Michael Angelis

Michael Angelis, born January 18th, 1952 in Merseyside, Liverpool, was the longest running Thomas and Friends narrator. He narrated from the third season to the sixteenth. He also narrated six American episodes on the New Friends for Thomas and Other Adventures DVD, the narration for the first six The Railway Stories CDs, as well as other miscellaneous merchandise and promos/commercials.

Angelis appears in many British television shows, such as "The Liver Birds", "Reilly: Ace of Spies", "Minder", "Sweet Medicine", "A & E", "Merseybeat", "A Touch of Frost" "The Boys from Blackstuff", "Auf Weidershen Pet", "I Woke Up One Morning", "George and Mildred", "Z Cars", and "Good Cop".

He has an older brother, Paul Angelis, and was married to Helen Worth from 1991 until 2001. He later married model Jennifer Khalastchi.

He was originally hired to voice James and Percy in Thomas and the Magic Railroad, but was later replaced by Susan Roman and Linda Ballantyne respectively because the test audience thought that he made the characters sound old.

Michael has also starred in various television commercials, including Stones Bitter, the Post Office, McDonald's, and Think Road Saftey Campains.

Angelis also narrated John Peel's autobiography, "Margrave of the Marshes", on BBC Radio 4 in 2005, later released by AudioGO. In 2006 he starred in the film, "Fated", set in his hometown of Liverpool, as well as in episodes of "Midsomer Murders" and "The Bill" in 2007.

In September 2011, he participated in the BBC Radio 4 programme "The Reunion" talking with other cast members about his roles in the landmark 1980's drama series "Boys from the Blackstuff".