# David Menkin

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**David Menkin** (born 10 May 1977[2]) is a Norwegian-born American actor.[3][4] He is best known for his voice roles as Porter and Jack in the US dub of *[Thomas & Friends](/source/Thomas_%26_Friends)* (2013–2021) and as [Virgil](/source/Virgil_Tracy) and [Gordon Tracy](/source/Gordon_Tracy) in the 2015 reboot series *[Thunderbirds Are Go](/source/Thunderbirds_Are_Go_(TV_series))* (2015–2020).

His other voice roles in animation and video games include Scoop and Travis in the US version of *[Bob the Builder](/source/Bob_the_Builder)*, Dad Hooman in *[Floogals](/source/Floogals)*, Chuck in *[Space Chickens in Space](/source/Space_Chickens_in_Space)*, Munki and Rocky in *[Jungle Beat: The Movie](/source/Jungle_Beat:_The_Movie)*, Malos in *[Xenoblade Chronicles 2](/source/Xenoblade_Chronicles_2)*, Captain Joseph Brady in *[Battlefield 3](/source/Battlefield_3)*, Breach in *[Valorant](/source/Valorant)*, Magnus in *[Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers](/source/Final_Fantasy_XIV:_Shadowbringers)*, [Luke Skywalker](/source/Luke_Skywalker) in *[Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga](/source/Lego_Star_Wars:_The_Skywalker_Saga)*, Barnabas Tharmr in *[Final Fantasy XVI](/source/Final_Fantasy_XVI)* and Hugh Williams in *[Pragmata](/source/Pragmata)*.

## Early life

Menkin was born to a Norwegian mother and an American father in [Moss](/source/Moss,_Norway),[5] where he partially spent his childhood before the family moved to [Benin](/source/Benin) to partake in [Saga Petrolium](/source/Saga_Petroleum)'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, Menkin and his family moved to London.[8] He attended [New York University](/source/New_York_University) and graduated in 1999 from [Mountview Theatre School](/source/Mountview_Theatre_School) in London, where he still lives and works as an actor.[9][10]

## Career

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

His film roles include *[A Hologram for the King](/source/A_Hologram_for_the_King_(film))*, *[Octane](/source/Octane_(film))*, *[Zero Dark Thirty](/source/Zero_Dark_Thirty)*, *Survivor*, *[Arthur Christmas](/source/Arthur_Christmas)*, *[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.](/source/The_Man_from_U.N.C.L.E._(film))*, *[Florence Foster Jenkins](/source/Florence_Foster_Jenkins_(film))*[12] and the documentary *Project Nim*.

For many years he was provided the announcer voice for the Norwegian TV channel [TV3](/source/TV3_(Norway)).[13]

He was a member of *[Thomas & Friends](/source/Thomas_%26_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](/source/Rob_Rackstraw) and [John Schwab](/source/John_Schwab). He was also asked to voice the title role of [Thomas](/source/Thomas_the_Tank_Engine) for the US version after [Martin Sherman](/source/Martin_Sherman_(actor))'s departure from the series, but he passed on the offer, citing support for Sherman, so it passed on to [Joseph May](/source/Joseph_May) instead. From 2015, he voiced [Virgil](/source/Virgil_Tracy) and [Gordon Tracy](/source/Gordon_Tracy) in the rebooted *[Thunderbirds Are Go](/source/Thunderbirds_Are_Go_(TV_series))* television series. In 2017, Menkin provided the voice for Chuck, who was one of *[Space Chickens in Space](/source/Space_Chickens_in_Space)'*s lead characters.

On the Norwegian TV series *Lykkeland*, Menkin plays Jackson. The series premiered on [NRK](/source/NRK) and DR1 October 2018.[14] Lykkeland won Best Script and Best Music at Canneseries in April of the same year.[15][16] Menkin stated that his role on *Lykkeland* was his "first proper Norwegian acting job".[7]

## Personal life

He speaks English and Norwegian.[9] Menkin is gay.[17]

## Filmography

### Film

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 and Rocky Voice[18][19] 2021 Ron's Gone Wrong Shayne the Biker, Mr. Cleaver Voice[19]

### Television

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 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 Virgil Tracy, Gordon Tracy, additional voices Voice, main role[20][19] 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[19]

### Audiobooks

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

Year Title Role Notes 2004 Alias Additional voices 2005 EyeToy: Kinetic Additional voices 2008 Battlefield: Bad Company Preston Marlowe [19] 2009 Colin McRae: Dirt 2 Scandinavian Male 2010 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Preston Marlowe [19] 2010 Kinect Sports Additional voices English version 2011 LittleBigPlanet 2 Wally West / Flash [19] 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 2013 Killzone Shadow Fall Aide [19] 2014 Alien: Isolation Additional voices 2015 Soma Jesse, Carl Semken, additional voices [19] 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][19] 2017 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Malos [19] 2018 World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Additional voices 2018 Overkill's The Walking Dead The Brigade 2018 Raft Olof Wilkstrom 2018 Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country Malos [19] 2019 SpellForce 3: Soul Harvest Kaiawu, Alyani Architect 2019 Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Magnus [19] 2019 Control Additional voices 2020 Valorant Breach [19] 2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla Dag [19] 2022 Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Luke Skywalker [19] 2022 Arknights Rangers, Corroserum [22] 2023 Final Fantasy XVI Barnabas Tharmr [19] 2025 Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Michael Tolliver [23] The First Berserker: Khazan Rangkus [19] 2026 Pragmata Hugh Williams [19] Squadron 42 Devin Bautista Post-production

## References

1. ["e-TALENTA"](https://www.e-talenta.eu/members/profile/david-menkin). *e-talenta.eu*. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

1. ["David Menkin (47)"](https://www.spielfilm.de/stars/170632/david-menkin). *Spielfilm*. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

1. ["Mossingen David Menkin is the star in the 'Reduced Shakespeare Company'. Now he is touring the UK with "Completely Hollywood"."](https://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/jlvOn/35-stjerneroller-pa-n-kveld). *Afternposten*. Aftenposten. November 19, 2005. Retrieved November 15, 2018.

1. ["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."](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927072427/http://moss-dagblad.no/kultur/article1249196.ece). *Moss dagblad.Norway (via Wayback Machine)*. Moss dagblad Norway. Archived from [the original](http://moss-dagblad.no/kultur/article1249196.ece) on September 27, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2018.

1. ["Norwegian actor in Oscar nominated film David Menkin has a role in Kathryn Bigelows 'Zero Dark Thirty'."](https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/norsk-skuespiller-i-oscar-nominert-film/63992986). *Dagbladet*. January 21, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2018.

1. ["Norges ukjente stjerneskudd"](https://www.filmweb.no/filmnytt/article1281281.ece) (in nb-NO). *Filmweb.no*. Retrieved November 9, 2018.

1. ["Distriktsprogram – Østfold – 26-10-2018 – NRK Radio"](https://radio.nrk.no/serie/distriktsprogram-oestfold/DKOS02021518/26-10-2018#t=2h32m19.72s) (in Norwegian). *NRK Radio*. Retrieved November 26, 2018.

1. ["David (37) fra Moss spiller mot Tom Hanks i ny film"](https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/david-37-fra-moss-spiller-mot-tom-hanks-i-ny-film/60758233) (in Norwegian). *Dagbladet.no*. April 7, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2018.

1. Shop, Voice. ["Male Voice Over Artist David Menkin – Norwegian"](http://www.voice-shop.co.uk/artist.php?id=412). *voice-shop.co.uk*. Retrieved November 26, 2018.[dead link]

1. ["Norske David spiller CIA-agent i Hollywood-film"](https://www.vg.no/rampelys/film/i/LKJAQ/norske-david-spiller-cia-agent-i-hollywood-film) (in Norwegian). Retrieved November 26, 2018.

1. ["Norsk skuespiller i Oscar-nominert film"](https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/norsk-skuespiller-i-oscar-nominert-film/63992986) (in Norwegian). *Dagbladet.no*. January 21, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2018.

1. ["Norwegian David plays with Hugh Grant and Meryl Streep"](https://www.vg.no/rampelys/film/i/02dQB/norske-david-spiller-med-hugh-grant-og-meryl-streep). *VG Norway*. June 2, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2018.

1. ["Shit! En norsk skuespiller kan ha vært førstemann som banner i et Nintendo-spill"](https://filterfilmogtv.no/shit-en-norsk-skuespiller-kan-ha-vaert-forstemann-som-banner-i-et-nintendo-spill/) (in nb-NO). *Filter Film og TV*. January 19, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.

1. ["Lykkeland – ny stor norsk serie på DR1 – Se det på DR1 DR TV"](https://digitalt.tv/tv-streaming/lykkeland/) (in da-DK). *DIGITALT.TV*. Retrieved November 26, 2018.

1. Evensen, Mari Rollag. ["To Cannes-priser til "Lykkeland""](https://www.nrk.no/rogaland/to-cannes-priser-til-_lykkeland_-1.14002889) (in nb-NO). NRK. Retrieved November 9, 2018.

1. Amlie, Helene. ["Dramaserien "Lykkeland" er tatt ut til seriefestivalen i Cannes"](https://www.nrk.no/presse/dramaserien-_lykkeland_-er-tatt-ut-til-seriefestivalen-i-cannes-1.13958784) (in nb-NO). NRK. Retrieved November 9, 2018.

1. Gray, Robin (February 10, 2023). ["David Menkin on becoming an actor, coming out and voicing Luke Skywalker"](https://gaymingmag.com/2023/02/david-menkin-on-becoming-an-actor-coming-out-and-voicing-luke-skywalker/). *[Gayming Magazine](/source/Gayming_Magazine)*. Retrieved February 13, 2023.

1. Sarto, Dan (June 10, 2020). ["EXCLUSIVE: The Vision Behind 'Jungle Beat: The Movie' Featurette"](https://www.awn.com/news/exclusive-vision-behind-jungle-beat-movie-featurette). *awn.com*. Animation World Network. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

1. ["David Menkin (visual voices guide)"](http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/David-Menkin/). Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 10, 2025. 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.

1. ["Thunderbirds Are Go! voice cast interviews"](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/thunderbirds-are-go-voice-cast-interviews/). *Den of Geek*. March 29, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2018.

1. ["David Menkin | Creative Artists Management"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211201223245/https://www.cam.co.uk/client/david-menkin/). *cam.co.uk*. Archived from [the original](http://www.cam.co.uk/client/david-menkin/) on December 1, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

1. ["David Menkin on X: "Hello Doctor, I’m Rangers, the Sniper. Call whenever you need me.""](https://x.com/davidmenkin/status/1545382320508731392/photo/1). [Twitter](/source/Twitter). Retrieved April 12, 2026.

1. World of Darkness (2025-10-01). [*Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 - Voice Cast Reveal*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4lGxGB0uhM). Retrieved 2026-05-16. – via YouTube.

## External links

- [David Menkin](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0579696/) at IMDb

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