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{{Short description|Norwegian actor}}
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| birth_place = [[Moss, Norway|Moss]], Norway
| birth_place = [[Moss, Norway|Moss]], Norway
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*Norway
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*United States<ref name="Profile">{{cite web |title=e-TALENTA |url=https://www.e-talenta.eu/members/profile/david-menkin |website=www.e-talenta.eu |access-date=21 February 2021}}</ref>
* United States<ref name="Profile">{{cite web |title=e-TALENTA |url=https://www.e-talenta.eu/members/profile/david-menkin |website=e-talenta.eu |access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref>
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| education = [[New York University]]
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'''David Menkin''' is a Norwegian actor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mossingen David Menkin is the star in the 'Reduced Shakespeare Company'. Now he is touring the UK with "Completely Hollywood". |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/jlvOn/35-stjerneroller-pa-n-kveld |website=Afternposten |date=November 19, 2005 |publisher=Aftenposten |access-date=November 15, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mossing with theater success Eight years ago, David Menkin stood at Money Square on Time Square in New York. Today he is on stage in London. |url=http://moss-dagblad.no/kultur/article1249196.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927072427/http://moss-dagblad.no/kultur/article1249196.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |website=Moss dagblad.Norway (via Wayback Machine) |publisher=Moss dagblad Norway |access-date=November 15, 2018}}</ref> His best known for his voice roles as Porter and Jack in the US dub of ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' (2013–2021) and as [[Virgil Tracy|Virgil]] and [[Gordon Tracy]] in the 2015 reboot series ''[[Thunderbirds Are Go (TV series)|Thunderbirds Are Go]]'' (2015–2020).
'''David Menkin''' (born 10 May 1977<ref>{{cite web |title=David Menkin (47) |url=https://www.spielfilm.de/stars/170632/david-menkin |website=Spielfilm |access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref>) is a Norwegian-born American actor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mossingen David Menkin is the star in the 'Reduced Shakespeare Company'. Now he is touring the UK with "Completely Hollywood". |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/jlvOn/35-stjerneroller-pa-n-kveld |website=Afternposten |date=November 19, 2005 |publisher=Aftenposten |access-date=November 15, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mossing with theater success Eight years ago, David Menkin stood at Money Square on Time Square in New York. Today he is on stage in London. |url=http://moss-dagblad.no/kultur/article1249196.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927072427/http://moss-dagblad.no/kultur/article1249196.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |website=Moss dagblad.Norway (via Wayback Machine) |publisher=Moss dagblad Norway |access-date=November 15, 2018}}</ref> His best known for his voice roles as Porter and Jack in the US dub of ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' (2013–2021) and as [[Virgil Tracy|Virgil]] and [[Gordon Tracy]] in the 2015 reboot series ''[[Thunderbirds Are Go (TV series)|Thunderbirds Are Go]]'' (2015–2020).


His other voice roles in animation and video games include Scoop and Travis in the US version of ''[[Bob the Builder]]'', Dad Hooman in ''[[Floogals]]'', Chuck in ''[[Space Chickens in Space]]'', Munki and Rocky in ''[[Jungle Beat: The Movie]]'', Malos in ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles 2]]'', Captain Joseph Brady in ''[[Battlefield 3]]'', Breach in ''[[Valorant]]'', Magnus in ''[[Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers]]'', [[Luke Skywalker]] in ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga]]'', and Barnabas Tharmr in ''[[Final Fantasy XVI]]''.
His other voice roles in animation and video games include Scoop and Travis in the US version of ''[[Bob the Builder]]'', Dad Hooman in ''[[Floogals]]'', Chuck in ''[[Space Chickens in Space]]'', Munki and Rocky in ''[[Jungle Beat: The Movie]]'', Malos in ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles 2]]'', Captain Joseph Brady in ''[[Battlefield 3]]'', Breach in ''[[Valorant]]'', Magnus in ''[[Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers]]'', [[Luke Skywalker]] in ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga]]'', and Barnabas Tharmr in ''[[Final Fantasy XVI]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Menkin was born to a Norwegian mother and an American father in [[Moss, Norway|Moss]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Norwegian actor in Oscar nominated film David Menkin has a role in Kathryn Bigelows 'Zero Dark Thirty'. |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/norsk-skuespiller-i-oscar-nominert-film/63992986 |work=Dagbladet|access-date=November 15, 2018|date=January 21, 2013 }}</ref> where he partially spent his childhood before the family moved to [[Benin]] to partake in [[Saga Petroleum|Saga Petrolium]]'s oil drilling in West Africa. In a 2018 radio interview, he stated that the bi-cultural upbringing made "a great impression" on him.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.filmweb.no/filmnytt/article1281281.ece|title=Norges ukjente stjerneskudd|work=Filmweb.no|access-date=November 9, 2018|language=nb-NO}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://radio.nrk.no/serie/distriktsprogram-oestfold/DKOS02021518/26-10-2018#t=2h32m19.72s|title=Distriktsprogram – Østfold – 26-10-2018 – NRK Radio|website=NRK Radio|language=no|access-date=November 26, 2018}}</ref> As an adolescent, their family moved to London.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/david-37-fra-moss-spiller-mot-tom-hanks-i-ny-film/60758233|title=David (37) fra Moss spiller mot Tom Hanks i ny film|date=April 7, 2015|work=Dagbladet.no|access-date=November 9, 2018|language=no}}</ref> He attended [[New York University]] and graduated in 1999 from [[Mountview Theatre School]] in London, where he still lives and works as an actor.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.voice-shop.co.uk/artist.php?id=412|title=Male Voice Over Artist David Menkin – Norwegian|last=Shop|first=Voice|website=voice-shop.co.uk|access-date=November 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vg.no/rampelys/film/i/LKJAQ/norske-david-spiller-cia-agent-i-hollywood-film|title=Norske David spiller CIA-agent i Hollywood-film|access-date=November 26, 2018|language=no}}</ref>
Menkin was born to a Norwegian mother and an American father in [[Moss, Norway|Moss]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Norwegian actor in Oscar nominated film David Menkin has a role in Kathryn Bigelows 'Zero Dark Thirty'. |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/norsk-skuespiller-i-oscar-nominert-film/63992986 |work=Dagbladet|access-date=November 15, 2018|date=January 21, 2013 }}</ref> where he partially spent his childhood before the family moved to [[Benin]] to partake in [[Saga Petroleum|Saga Petrolium]]'s oil drilling in West Africa. In a 2018 radio interview, he stated that the bi-cultural upbringing made "a great impression" on him.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.filmweb.no/filmnytt/article1281281.ece|title=Norges ukjente stjerneskudd|work=Filmweb.no|access-date=November 9, 2018|language=nb-NO}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://radio.nrk.no/serie/distriktsprogram-oestfold/DKOS02021518/26-10-2018#t=2h32m19.72s|title=Distriktsprogram – Østfold – 26-10-2018 – NRK Radio|website=NRK Radio|language=no|access-date=November 26, 2018}}</ref> As an adolescent, their family moved to London.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/david-37-fra-moss-spiller-mot-tom-hanks-i-ny-film/60758233|title=David (37) fra Moss spiller mot Tom Hanks i ny film|date=April 7, 2015|work=Dagbladet.no|access-date=November 9, 2018|language=no}}</ref> He attended [[New York University]] and graduated in 1999 from [[Mountview Theatre School]] in London, where he still lives and works as an actor.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.voice-shop.co.uk/artist.php?id=412|title=Male Voice Over Artist David Menkin – Norwegian|last=Shop|first=Voice|website=voice-shop.co.uk|access-date=November 26, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vg.no/rampelys/film/i/LKJAQ/norske-david-spiller-cia-agent-i-hollywood-film|title=Norske David spiller CIA-agent i Hollywood-film|access-date=November 26, 2018|language=no}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
In 2001, Menkin's acting career started where he was a minor character in the television movie ''Wit''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/norsk-skuespiller-i-oscar-nominert-film/63992986|title=Norsk skuespiller i Oscar-nominert film|date=January 21, 2013|work=Dagbladet.no|access-date=November 26, 2018|language=no}}</ref>
In 2001, Menkin had a minor role for the television film ''Wit''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/norsk-skuespiller-i-oscar-nominert-film/63992986|title=Norsk skuespiller i Oscar-nominert film|date=January 21, 2013|work=Dagbladet.no|access-date=November 26, 2018|language=no}}</ref>


His film roles include ''[[A Hologram for the King (film)|A Hologram for the King]]'', ''[[Octane (film)|Octane]]'', ''[[Zero Dark Thirty]]'', ''Survivor'', ''[[Arthur Christmas]]'', ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (film)|The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'', ''[[Florence Foster Jenkins (film)|Florence Foster Jenkins]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Norwegian David plays with Hugh Grant and Meryl Streep |url=https://www.vg.no/rampelys/film/i/02dQB/norske-david-spiller-med-hugh-grant-og-meryl-streep |website=VG Norway |date=June 2, 2015 |publisher=VG Norway |access-date=November 12, 2018}}</ref> and the documentary ''Project Nim''.
His film roles include ''[[A Hologram for the King (film)|A Hologram for the King]]'', ''[[Octane (film)|Octane]]'', ''[[Zero Dark Thirty]]'', ''Survivor'', ''[[Arthur Christmas]]'', ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (film)|The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'', ''[[Florence Foster Jenkins (film)|Florence Foster Jenkins]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Norwegian David plays with Hugh Grant and Meryl Streep |url=https://www.vg.no/rampelys/film/i/02dQB/norske-david-spiller-med-hugh-grant-og-meryl-streep |website=VG Norway |date=June 2, 2015 |access-date=November 12, 2018}}</ref> and the documentary ''Project Nim''.


For many years he was provided the announcer voice for the Norwegian TV channel [[TV3 (Norway)|TV3]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://filterfilmogtv.no/shit-en-norsk-skuespiller-kan-ha-vaert-forstemann-som-banner-i-et-nintendo-spill/|title=Shit! En norsk skuespiller kan ha vært førstemann som banner i et Nintendo-spill|date=January 19, 2018|work=Filter Film og TV|access-date=November 26, 2018|language=nb-NO}}</ref>
For many years he was provided the announcer voice for the Norwegian TV channel [[TV3 (Norway)|TV3]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://filterfilmogtv.no/shit-en-norsk-skuespiller-kan-ha-vaert-forstemann-som-banner-i-et-nintendo-spill/|title=Shit! En norsk skuespiller kan ha vært førstemann som banner i et Nintendo-spill|date=January 19, 2018|work=Filter Film og TV|access-date=November 26, 2018|language=nb-NO}}</ref>
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He speaks English and Norwegian.<ref name=":0" /> Menkin is [[gay]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gray |first1=Robin |title=David Menkin on becoming an actor, coming out and voicing Luke Skywalker |url=https://gaymingmag.com/2023/02/david-menkin-on-becoming-an-actor-coming-out-and-voicing-luke-skywalker/ |website=[[Gayming Magazine]] |access-date=13 February 2023 |date=10 February 2023}}</ref>
He speaks English and Norwegian.<ref name=":0" /> Menkin is gay.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gray |first1=Robin |title=David Menkin on becoming an actor, coming out and voicing Luke Skywalker |url=https://gaymingmag.com/2023/02/david-menkin-on-becoming-an-actor-coming-out-and-voicing-luke-skywalker/ |website=[[Gayming Magazine]] |access-date=February 13, 2023 |date=February 10, 2023}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| 2013
| 2013
| ''[[Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway|King of the Railway]]''
| ''[[King of the Railway]]''
| Jack
| Jack
| Voice, US version; uncredited
| Voice, US version; uncredited
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| 2015
| 2015
| ''[[Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure|Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure]]''
| ''[[Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure]]''
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| Jack
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| Voice, US version
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| 2019
| ''The Phoenix Method''
| ''The Phoenix Method''
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| Short film
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| 2020
| ''[[Jungle Beat: The Movie]]''
| ''[[Jungle Beat: The Movie]]''
| Munki, Rocky<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/exclusive-vision-behind-jungle-beat-movie-featurette|title=EXCLUSIVE: The Vision Behind 'Jungle Beat: The Movie' Featurette|last=Sarto|first=Dan|date=June 10, 2020|publisher=Animation World Network|website=www.awn.com|access-date=January 13, 2021}}</ref>
| Munki, Rocky<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/exclusive-vision-behind-jungle-beat-movie-featurette|title=EXCLUSIVE: The Vision Behind 'Jungle Beat: The Movie' Featurette|last=Sarto|first=Dan|date=June 10, 2020|website=awn.com|publisher=Animation World Network|access-date=January 13, 2021}}</ref>
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| Student No. 1
| Student No. 1
| Television film
| Television film
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| 2002
| ''[[Pablo the Little Red Fox]]''
| Pumpkin (American with an American accent in the American re-dub)
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| 2008
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| 2015–2020
| 2015–2020
| ''[[Thunderbirds Are Go (TV series)|Thunderbirds Are Go]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Thunderbirds Are Go! voice cast interviews |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/thunderbirds/34750/thunderbirds-are-go-voice-cast-interviews |website=Den of Geek |date=March 29, 2015 |publisher=Den of Geek |access-date=November 12, 2018}}</ref>
| ''[[Thunderbirds Are Go (TV series)|Thunderbirds Are Go]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Thunderbirds Are Go! voice cast interviews |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/thunderbirds/34750/thunderbirds-are-go-voice-cast-interviews |website=Den of Geek |date=March 29, 2015 |access-date=November 12, 2018}}</ref>
| [[Virgil Tracy]], [[Gordon Tracy]], additional voices
| [[Virgil Tracy]], [[Gordon Tracy]], additional voices
| Voice, main role
| Voice, main role
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| 2016
| 2016
| ''[[Red Dwarf (TV series)|Red Dwarf]]''
| ''[[Red Dwarf]]''
| Lieutenant Clarence O'Neal
| Lieutenant Clarence O'Neal
| Episode: "Twentica"
| Episode: "Twentica"
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| ''Best Bugs Forever''
| ''Best Bugs Forever''
| Eddie
| Eddie
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| 2020
| 2020
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| 2023
| 2023
| ''[[Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix]]''
| ''[[Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix]]''
| [[Rayman#Rayman|Rayman]]
| [[Rayman (character)|Rayman]]
| Voice
| Voice
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|2016
|2016
|The Confessions of Dorian Gray - The Lord of Misrule
|The Confessions of Dorian Gray - The Lord of Misrule
|Simon Barnard
|Simon Barnard
|{{ISBN|9781785750823}}
|{{ISBN|9781785750823}}
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|2019
|2019
|The Vault
|The Vault
|Mark Dawson
|Mark Dawson
|{{ISBN|9781799770053}}
|{{ISBN|9781799770053}}
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| 2011
| 2011
| ''[[Battlefield 3]]''
| ''[[Battlefield 3]]''
| Captain Joseph Brady
| Captain Joseph Brady
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| ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2]]''
| ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2]]''
| [[Ghost Rider]], [[Skaar (character)|Skaar]]
| [[Ghost Rider]], [[Skaar (character)|Skaar]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=<nowiki>David Menkin | Creative Artists Management</nowiki> |url=http://www.cam.co.uk/client/david-menkin/ |website=cam.co.uk |access-date=5 January 2022 |archive-date=December 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201223245/https://www.cam.co.uk/client/david-menkin/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |title=<nowiki>David Menkin | Creative Artists Management</nowiki> |url=http://www.cam.co.uk/client/david-menkin/ |website=cam.co.uk |access-date=January 5, 2022 |archive-date=December 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201223245/https://www.cam.co.uk/client/david-menkin/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| 2017
| 2017
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| ''[[World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth]]''
| ''[[World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth]]''
| Additional voices
| Additional voices
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| 2018
| 2018
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| ''[[Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers]]''
| ''[[Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers]]''
| Magnus
| Magnus
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| 2019
| 2019
| ''[[Control (video game)|Control]]''
| ''[[Control (video game)|Control]]''
| Additional voices
| Additional voices
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| 2020
| 2020
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| ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga]]''
| ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga]]''
| [[Luke Skywalker]]
| [[Luke Skywalker]]
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|2023
|2023
|''[[Final Fantasy XVI]]''
|''[[Final Fantasy XVI]]''
| Barnabas Tharmr
| Barnabas Tharmr
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| {{TableTBA}}
| TBA
| ''[[Squadron 42]]''
| ''[[Star Citizen|Squadron 42]]''
| Devin Bautista
| Devin Bautista
| Post-production
| Post-production
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0579696}}
* {{IMDb name|0579696}}


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Latest revision as of 17:59, 11 December 2024

David Menkin
Menkin in 2021
Born (1977-05-10) 10 May 1977 (age 47)
Moss, Norway
Citizenship
  • Norway
  • United States[1]
EducationNew York University
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present

David Menkin (born 10 May 1977[2]) is a Norwegian-born American actor.[3][4] His best known for his voice roles as Porter and Jack in the US dub of Thomas & Friends (2013–2021) and as Virgil and Gordon Tracy in the 2015 reboot series Thunderbirds Are Go (2015–2020).

His other voice roles in animation and video games include Scoop and Travis in the US version of Bob the Builder, Dad Hooman in Floogals, Chuck in Space Chickens in Space, Munki and Rocky in Jungle Beat: The Movie, Malos in Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Captain Joseph Brady in Battlefield 3, Breach in Valorant, Magnus in Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, Luke Skywalker in Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and Barnabas Tharmr in Final Fantasy XVI.

Early life

[edit]

Menkin was born to a Norwegian mother and an American father in Moss,[5] where he partially spent his childhood before the family moved to Benin to partake in Saga Petrolium's oil drilling in West Africa. In a 2018 radio interview, he stated that the bi-cultural upbringing made "a great impression" on him.[6][7] As an adolescent, their family moved to London.[8] He attended New York University and graduated in 1999 from Mountview Theatre School in London, where he still lives and works as an actor.[9][10]

Career

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In 2001, Menkin had a minor role for the television film Wit.[11]

His film roles include A Hologram for the King, Octane, Zero Dark Thirty, Survivor, Arthur Christmas, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Florence Foster Jenkins[12] and the documentary Project Nim.

For many years he was provided the announcer voice for the Norwegian TV channel TV3.[13]

He was a member of Thomas & Friends's voice cast from 2013 until 2021 where he voiced Porter and Jack in the US version. He also voiced Stanley for Season 19 only, which was passed on to Rob Rackstraw and John Schwab. He was also asked to voice the title role of Thomas for the US version after Martin Sherman's departure from the series, but he passed on the offer, citing support for Sherman, so it passed on to Joseph May instead. From 2015, he voiced Virgil and Gordon Tracy in the rebooted Thunderbirds Are Go television series. In 2017, Menkin provided the voice for Chuck, who was one of Space Chickens in Space's lead characters.[14]

On the Norwegian TV series Lykkeland, Menkin plays Jackson. The series premiered on NRK and DR1 October 2018.[15] Lykkeland won Best Script and Best Music at Canneseries in April of the same year.[16][17] Menkin stated that his role on Lykkeland was his "first proper Norwegian acting job".[7]

Personal life

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He speaks English and Norwegian.[9] Menkin is gay.[18]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Octane Paramedic No. 2
2010 Bob the Builder: The Legend of the Golden Hammer Scoop and Travis Voice, US version
2011 Bob the Builder: Big Dino Dig Scoop Voice
2011 Arthur Christmas Elf Voice, uncredited
2012 Zero Dark Thirty Case Officer
2013 King of the Railway Jack Voice, US version; uncredited
2014 Tale of the Brave Porter Supporting US voice
2015 Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism Qube Dad
2015 Survivor Traffic Cop
2015 Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure Jack Voice, US version
2015 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Jones
2015 Trade Marked Don Weissman Short film
2016 A Hologram for the King Brad
2016 Florence Foster Jenkins Carlton Smith
2016 Thomas & Friends: The Great Race Porter Voice, US version
2016 Invited for Dinner Kris Short film
2017 Flowers for No One Short film
2018 Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! A racing car Supporting role
2018 Clotches & Blow Daniel Short film
2018 Moths to Flame Neil Armstrong Short film
2019 The Phoenix Method Short film
2019 Roger Aaron Short film
2019 Thomas & Friends: Digs and Discoveries Jack Voice, US version
2019 The Angry Birds Movie 2 Taco Bird Voice
2020 Nocturne John Short film
2020 Jungle Beat: The Movie Munki, Rocky[19] Voice
2021 Ron's Gone Wrong Shayne the Biker, Mr. Cleaver Voice

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Wit Student No. 1 Television film
2008 Chop Socky Chooks Additional voices
2010–2012 Bob the Builder Scoop and Travis (US) Voice, US version
2013 Strike Back Lieutenant Greg Episode: #4.10
2013–2021 Thomas & Friends Porter, Jack, Stanley Voice, US version
2014 Drifters Bendt Episode: "Goole"
2014–2015 The Top Ten Show 22 episodes
2015 Fortitude Guest No. 1 Episode: #1.1
2015–2020 Thunderbirds Are Go[20] Virgil Tracy, Gordon Tracy, additional voices Voice, main role
2015 Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached Himself Documentary
2016 Boomers Hawkan Episode: "Camping"
2016 Red Dwarf Lieutenant Clarence O'Neal Episode: "Twentica"
2016–2018 Floogals Dad Hooman Voice, 52 episodes
2016 Lastman Additional voices 2 episodes
2017 Fearless Sergeant Marcus Miniseries, 2 episodes
2018 McMafia Marius Jensen Episode: #1.6
2018 Deep State SEAL Team Op. No. 2 Episode: "Merger"
2018 Lykkeland Jackson 5 episodes
2018–2019 Space Chickens in Space Chuck Voice, main role
2019 Best Bugs Forever Eddie
2020 Home Ulf Episode: "#2.2"
2020 Jessy and Nessy Block Voice
2021–present Blippi Wonders Various voices Voice
2022 The Sandman The Hammer of God
2023 Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix Rayman Voice

Audiobooks

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Year Title Author Notes
2014 Where Evil Lies Jørgen Brekke ISBN 9781447272014
2016 The Confessions of Dorian Gray - The Lord of Misrule Simon Barnard ISBN 9781785750823
2019 The Vault Mark Dawson ISBN 9781799770053
2019 The Talented Mr Ripley Patricia Highsmith ISBN 9781405503280

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Alias Additional voices
2005 EyeToy: Kinetic Additional voices
2008 Battlefield: Bad Company Preston Marlowe
2009 Colin McRae: Dirt 2 Scandinavian Male
2010 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Preston Marlowe
2010 Kinect Sports Additional voices English version
2011 LittleBigPlanet 2 Wally West / Flash
2011 Crysis 2 Gary
2011 Operation Flashpoint: Red River Marines
2011 Battlefield 3 Captain Joseph Brady
2012 Syndicate Father, Interrogator
2012 LittleBigPlanet PS Vita Wally West / Flash
2014 Alien: Isolation Additional voices
2015 Soma Jesse, Carl Semken, additional voices
2015 Lego Dimensions Additional voices
2015 Guitar Hero Live Additional voices
2017 Horizon Zero Dawn Walla Walla
2017 Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Ghost Rider, Skaar [21]
2017 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Malos
2018 World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Additional voices
2018 Overkill's The Walking Dead The Brigade
2018 Raft Olof Wilkstrom
2019 SpellForce 3: Soul Harvest Kaiawu, Alyani Architect
2019 Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Magnus
2019 Control Additional voices
2020 Valorant Breach
2022 Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Luke Skywalker
2023 Final Fantasy XVI Barnabas Tharmr
TBA Squadron 42 Devin Bautista Post-production

References

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  19. ^ Sarto, Dan (June 10, 2020). "EXCLUSIVE: The Vision Behind 'Jungle Beat: The Movie' Featurette". awn.com. Animation World Network. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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