John Hurt

"I remember watching Thomas the Tank Engine with my children when they were young and I’m delighted that it continues to appeal to each successive generation. I enjoy working vocally and have voiced many animated characters. Sailor John was something of a departure from what I usually do and a lot of fun to play."

- John Hurt referring to his role

Sir John Vincent Hurt, CBE (born 22 January 1940 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) is an English actor. Among other honours, he has received two Academy Award nominations, a Golden Globe Award, and four BAFTA Awards, with the fourth being a Lifetime Achievement recognition. He will join the voice cast of Thomas &amp; Friends in Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure.

UK/US

 * Sailor John

Trivia

 * He and John Gielgud worked together on the 1980 film "The Elephant Man".
 * Both he and Jamie Campbell Bower were in both parts of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows".
 * He, Olivia Colman, Kerry Shale, Glenn Wrage, Michael Brandon, and Miranda Raison have all had roles in "Doctor Who".
 * He worked on "A Monkey's Tale" alongside Salty's Lighthouse voice actors Paul Dobson and French Tickner.