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| birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1966|11|27}}
| birth_place = [[London, Ontario]], Canada
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| occupation = Actor, voice actor
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'''Edward Glen''', sometimes credited as '''Eddie Glen''', is a Canadian actor. He has appeared in and provided voices in films, television shows and video games. He is best known for voicing [[Thomas the Tank Engine]] in the 2000 film ''[[Thomas and the Magic Railroad]]''. Since 1998, he has been the voiceover of [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]].


==Career==
'''Edward Glen''' (born November 27, 1966) sometimes credited as '''Eddie Glen''', is a Canadian actor and voice actor who has appeared in and provided voices for various television shows, films and video games. He is best known for voicing [[Thomas the Tank Engine]] in ''[[Thomas and the Magic Railroad]]''.
Glen began his acting career in 1985 in various theatre productions in Canada and in the United Kingdom, where he still continues to act in theatre to this day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://resumes.breakdownexpress.com/one_page_resume.cfm?custom_link=204932-432997-4545 |title=Eddie Glen - Resume|publisher=Talent House}}</ref>


Outside of acting in theatre, he also works extensively as a [[voice actor]] in various anime and animated television shows and films, such as ''[[Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight]]'', ''[[Dangaioh]]'', ''[[Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh]]'', ''[[Gunnm]]'', ''[[Patlabor: The Movie]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Blazing Dragons]]'', ''[[Flying Rhino Junior High]]'',<ref name="Voicechasers"/> ''[[Undergrads]]'', ''[[Angela Anaconda]]'',<ref name="The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows"/> ''[[Rescue Heroes]]'',<ref name="Voicechasers"/> ''[[Rescue Heroes: The Movie]]'' and ''[[RoboRoach]]''.
==Filmography==
===Television===
* ''[[Blazing Dragons]]'' (1996) - Flicker (voice)
* ''[[Flying Rhino Junior High]]'' (1998) - Fred and Johnny (voice)
* ''[[Twice in a Lifetime (TV series)|Twice in a Lifetime]]'' (1999) - Window Washer
* ''[[My Fabulous Gay Wedding|First Comes Love]]'' (1999) - Ziggy the Doorman
* ''[[Rescue Heroes (TV series)|Rescue Heroes]]'' - Al Pine (voice)
* ''[[Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend]]'' (1999–2000) - Ictinus and Village Boy (voice)
* ''Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story'' (TV movie) (2000) - Producer
* ''[[Undergrads]]'' (2001) - Additional Voices
* ''[[Angela Anaconda]]'' (2002–03) - Gordy Rhinehart (voice)
* ''[[Beyblade (anime)|Beyblade]]'' - Wyatt Smithwright (voice)
* ''[[Skatoony]]'' (2010) - Maurice
* ''[[The Firm (2012 TV series)|The Firm]]'' (2012) - Duty Captain


In 2000, Glen became the voice of [[Thomas the Tank Engine]] in Britt Allcroft's fantasy film ''[[Thomas and the Magic Railroad]]'', replacing John Bellis in the final cut of the film.<ref name="Screen World 2001"/> The film received mostly negative reviews from critics and was a [[box-office bomb|box office failure]].

Glen has also made live action appearances in several television shows and television films, such as ''[[Twice in a Lifetime (TV series)|Twice in a Lifetime]]'', ''Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story'', ''[[Earth: Final Conflict]]'', ''[[Street Time]]'', ''[[Skatoony]]'', and ''[[The Firm (2012 TV series)|The Frim]]''.

==Filmography==
===Film===
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* ''[[Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight]]'' (1986) - Akira Tsukaba
|-
* ''[[Patlabor: The Movie]]'' (1989) - Shige (voice)
! Year
* ''[[Dangaioh]]'' (1993) - Rol Kran (voice)
! Title
* ''[[Patlabor 2: The Movie]]'' (1993) - Shige (voice)
! Role
* ''[[Thomas and the Magic Railroad]]'' (2000) - [[Thomas the Tank Engine]] (voice)
! class="unsortable" | Notes
* ''[[Digimon: The Movie]]'' (2000) - Gordy Rhinehart (voice; uncredited)
|-
* ''Street Time'' (2003) - DEA Technician
| 1992
* ''[[Rescue Heroes: The Movie]]'' (2003) - Al Pine (voice)
| ''[[Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight]]''
| Akira Tsukaba (voice)
| rowspan="7"|English dub
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Dangaioh]]''
| Rol Kran (voice)
|-
| rowspan="2"|1994
| ''[[Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh]]''
| Roll (voice)
|-
| ''[[Gunnm]]''
| Yugo (voice)
|-
| rowspan="3"|1995
| ''[[Patlabor: The Movie]]''
| rowspan="2"|Shige (voice)
|-
| ''[[Patlabor 2: The Movie]]''
|-
| ''Karasu tengu Kabuto: Ôgon no me no kemono''
| Kabuto (voice)
|-
| rowspan="2"|1996
| data-sort-value="Prince and the Pauper, The" | ''[[The Prince and the Pauper]]''
| rowspan="2"|Additional voices
| rowspan="2"|Direct-to-video
|-
| ''An Angel for Christmas''
|-
| 1999
| ''Sealed with a Kiss''
| Ziggy the Doorman
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2"|2000
| ''[[Thomas and the Magic Railroad]]''
| [[Thomas the Tank Engine]] (voice)
|<ref name="Voicechasers">{{cite web|url=https://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=12469 |title=Eddie Glen|author=|date=|work=Voice Chasers|accessdate=February 6, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Screen World 2001">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q0G3hog_c2kC&q=edward+glen+Thomas+and+the+magic+railroad&pg=PA1899|title=Screen World 2001 |last=Wills |first=John |date=2001 |publisher=Monush |isbn=9780786486946 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story''
| Producer
| Television film
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Rescue Heroes: The Movie]]''
| Al Pine (voice)
|<ref name="BTVA"/>
|-
| 2013
| ''Emma's Wings: A Bella Sara Tale''
| Colm (voice)
| Credited as '''Eddie Glen'''<ref name="BTVA"/>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1994
| data-sort-value="Legend of the Hawaiian Slammers, The" | ''The Legend of the Hawaiian Slammers''
| Additional voices
| Television short
|-
| 1996–1998
| ''[[Blazing Dragons]]''
| Flicker (voice)
| 26 episodes<ref name="BTVA"/><ref name="Voicechasers"/>
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Flying Rhino Junior High]]''
| Fred, Johnny (voices)
| 26 episodes<ref name="BTVA">{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Edward-Glen/|title=Edward Glen (visual voices guide)|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>
|-
| rowspan="3"|1999
| ''[[Twice in a Lifetime (TV series)|Twice in a Lifetime]]''
| Window Washer
| Episode: "What She Did for Love"
|-
| ''[[Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend]]''
| Ictinus, Village Boy (voices)
| Episode: "Theseus and the Minotaur"<ref name="BTVA"/>
|-
| ''[[Power Stone (TV series)|Power Stone]]''
| Ryoma, Pus (voices)
| 22 episodes
|-
| 1999–2002
| ''[[Rescue Heroes (TV series)|Rescue Heroes]]''
| Al Pine (voice)
| 40 episodes<ref name="Voicechasers"/>
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Earth: Final Conflict]]''
| Missioner #2
| Episode: "The Fields"
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Undergrads]]''
| Additional voices
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Angela Anaconda]]''
| Gordy Rhinehart (voice)
| 2 episodes<ref name="The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FMFTDwAAQBAJ&q=edward+glen+actor&pg=PA31|title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows|last=Perlmutter|first=David|date=2018|publisher=Perlmutter|isbn=9780786486946|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2002–2003
| ''[[Beyblade (anime)|Beyblade]]''
| Wyatt Smithwright, Romero, Mystel (voices)
| 32 episodes
|-
| 2002–2004
| ''[[RoboRoach]]''
| Additional voices
| 7 episodes
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Street Time]]''
| DEA Technician
| Episode: "Going Home"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Skatoony]]''
| Maurice
| Unknown episodes
|-
| 2012
| data-sort-value="Firm, The" | ''[[The Firm (2012 TV series)|The Firm]]''
| Duty Captain
| Episode: "Chapter Eleven"
|-
| 2016–2017
| ''Cirque du Soleil: Luna Petunia''
| Donnie Doohickey (voice)
| 22 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2020
| ''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]''
| Mr. Madison
| Episode: "Crabtree a la Carte"<br>Credited as '''Eddie Glen'''
|-
| ''[[Odd Squad]]''
| Conductor
| Episode: "Train of Thoughts"<br>Credited as '''Eddie Glen'''
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go]]''
| [[Toby the Tram Engine]] (voice; US)
| Episode: "The Super Axle"<br>Credited as '''Eddie Glen'''
|}


===Video games===
===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* ''[[The Misadventures of Tron Bonne]]'' (1999) - Birdbots
|-
* ''[[Mega Man Legends 2]]'' (2000) - Birdbots
! Year
* ''[[Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts]]'' (2007) - Alec Dillingham
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1999
| data-sort-value="Misadventures of Tron Bonne, The" | ''[[The Misadventures of Tron Bonne]]''
| Birdbots
| <ref>{{cite video game | developer=[[Capcom Production Studio 2]] | title=The Misadventures of Tron Bonne | publisher=Capcom | scene=Ending credits, 7:08:11 in, CAST | year=2000}}</ref><!-- url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtlDBzVN-Ts -->
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Mega Man Legends 2]]''
| Birdbots
| <ref name="BTVA"/>
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts]]''
| Alec Dillingham
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Saints Row (2022 video game)|Saints Row]]''
| Sanyo lleso Pedestrains
| Credited as '''Eddie Glen'''
|}

==Theatre==
*''Lil Red Robin Hood'' - Marvin
*''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]'' - Teen Angel, Vince Fontaine
*''[[Adaptations of The Wizard of Oz|The Wizard of Oz]]'' - Randy, Wizard
*''Jukebox Hero: The Musical'' - Harvey, Hal, Ed
*''A Christmas Carol'' - Bob Cratchit
*''One for the Pot'' - Hickory Wood
*''Marathon of Hope: The Musical'' - Bill Vigors
*''It Runs in the Family'' - Dr. Hubert Bonney
*''[[Darling of the Day]]'' - Bert
*''Peter Pan: The Panto'' - Smee
*''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]'' - Seargent of Police
*''[[Spamalot]]'' - Sir Robin
*''Cinderella'' - Buttons, Wayne
*''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' - Thenardier
*''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' - Sancho
*''Wakowski Brothers'' - Conard
*''The Little Mermaid'' - SpongeBob Triangle Pants
*''Snow White'' - Fool, Court Jester
*''Bloodless'' - William Hare
*''[[The 39 Steps (play)|The 39 Steps]]'' - Clown
*''Beauty and the Beast'' - Burt, Spork
*''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' - Nathan Detroit
*''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]'' - Dr. Scott, Eddie
*''[[Myths and Hymns]]'' - Ensemble
*''[[The Music Man]]'' - Marcellus Washburn
*''Moby Dick'' - Flask
*''[[A Few Good Men (play)|A Few Good Men]]'' - Sam Weinberg
*''Evangeline'' - Ensemble
*''Dads'' - Joey
*''Aladdin'' - Beans
*''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' - Sancho Panza
*''Triple Espresso'' -
*''[[Little Me (musical)|Little Me]]'' - Noble
*''[[You're a Good Man Charlie Brown]]'' - Charlie Brown
*''I Love you, You're Perfect, Now Change'' - Lead
*''A Bedroll of Foreigners'' - Heinz
*''[[The Amazing Mr. Blunden]]'' - Jamie
*''[[Forever Plaid]]'' - Sparky
*''[[Little Shop of Horrors (musical)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'' - Seymour
*''The Bends'' - 3 Handler
*''Kidnapped'' - Ransom, David
*''[[Jacob Two Two]]'' - Noah, Fearless

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0322507|name=Edward Glen}}
* {{IMDb name|0322507}}
* {{anime News Network|people|13766}}


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Latest revision as of 18:53, 24 October 2024

Edward Glen
Born
Canada
Other namesEddie Glenn
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present

Edward Glen, sometimes credited as Eddie Glen, is a Canadian actor. He has appeared in and provided voices in films, television shows and video games. He is best known for voicing Thomas the Tank Engine in the 2000 film Thomas and the Magic Railroad. Since 1998, he has been the voiceover of YTV.

Career

[edit]

Glen began his acting career in 1985 in various theatre productions in Canada and in the United Kingdom, where he still continues to act in theatre to this day.[1]

Outside of acting in theatre, he also works extensively as a voice actor in various anime and animated television shows and films, such as Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight, Dangaioh, Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh, Gunnm, Patlabor: The Movie and its sequel, Blazing Dragons, Flying Rhino Junior High,[2] Undergrads, Angela Anaconda,[3] Rescue Heroes,[2] Rescue Heroes: The Movie and RoboRoach.

In 2000, Glen became the voice of Thomas the Tank Engine in Britt Allcroft's fantasy film Thomas and the Magic Railroad, replacing John Bellis in the final cut of the film.[4] The film received mostly negative reviews from critics and was a box office failure.

Glen has also made live action appearances in several television shows and television films, such as Twice in a Lifetime, Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story, Earth: Final Conflict, Street Time, Skatoony, and The Frim.

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1992 Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight Akira Tsukaba (voice) English dub
1993 Dangaioh Rol Kran (voice)
1994 Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh Roll (voice)
Gunnm Yugo (voice)
1995 Patlabor: The Movie Shige (voice)
Patlabor 2: The Movie
Karasu tengu Kabuto: Ôgon no me no kemono Kabuto (voice)
1996 The Prince and the Pauper Additional voices Direct-to-video
An Angel for Christmas
1999 Sealed with a Kiss Ziggy the Doorman Television film
2000 Thomas and the Magic Railroad Thomas the Tank Engine (voice) [2][4]
Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story Producer Television film
2003 Rescue Heroes: The Movie Al Pine (voice) [5]
2013 Emma's Wings: A Bella Sara Tale Colm (voice) Credited as Eddie Glen[5]

Television

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1994 The Legend of the Hawaiian Slammers Additional voices Television short
1996–1998 Blazing Dragons Flicker (voice) 26 episodes[5][2]
1998 Flying Rhino Junior High Fred, Johnny (voices) 26 episodes[5]
1999 Twice in a Lifetime Window Washer Episode: "What She Did for Love"
Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend Ictinus, Village Boy (voices) Episode: "Theseus and the Minotaur"[5]
Power Stone Ryoma, Pus (voices) 22 episodes
1999–2002 Rescue Heroes Al Pine (voice) 40 episodes[2]
2000 Earth: Final Conflict Missioner #2 Episode: "The Fields"
2001 Undergrads Additional voices 3 episodes
2002 Angela Anaconda Gordy Rhinehart (voice) 2 episodes[3]
2002–2003 Beyblade Wyatt Smithwright, Romero, Mystel (voices) 32 episodes
2002–2004 RoboRoach Additional voices 7 episodes
2003 Street Time DEA Technician Episode: "Going Home"
2010 Skatoony Maurice Unknown episodes
2012 The Firm Duty Captain Episode: "Chapter Eleven"
2016–2017 Cirque du Soleil: Luna Petunia Donnie Doohickey (voice) 22 episodes
2020 Murdoch Mysteries Mr. Madison Episode: "Crabtree a la Carte"
Credited as Eddie Glen
Odd Squad Conductor Episode: "Train of Thoughts"
Credited as Eddie Glen
2023 Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go Toby the Tram Engine (voice; US) Episode: "The Super Axle"
Credited as Eddie Glen

Video games

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1999 The Misadventures of Tron Bonne Birdbots [6]
2000 Mega Man Legends 2 Birdbots [5]
2007 Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts Alec Dillingham
2022 Saints Row Sanyo lleso Pedestrains Credited as Eddie Glen

Theatre

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Eddie Glen - Resume". Talent House.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Eddie Glen". Voice Chasers. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Perlmutter. ISBN 9780786486946.
  4. ^ a b Wills, John (2001). Screen World 2001. Monush. ISBN 9780786486946.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Edward Glen (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. 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)
  6. ^ Capcom Production Studio 2. The Misadventures of Tron Bonne. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 7:08:11 in, CAST.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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