine ||
|-
|-
|2012
|2013 || ''[[Crysis 3]]'' || Teammate #6 ||
|''[[Deponia (video game)|Deponia]]''
|Wenzel, Gonzo
|<ref name="btva" />
|-
|-
|2014 || ''[[Sacred 3]]'' || Z4ngri3f ||
|2013 || ''[[Crysis 3]]'' || Teammate #6 ||
|-
|-
|2014 || ''[[LittleBigPlanet 3]]'' || Gustavo ||<ref name="btva"/>
|2014 || ''[[Sacred 3]]'' || Z4ngri3f ||
|-
|-
|2014
|2015 || ''[[Lego Dimensions]]'' || Additional voices ||
|''[[Randal's Monday]]''
|Matt
|
|-
|-
|2016 || ''[[Deponia Doomsday]]'' || Wenzel, Gonzo || English Dub
|2014 || ''[[LittleBigPlanet 3]]'' || Gustavo ||<ref name="btva" />
|-
|-
|2017 || ''[[Horizon Zero Dawn]]'' || Dekamin, Muns, Shahavad ||
|2015 || ''[[Lego Dimensions]]'' || Additional voices ||
|-
|-
|2017 || ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2]]'' || [[Spider-Man]] ||
|2016 || ''[[Deponia Doomsday]]'' || Wenzel, Gonzo || English dub
|-
|-
|2017 || ''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017 video game)|Star Wars: Battlefront II]]'' || Voice Talent ||
|2017 || ''[[Horizon Zero Dawn]]'' || Dekamin, Muns, Shahavad ||
|-
|-
|2018 || ''[[Lego The Incredibles]]'' || ||
|2017 || ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2]]'' || [[Spider-Man]], [[Iron Fist (character)|Iron Fist]] ||
|-
|2017 || ''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017 video game)|Star Wars: Battlefront II]]'' || Voice Talent ||
|-
|2018 || ''[[Lego The Incredibles]]'' || ||
|-
|-
|2018 || ''[[State of Mind (video game)|State of Mind]]'' || Civil Doctor ||
|2018 || ''[[State of Mind (video game)|State of Mind]]'' || Civil Doctor ||
|-
|-
|2019 || ''[[Terminator: Resistance]]'' || Alvin ||<ref name="btva"/>
|2019 || ''[[Terminator: Resistance]]'' || Alvin ||<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2021
|''[[It Takes Two (video game)|It Takes Two]]''
|Hammerhead
|<ref name="btva" />
|-
|2022
|''[[Xenoblade Chronicles 3]]''
|Teach
|English dub<ref name="btva" />
|}
|}
*''[[Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe]]'' (1995)
*''[[TimeSplitters: Future Perfect]]'' (2005)
*''[[Juiced (video game)|Juiced]]'' (2005)
*''[[Sniper Elite (video game)|Sniper Elite]]'' (2005)
*''[[So Blonde]]'' (2008)
*''[[Deponia (video game)|Deponia]]'' (2012)
*''[[The Crew (video game)|The Crew]]'' (2014)
*''[[Jerry McPartlin: Rebel with a Cause]]'' (2015)
*''[[Randal's Monday]]'' (2015)
*''[[Homefront: The Revolution]]'' (2016)
*''[[Star Ocean: Anamnesis]]'' (2016)

===Other work===
===Other work===
*''[[Day Out with Thomas]]'' (2014–2015) - Thomas and Percy (voice, pre-record dialogue)
*''[[Day Out with Thomas]]'' (2014–2015) - Thomas and Percy (voice, pre-record dialogue)


==Production work==
==Production work==
===Miscelleaneous Crew===
*''[[Juiced (video game)|Juiced]]'' (2005) – Writer
*''[[Juiced (video game)|Juiced]]'' (2005) – Writer
*''[[Crusty Demons]]'' (2006) – Voice Director
*''[[Crusty Demons]]'' (2006) – Voice director
*''[[So Blonde]]'' (2008) – Director
*''[[So Blonde]]'' (2008) – Director


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Latest revision as of 03:20, 2 December 2024

Martin Sherman
Born
Martin T. Sherman

1971 (age 52–53)
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • writer
  • inventor
Years active1994–present

Martin T. Sherman (born 1971[1]) is an American actor, director, writer and inventor.

Early life

[edit]

Martin T. Sherman was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is a graduate of Gibbs High School.[2]

Career

[edit]

Sherman has starred in several films and television as well as providing voice acting for several video games, including Pac-Man in Pac-Man World 3, the first time the character ever had a voice actor in his games.[citation needed] From 2009 to 2015, Sherman voiced Thomas and Percy in the US version of the children's television series Thomas & Friends, as well as providing their voices for the Day out with Thomas dummy units (and the steam locomotive at the Strasburg Rail Road). He also voiced Diesel in the show's US dub from 2013 to 2015, taking over from former U.S. narrator Michael Brandon.[3][4][5] After Sherman's departure from the series, Joseph May, Christopher Ragland, and Kerry Shale had taken over the roles of Thomas, Percy, and Diesel respectively, though Shale had already voiced the character in the U.K. dub.

In addition to his acting work, Sherman is also an inventor, specializing in ocean engineering.

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Gangs of New York Man
2005 Green Street Mitch
2005 The Tiger and the Snow Soldato Americano
2006 Incubus Orin Kiefer (voice) Uncredited
2009 Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails Thomas, Percy (voice)
2010 Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue Thomas, Percy (voice)
2010 Spirit of the Forest Piorno, Huhu (voice) English dub[6]
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger Brandt's Aide
2011 Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels Thomas, Percy (voice) American dub
2012 Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery Thomas, Percy (voice) American dub
2013 Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway Thomas, Percy, Diesel (voice) American dub
2014 Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave Thomas, Percy (voice) American dub

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2009–2015 Thomas & Friends Thomas, Percy, Diesel (voice) American dub
2011–2016 SkaterBots Rodney Hawkins (voice)
2014–2019 Marcus Level Gorbar (voice) Main cast[6]
2015 Doctor Who Man Episode: "Hell Bent"

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Conflict: Desert Storm II - Back to Baghdad US Briefing Officer
2004 Driv3r Additional Voices
2004 Second Sight Additional Voices
2005 Juiced Jack
2005 Sniper Elite Karl Fairburne [6]
2005 Kameo: Elements of Power Additional Voices
2005 Pac-Man World 3 Pac-Man, Blinky (Clyde) [6]
2005 Perfect Dark Zero Killian [6]
2007 The Witcher Radovid V the Stern
2008 So Blonde Kid
2008 Emergency Heroes Zach Harper [6]
2008 Everybody's Golf 5 Felipe English dub[6]
2008 Haze Corporal Bobby Watchstrap [6]
2008 Crysis Warhead Marine
2012 Deponia Wenzel, Gonzo [6]
2013 Crysis 3 Teammate #6
2014 Sacred 3 Z4ngri3f
2014 Randal's Monday Matt
2014 LittleBigPlanet 3 Gustavo [6]
2015 Lego Dimensions Additional voices
2016 Deponia Doomsday Wenzel, Gonzo English dub
2017 Horizon Zero Dawn Dekamin, Muns, Shahavad
2017 Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Spider-Man, Iron Fist
2017 Star Wars: Battlefront II Voice Talent
2018 Lego The Incredibles
2018 State of Mind Civil Doctor
2019 Terminator: Resistance Alvin [6]
2021 It Takes Two Hammerhead [6]
2022 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Teach English dub[6]

Other work

[edit]

Production work

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Meet Martin Sherman, Just 7". The Evening Independent. May 31, 1978. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Forensic students compete". St. Petersburg Times. December 26, 1986. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  3. ^ Woolf, Nicky (22 July 2014). "Voice of Thomas the Tank Engine quits over contract dispute: 'I feel so bullied'". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Thomas the Tank Engine Voice Actor Quits Over Salary Dispute". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  5. ^ "St. Pete native quitting as voice of Thomas the Tank Engine". Tampabay.com. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Martin T Sherman (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 30, 2019. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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