| abstract | - He performed in Aslan the lion and played Glenstorm the centaur, in the BBC's rendition of C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, and has performed creatures as diverse as a troll, a dancing mouse, and a three-toed sloth. He has worked as a consultant for the Bristol Robotics Lab, advising on how people might best interact with robots. Todd-Jones's performance of the full-bodied rhinoceros costume for a Sir Peter Hall/Gerald Scarfe stage production led to his involvement in the London-based charity Save the Rhino International, for whom he became a patron. He has raised money for the charity by running marathons as a rhinoceros, appearing at fund-raising events, and walking across Africa (from sea level to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro) in the rhino costume, alongside author Douglas Adams. In 1997, he created an outdoor theater spectacle, Spirit of the Rhino Drum, for the rhino charity. He wrote, designed, and directed this extravaganza on the theme of wildlife conservation, which was performed at major festivals across the UK, by African musicians, puppeteers, dancers, aerialists and acrobats. Todd-Jones also designed puppets and full-body costumes for River of Kings, a puppetry festival in Bangkok, Thailand, performed in front of the Thai Royal Palace in January 2003.
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