---
name: "David Menkin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-menkin"
fi1m_id: "david-menkin"
imdb_id: "nm0579696"
tmdb_id: 1242987
wikidata_id: "Q11964837"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 May 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-02T23:21:38.381768+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# David Menkin

## Identity

David Menkin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-menkin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-menkin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0579696
- **TMDB ID:** 1242987
- **Wikidata ID:** Q11964837
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Menkin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11964837, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0579696/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1242987

Actor. Born 10 May 1977 in Norway.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 May 1977, Norway
- **Active:** 2012–present
- **Also known as:** David Robert Menkin
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 72 (2), 2020s 72 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 73 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Thriller 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1, History 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $303m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Menkin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11964837, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0579696/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1242987

## Biography

David Menkin is a Norwegian-born American actor. He was born on 10 May 1977 in Moss, Norway, and holds citizenship of both Norway and the United States. He studied at New York University and graduated from Mountview Theatre School in London in 1999, where he continues to live and work.

Menkin is known for voice roles including Porter and Jack in the US dub of *Thomas & Friends* (2013–2021) and Virgil and Gordon Tracy in the reboot series *Thunderbirds Are Go* (2015–2020). His film credits include *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (2015), *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012), *Florence Foster Jenkins* (2016), *A Hologram for the King* (2016) and *A Haunting in Venice* (2023). He appears as Arthur Quint in the film *Fatherland* (2026).

He has also provided voices for video games and animation, such as in *The Sandman* (2022) and *Ron's Gone Wrong* (2021), and worked as an announcer for the Norwegian television channel TV3.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Fatherland* (2026), Fi1m 80, as Arthur Quint — [page](https://film.one/film/fatherland.md)
- *A Haunting in Venice* (2023), Fi1m 65, as Puppet Show MC — [page](https://film.one/film/a-haunting-in-venice.md)
- *Florence Foster Jenkins* (2016), Fi1m 64, as Carlton Smith — [page](https://film.one/film/florence-foster-jenkins.md)
- *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012), Fi1m 80, as Case Officer — [page](https://film.one/film/zero-dark-thirty.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Fatherland* (2026), as Arthur Quint — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/fatherland.md)
- *Heads of State* (2025), as Beast Driver
- *Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix* (2023), series, as Rayman (voice)
- *A Haunting in Venice* (2023), as Puppet Show MC — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/a-haunting-in-venice.md)
- *The Wolf of Custer* (2023), Actor
- *Incredible Ant* (2022), series, as Lantern Fly (voice)
- *The Sandman* (2022), series, as The Hammer of God
- *Ron's Gone Wrong* (2021), as Shayne The Biker / Mr. Cleaver (voice)
- *Boys On Film 21: Beautiful Secret* (2021), as Daniel (segment "Clothes & Blow")
- *Industry* (2020), series, as Harvey Palahniuk — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/industry.md)
- *Jungle Beat: The Movie* (2020), as Munki / Rocky (voice)
- *The Other One* (2020), series, as Eamon Hammond
- *Best Bugs Forever* (2019), series, Actor
- *Clothes & Blow* (2018), as Daniel
- *Space Chickens in Space* (2018), series, as Chuck (voice)
- *Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie* (2018), as Racing Car / Cowboys (voice)
- *Jungle Beat* (2018), series, as Munki
- *Moths to Flame* (2018), as Neil Armstrong · Co-Producer
- *Thomas & Friends: Danger at the Docks* (2018), as Porter (voice) (uncredited)
- *McMafia* (2018), series, as Marius Jensen
- *Thomas & Friends: Christmas on Sodor* (2017), as Porter (voice)
- *Thomas & Friends: Extraordinary Engines* (2017), as Porter (voice)
- *Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures* (2016), as Porter (voice)
- *Florence Foster Jenkins* (2016), as Carlton Smith — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/florence-foster-jenkins.md)
- *A Hologram for the King* (2016), as Brad
- *Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!* (2016), as Porter (voice)
- *Floogals* (2016), series, as Dad Hooman
- *Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Carol* (2015), as Porter (voice)
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (2015), as Jones
- *Thomas & Friends: Whale of a Tale and Other Sodor Adventures* (2015), as Porter (voice)
- *Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism* (2015), as Qube Dad
- *Thunderbirds Are Go!* (2015), series, as Virgil Tracy / Gordon Tracy (voice)
- *Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached* (2015), Actor
- *Thomas & Friends: Trouble on the Tracks* (2014), as Porter (voice)
- *Thomas & Friends: Signals Crossed* (2014), as Porter (voice)
- *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012), as Case Officer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/zero-dark-thirty.md)
- *Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time* (2012), as Scoop / Travis
- *HiT Favorites: Friends and Family* (2011), as Scoop (voice)
- *HiT Favorites: Preschool Fun* (2011), as Scoop (voice)
- *Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig* (2011), as Scoop (voice)
- *HiT Favorites: Sweet Dreams* (2011), as Scoop (voice)
- *Not Going Out* (2006), series, as Norwegian Television Voice 2
- *Octane* (2003), as Paramedic #2
- *Wit* (2001), as Student 1
- *Bob the Builder* (1999), series, as Scoop / Travis (voice)
- *Red Dwarf* (1988), series, as Lt. Clarence O'Neal — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/red-dwarf.md)

## Gallery

- ![David Menkin](https://film.one/media/person/96163/gallery-189bf65501cc.png) David Menkin — Texture, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/David_Menkin_2021.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![David Menkin](https://film.one/media/person/96163/gallery-7e97886f0521.jpg) David Menkin — Image via TMDB

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