Edward Glen

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.

Edward Glen
Born	Canada
Other names	Eddie Glenn
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1985–present

Career

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

Film

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

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

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

• Lil Red Robin Hood - Marvin
• Grease - Teen Angel, Vince Fontaine
• 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 - 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 - 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 - Sam Weinberg
• Evangeline - Ensemble
• Dads - Joey
• Aladdin - Beans
• Man of La Mancha - Sancho Panza
• Triple Espresso -
• 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 - Seymour
• The Bends - 3 Handler
• Kidnapped - Ransom, David
• Jacob Two Two - Noah, Fearless

References

1. "Eddie Glen - Resume". Talent House.
2. "Eddie Glen". Voice Chasers. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
3. Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Perlmutter. ISBN 9780786486946.
4. Wills, John (2001). Screen World 2001. Monush. ISBN 9780786486946.
5. "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 opening and/or closing credits and/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)

External links

• Edward Glen at IMDb
• Edward Glen at Anime News Network's encyclopedia