Michael Angelis (born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK on 18 January 1952) is a British actor and voice actor who was the longest running Thomas & Friends narrator, holding the position for 21 years. He narrated from the third to sixteenth series for the UK. He also narrated six American episodes on the New Friends for Thomas and Other Adventures DVD, the first six The Railway Stories CDs, other miscellaneous merchandise and promos/commercials.