Stefano/Behind the Scenes

Television Series
Stefano is a fictional cargo ship created by Ian McCue and Becky Overton.

In 2019, Stefano made his made his debut in the twenty-third series of Thomas & Friends in the episode, All Tracks Lead to Rome. Stefano is voiced by Antonio Magro (UK/US) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively.

Stefano somewhat resembles the LARC-LX with added treads, a crane and a cab.

CGI Model
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. In 2018, Stefano was created from scratch in CGI by Jam Filled Toronto for the twenty-third series. The model was "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.

Voice Actors

 * Antonio Magro
 * Isamu Yusen
 * Hugo Navarrete
 * Frank Jordan
 * Thiago Marques
 * Anton Savenkov
 * Kwon Seong-hyeok