Kerry Shale

Kerry Shale (born June 17th, 1958) is a Canadian-born actor, voice actor and writer.

Career
Kerry Shale is a North American actor, based in London, England. He has worked on stage in the West End, the Royal Court and at the Royal National Theatre. His first film was Barbra Streisand's Yentl. Other early films include Little Shop of Horrors. Kerry has a long association with acclaimed director Michael Winterbottom: Jude, Welcome to Sarajevo, Code 46 and Genova. Recent films include Show Dogs.

Kerry has worked at The National Theatre, The Almeida, Hampstead, The Donmar Warehouse, Riverside Studios, The Gate and The Royal Court. In Edinburgh, he wrote and performed six solo shows at The Traverse, The Assembly Rooms and The Pleasance. West End work includes The Normal Heart and Frost/Nixon.

Early TV credits ranged from Ronnie Corbett’s godson in Sorry! to Mr Beaver in BBC’s The Lion, The Witch &amp; the Wardrobe. Recent work includes New Tricks and Mr. Selfridge, as well as The Trip, Life's Too Short, Not Going Out, Doctor Who and Steven Poliakoff's Gideon's Daughter.

For BBC Radio, Kerry has acted in hundreds of plays including his own adaptations of Dr. Strangelove and A Confederacy of Dunces. He has been the voice of Bill Bryson and Woody Allen, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Mark Twain. Book of the Week readings include Nilsson’s biography and Philip Glass’s memoirs.

His many animation voices include Gnasher in Dennis and Gnasher, Sir Topham Hatt (The Fat Controller) (US) and Diesel (UK/US) in Thomas & Friends. He plays dozens of characters in the BAFTA and Emmy-winning Cartoon Network series The Amazing World of Gumball.

He has read many audio books, including all the Jack Reacher thrillers by Lee Child.

Animated Series

 * Thomas & Friends (2009-2017) - Diesel, 'Arry, Bert (UK Dub)
 * Henry, Gordon, James (Seasons 13-18), Sir Topham Hatt (Seasons 13-18) , Dash, Scruff, Diesel (Seasons 19-21) , 'Arry, Bert, Harold, Max, Kevin, Mr. Percival (US Dub)