David Menkin
David Menkin (born May 10, 1977) is a Norwegian-born American actor and voice actor.[1][2] His best known for his voice roles as Porter and Jack in the US version of Thomas & Friends (2013–present) and as Virgil and Gordon Tracy in the 2015 reboot series Thunderbirds Are Go (2015–2020).
David Menkin | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 10, 1977 |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | New York University |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
His other voice roles in animation and video games include Scoop and Travis in the US version of Bob the Builder, Dad Hooman in Floogals, Chuck in Space Chickens in Space, Munki and Rocky in Jungle Beat: The Movie, Malos in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Captain Joseph Brady in Battlefield 3.
Early life
Menkin was born to a Norwegian mother and an American father in Moss,[3] where he partially spent his childhood before the family moved to Benin to partake in Saga Petrolium's oil drilling in West Africa. In a 2018 radio interview, he stated that the bi-cultural upbringing made "a great impression" on him.[4][5] As an adolescent, their family moved to London.[6] He attended New York University and graduated in 1999 from Mountview Theatre School in London, where he still lives and works as an actor.[7][8]
Career
In 2001, Menkin's acting career started where he was a minor character in the television movie Wit.[9]
His film roles include A Hologram for the King, Octane, Zero Dark Thirty, Survivor, Arthur Christmas, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Florence Foster Jenkins[10] and the documentary Project Nim.
For many years he was provided the announcer voice for the Norwegian TV channel TV3.[11]
He is a member of Thomas & Friends's voice cast since 2013 where he voices of Porter and Jack in the US version. He also voiced Stanley for Season 19 only, which was passed on to Rob Rackstraw and John Schwab. From 2015, he voiced Virgil and Gordon Tracy in the rebooted Thunderbirds Are Go television series. In 2017, Menkin provided the voice for Chuck, who was one of Space Chickens in Space's lead characters.[12]
On the Norwegian TV series Lykkeland, Menkin plays Jackson. The series premiered on NRK and DR1 October 2018.[13] Lykkeland won Best Script and Best Music at Canneseries in April of the same year.[14][15] Menkin stated that his role on Lykkeland was his "first proper Norwegian acting job".[5]
Personal life
He speaks English and Norwegian.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Octane | Paramedic No. 2 | |
| 2010 | Bob the Builder: The Legend of the Golden Hammer | Scoop and Travis | Supporting US voice |
| 2011 | Bob the Builder: Big Dino Dig | Scoop | |
| 2011 | Arthur Christmas | Elf | Uncredited voice |
| 2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | Case Officer | |
| 2013 | King of the Railway | Jack (uncredited) | Supporting US voice |
| 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 | Supporting US voice |
| 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 | Supporting US voice |
| 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) | Supporting US role |
| 2019 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Taco Bird (voice) | |
| 2020 | Nocturne | John | Short film |
| 2020 | Jungle Beat: The Movie | Munki, Rocky (voices)[16] | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Wit | Student No. 1 | Television movie |
| 2008 | Chop Socky Chooks | Additional Voices | |
| 2010–2012 | Bob the Builder | Scoop and Travis (US) | Main/Recurring Cast 17 episodes |
| 2013 | Strike Back | Lieutenant Greg | Episode: #4.10 |
| 2013–present | Thomas & Friends | Porter and Jack (US) Stanley (Season 19 only) |
Recurring cast |
| 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![17] | Virgil Tracy, Gordon Tracy, Various (voices) | Main cast |
| 2015 | Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached | Himself | Television documentary movie |
| 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 (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Fearless | Sergeant Marcus | 2 episodes Television miniseries |
| 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 cast 23 episodes |
| 2019 | Best Bugs Forever | (voice) | |
| 2020 | Home | Ulf | Episode: "#2.2" |
| 2020 | Jessy and Nessy | Block (voice) |
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 (voice) | |
| 2005 | EyeToy: Kinetic | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2008 | Battlefield: Bad Company | Preston Marlowe (voice) | |
| 2009 | Colin McRae: Dirt 2 | Scandinavian Male (voice) | |
| 2010 | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | Preston Marlowe (voice) | |
| 2010 | Kinect Sports | Additional Voices (voice) | English version |
| 2011 | LittleBigPlanet 2 | The Flash (voice) | |
| 2011 | Crysis 2 | Gary (voice) | |
| 2011 | Operation Flashpoint: Red River | Marines (voice) | |
| 2011 | Battlefield 3 | Captain Joseph Brady (voice) | |
| 2012 | Syndicate | Father, Interrogator (voices) | |
| 2012 | LittleBigPlanet PS Vita | The Flash (voice) | |
| 2014 | Alien: Isolation | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2015 | Soma | Jesse, Carl Semken, Additional Voices (voices) | |
| 2015 | Lego Dimensions | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2015 | Guitar Hero Live | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2017 | Horizon Zero Dawn | Walla Walla (voice) | |
| 2017 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2017 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | Malos (voice) | |
| 2018 | World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2018 | Overkill's The Walking Dead | The Brigade (voice) | |
| 2019 | SpellForce 3: Soul Harvest | Kaiawu, Alyani Architect (voices) | |
| 2019 | Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers | Magnus (voice) | |
| 2019 | Control | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2020 | Valorant | Breach (voice) | |
| TBA | Squadron 42 | Devin Bautista (voice) | Post-production |
References
- "Mossingen David Menkin is the star in the 'Reduced Shakespeare Company'. Now he is touring the UK with "Completely Hollywood"". Afternposten. Aftenposten. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- "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". Moss dagblad.Norway (via Wayback Machine). Moss dagblad Norway. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- "Norwegian actor in Oscar nominated film David Menkin has a role in Kathryn Bigelows 'Zero Dark Thirty'". Dagbladet. January 21, 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- "Norges ukjente stjerneskudd". Filmweb.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- "Distriktsprogram – Østfold – 26-10-2018 – NRK Radio". NRK Radio (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- "David (37) fra Moss spiller mot Tom Hanks i ny film". Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). April 7, 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- Shop, Voice. "Male Voice Over Artist David Menkin – Norwegian". voice-shop.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- "Norske David spiller CIA-agent i Hollywood-film" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- "Norsk skuespiller i Oscar-nominert film". Dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). January 21, 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- "Norwegian David plays with Hugh Grant and Meryl Streep". VG Norway. VG Norway. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- "Shit! En norsk skuespiller kan ha vært førstemann som banner i et Nintendo-spill". Filter Film og TV (in Norwegian Bokmål). January 19, 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- Space Chickens in Space, retrieved 9 November 2018
- "Lykkeland – ny stor norsk serie på DR1 – Se det på DR1 DR TV". DIGITALT.TV (in Danish). Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- Evensen, Mari Rollag. "To Cannes-priser til "Lykkeland"" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- Amlie, Helene. "Dramaserien "Lykkeland" er tatt ut til seriefestivalen i Cannes" (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- Sarto, Dan (June 10, 2020). "EXCLUSIVE: The Vision Behind 'Jungle Beat: The Movie' Featurette". www.awn.com. Animation World Network. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- "Thunderbirds Are Go! voice cast interviews". Den of Geek. Den of Geek. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
