Edward Glen

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

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

References

  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)