- “I still kick myself now. I absolutely love the job. It's such an iconic character and we've all grown up with him.”
- ― Mark Moraghan on his storytelling role, Good Morning Britain
Mark Stephen Moraghan (born in Toxteth, Liverpool, England on January 27th, 1963) is a British actor and singer who narrates Thomas & Friends for both the UK and US from the seventeenth season onwards. He also re-narrated the thirteenth season episode Snow Tracks specially for the DVD Santa's Little Engine in the US, as well as re-narrating shortened versions of Charlie and Eddie, Thomas' Crazy Day, Up, Up and Away! and Percy's New Friends for the PBS Kids website. He has appeared in many British drama series including "Peak Practice" and "Heartbeat". He is most famous for his roles as Greg Shadwick in "Brookside", Ray Wyatt in "Dream Team", Owen Davies in "Holby City", and Barry, one of the original Scousers, in "Harry Enfield and Chums".
Trivia
- He was interviewed for his role as the current narrator on BBC Radio Merseyside in May 2013 at which time he said that he had recorded about one hundred episodes at the time and he stated his opinion on the series.
- He started working on Thomas and Friends around June 2012.
- On July 19th, 2013, he attended at Drayton Manor's Thomas Land as a V.I.P guest for the grand opening of Winston's Whistle-Stop Tour.
- Mark and his family attended the Blue Carpet premiere events including King of the Railway on August 18th, 2013, Tale of the Brave on August 10th, 2014, Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure on July 12th, 2015, and The Great Race on May 22nd, 2016.
- He and Michael Angelis both appeared on the same episode of "Harry Enfield and Chums".
- He and Ted Robbins both appeared in the same episode of "Holby City".
- He and Andrew Sachs both appeared in the same episode of "Holby City".
- Both he and Robert Wilfort appeared in the same episode of "Holby City".
- He and TUGS voice actor Shaun Prendergast both appeared in the "Holby City" episode "Best Laid Plans" and a film "Stepdad", which was also directed by Mark Moraghan himself.
- He and TUGS voice actor Sean Barrett both appeared in the same episode of "Scene".
- According to a Twitter conversation, Mark's favourite character is Percy. He also said in an interview with the Sodor Island Fansite that he also liked Cranky.
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