{{short description|Canadian actor}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=February 2020}} {{more footnotes needed|date=March 2013}} }} {{Infobox person | name = Edward Glen | image = | caption = | birth_date = <!-- NOTE: Birth date should not be added without a reliable source supporting it. This is per our WP:BLP policy. --> | birth_place = Canada | other_names = Eddie Glen | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1985–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.<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'', ''Undergrads'', ''Angela Anaconda'', ''Rescue Heroes'', ''Rescue Heroes: The Movie'' and ''RoboRoach''.<ref name="Voicechasers"/><ref name="The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows"/>
In 2000, Glen became the voice of Thomas the Tank Engine in Britt Allcroft's children's fantasy film ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad'', replacing John Bellis in the final cut of the film.<ref name="Screen World 2001"/>
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== ===Live-action=== ====Film==== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 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> |}
====Television==== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan=2|1999 | ''Twice in a Lifetime'' | Window Washer | Episode: "What She Did for Love" |- | ''Sealed with a Kiss'' | Ziggy the Doorman | Television film |- | rowspan=2|2000 | ''Earth: Final Conflict'' | Missioner #2 | Episode: "The Fields" |- | ''Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story'' | Producer | Television film |- |- | 2003 | ''Street Time'' | DEA Technician | Episode: "Going Home" |- | 2012 | data-sort-value="Firm, The" | ''The Firm'' | Duty Captain | Episode: "Chapter Eleven" |- | rowspan="2"|2020 | ''Murdoch Mysteries'' | Mr. Madison | Episode: "Crabtree a la Carte" |- | ''Odd Squad'' | Conductor | Episode: "Train of Thoughts" |}
===Voice roles=== ====Film==== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 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'' |- | 2003 | ''Rescue Heroes: The Movie'' | Al Pine |<ref name="BTVA"/> |- | 2013 | ''Emma's Wings: A Bella Sara Tale'' | Colm |<ref name="BTVA"/> |}
====Anime==== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1992 | ''Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight'' | Akira Tsukaba | rowspan="7"|English dub |- | 1993 | ''Dangaioh'' | Rol Kran |- | rowspan="2"|1994 | ''Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh'' | Roll |- | ''Gunnm'' | Yugo |- | rowspan="3"|1995 | ''Patlabor: The Movie'' | rowspan="2"|Shige |- | ''Patlabor 2: The Movie'' |- | ''Karasu tengu Kabuto: Ôgon no me no kemono'' | Kabuto |- | 1999 | ''Power Stone'' | Ryoma, Pus | 22 episodes |- | 2002–2003 | ''Beyblade'' | Wyatt Smithwright, Romero, Mystel | 32 episodes |}
====Animation==== {| 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 | 26 episodes<ref name="BTVA"/><ref name="Voicechasers"/> |- | 1998 | ''Flying Rhino Junior High'' | Fred, Johnny | 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|type= 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> |- | 1999 | ''Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend'' | Ictinus, Village Boy | Episode: "Theseus and the Minotaur"<ref name="BTVA"/> |- | 1999–2002 | ''Rescue Heroes'' | Al Pine | 40 episodes<ref name="Voicechasers"/> |- | 2001 | ''Undergrads'' | Additional voices | 3 episodes |- | 2001–2004 | ''RoboRoach'' | Additional voices | 7 episodes |- | 2002 | ''Angela Anaconda'' | Gordy Rhinehart | 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> |- | 2010 | ''Skatoony'' | Maurice | Unknown episodes |- | 2016–2017 | ''Cirque du Soleil: Luna Petunia'' | Donnie Doohickey | 22 episodes |- | 2020, 2024 | ''Elinor Wonders Why'' | Mr. Antelope | 2 episodes<ref>{{cite web | title=Edward Glen | url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/edward-glen/3000724473/ }}</ref> |- | 2023–2025 | ''Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go'' | Toby the Tram Engine | US dub<ref name="BTVA"/> |- | 2024 | ''Barney's World'' | Grady | Episode: "Mel's Greatest Treasure"<ref>{{cite web | title=Edward Glen | url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/edward-glen/3000724473/ }}</ref> |}
====Video games==== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1999 | data-sort-value="Misadventures of Tron Bonne, The" | ''The Misadventures of Tron Bonne'' | rowspan=2|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'' | <ref name="BTVA"/> |- | 2007 | ''Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts'' | Alec Dillingham | |- | 2022 | ''Saints Row'' | Sanyo lleso Pedestrains | |}
==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== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0322507}} * {{anime News Network|people|13766}}
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