Joseph "Joe" May (born on 16th June 1974 in Southampton, England) is a British-born Canadian actor and voice actor, who joined the US voice cast in Thomas is Leaving Sodor for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! in 2014. He took over the role of Thomas from Martin Sherman in the US and left the series after the twenty-fourth series, voicing Thomas for six years, though he still continues to voice him for other promotional material.
He is known for appearing in various television shows including "Casualty", "Episodes", "Bugs", "Stargate: Atlantis", "Band of Brothers", and "Holby City". As a voice actor, he is known for providing voices in shows such as Superman and Robbie from "Batman Black and White", Autolycus from "Class of the Titans" and for video games such as Chase McCain in "Lego City Undercover" and Michael Corleone in "The Godfather: The Video Game".
He is married to Tracy May and has two children.
Voices
US
- Thomas (2014-2021)
Songs
Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
- Never Overlook a Little Engine (performed)
Series 19
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas (performed)
The Great Race
- Will You Won't You (performed)
- Streamlining (performed)
- You Can Only Be You (performed)
- Be Who You Are, and Go Far (performed)
Journey Beyond Sodor
- Somebody Has to be the Favourite (performed)
- Who's Thomas? (performed)
- The Hottest Place in Town (performed)
- I Want To Go Home (performed solo)
- The Most Important Thing is Being Friends (performed)
Series 21
- Set Friendship in Motion (performed with Carl Taylor)
Big World! Big Adventures!
- Where in the World is Thomas? (performed)
- Wake Up (performed)
- We're Friends (performed)
- Sometimes You Make a Friend (performed solo)
Series 23
- Don't Stop (performed)
Miscellaneous
- Coming On Through (performed)
- Make it to the Show (performed)
- Burning Up the Tracks (performed)
- Steam, Rattle & Roll (performed)
- Dance With Me (performed)
- Thank You (performed)
- Happy Birthday to You (performed solo)
- Percy! (performed)
- Tunnels, Bridges, Tracks and Hills (performed)
- The Wheels on the Train (performed)
- Chuff, Chuff, Chuff Along (performed)
- If You're Happy and You Know It (performed)
- Another Day on Sodor (performed solo)
- Old McColl's Farm (performed solo)
- Twinkle, Twinkle Sodor Sky (performed)
- My Name is Thomas (performed)
Filmography
Films
Television
Games
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Trivia
- May is the third narrator to voice a character in the US dub after Michael Brandon and Mark Moraghan, and the fourth overall after Michael Brandon, Mark Moraghan and John Hasler.
- He and John Hasler are the final narrators for the series.