Alan Tudyk

Alan Wray Tudyk (born March 16, 1971) is an American actor, and voice artist known for his roles as Hoban "Wash" Washburne in the space western television series Firefly and movie Serenity and Wat in A Knight's Tale. He currently co-stars on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory. He also had a starring role in the film 42 as Ben Chapman and voiced significant roles in the Disney animated films Wreck-It Ralph and Frozen.
==Early life==
Tudyk (pronounced Tude-ick) was born in El Paso, Texas, the son of Betty Loyce (née Wiley) and Timothy Nicholas Tudyk. His father is of Polish descent and his mother has German, English, and Scottish ancestry. He was raised in Plano, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, where he attended Plano Senior High School. He had a brief experience as a stand-up comic, before quitting after an angry audience member threatened to kill him. Tudyk studied drama at the Methodist-affiliated Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Texas where he won the Academic Excellence award for drama. While in college, he played Beaver Smith in an eastern New Mexico summer stock theater production of Billy the Kid. Tudyk entered Julliard but left in 1996 before earning a degree.
===Film===
In 2000, Tudyk played Gerhardt, a gay German drug addict, alongside Sandra Bullock and Viggo Mortensen in 28 Days.
Tudyk played Wat in 2001's A Knight's Tale, as well as Steve the Pirate in the 2004 comedy Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story and the emotional robot Sonny in I, Robot. In 2005, he reprised his role as the playful, easy-going Hoban "Wash" Washburne in the film Serenity, derived from the cult television series Firefly by Joss Whedon. In 2007, he had a supporting role as a strong-willed doctor in the western film 3:10 to Yuma alongside Christian Bale and Russell Crowe along with a brief but memorable role in the film Knocked Up and a highly physical comedic performance in the British film Death at a Funeral. Tudyk starred as Tucker in the indie horror comedy Tucker & Dale vs Evil. He also appears in Transformers: Dark of the Moon as Dutch.
In Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, he voiced Simone (a reckless French accent speaking Chipmunk, the result after Simon was bitten by a spider). In 2012, Tudyk appeared in Timur Bekmambetov's Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, in the role of Stephen A. Douglas. Tudyk also voiced the character King Candy in the 2012 Disney animated film, Wreck-It Ralph, a performance for which he won the Annie Award for Voice Acting. He plays Ben Chapman in the 2013 movie 42 about Jackie Robinson.
===Broadway===
In 1999, Tudyk made his Broadway debut in Epic Proportions. He was also in Wonder of the World, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, Misalliance, Oedipus and Bunny Bunny. In 2005, Tudyk filled in for Hank Azaria's roles in Spamalot from June to December, and starred in a limited run of Prelude to a Kiss on Broadway.
===Television===
Among Tudyk's better known roles was the playful, easy-going Hoban "Wash" Washburne in the television series Firefly by Joss Whedon. Although the series ran for only one season, Universal Studios bought the rights to the show and turned it into a film, Serenity, in which he reprised the role. He did a few voices from Make Way for Noddy.
Tudyk appeared as the cult leader, Father, in a two-part episode of Strangers With Candy entitled "Blank Stare." Among several guest spots on popular shows such as Arrested Development, he played a convicted pedophile on a popular episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Tudyk was cast as a special guest star in Joss Whedon's Dollhouse. The show featured people whose personalities had been erased, with Tudyk portraying Alpha, a former "active" who accidentally downloaded 48 separate personalities. Alpha served as the main antagonist of the series' first season, with guest appearances in the show's second season. Tudyk also guest starred in three episodes of ABC's modern remake of the television miniseries V. Tudyk provided the voice of superhero Green Arrow and villain Psimon in the animated series Young Justice. He is co-starring in the ABC comedy series Suburgatory as Noah Werner a dentist from the big city who moved to the suburbs.
===Video games===
Tudyk plays the voice of a Marine in the Xbox 360 game Halo 3. He is joined by his Firefly co-stars Adam Baldwin and Nathan Fillion who both voice Marines. All three actors are given personalities in the game matching those of their characters from Firefly. Tudyk made an appearance in Halo 3: ODST as the character "Mickey", an elite ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper) who is part of the player character's squad as they try to escape a city invaded by the Covenant. He also reprised the voice of the DC Comics character Green Arrow in the game Injustice: Gods Among Us.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1997	35 Miles from Normal 	Trevor 	
1998	Patch Adams 	Everton 	
2000	28 Days 	Gerhardt 	
2000	Wonder Boys 	Sam Traxler 	
2001	 	Wat 	
2001	Hearts in Atlantis 	Monte Man 	
2002	Ice Age 	Lenny, Dodo #4, Freaky Mammal #2 (voices) 	
2004	DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story 	Steve the Pirate 	Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team
2004	I, Robot 	Sonny 	
2005	Rx 	Pepe 	
2005	Serenity 	Hoban "Wash" Washburne 	
2006	Ice Age: The Meltdown 	Cholly (voice) 	
2007	Death at a Funeral 	Simon 	
2007	Knocked Up 	Jack 	
2007	3:10 to Yuma 	Doc Potter 	Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2008	Meet Market 	Danny 	
2009	Bed Ridden 	Detective Kurtz 	Short film
2009	The Ballad of G.I. Joe 	Shipwreck 	Short film
2009	Astro Boy 	Mr. Squeegee, Scrapheap Head, Stinger Two (voices)	
2010	Tucker & Dale vs. Evil 	Tucker 	
2010	Beautiful Boy 	Eric 	
2011	Transformers: Dark of the Moon 	Dutch 	
2011	Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked	Simone (voice) 	
2011	Conception 	Mark 	
2012	Strange Frame 	Chat (voice) 	
2012	Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 	Stephen A. Douglas 	Uncredited cameo
2012	Ice Age: Continental Drift 	Milton, Hunky Siren (voices) 	
2012	Wreck-It Ralph 	King Candy (voice) 	Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production
2013	42 	Ben Chapman 	
2013	Frozen 	Duke of Weselton (voice) 	
2014	Premature 	Jack Roth 	
2014	Justice League: War 	Clark Kent / Superman (voice) 	Direct-to-DVD
2014	Welcome to Me 	Ted Thurber 	
2014	Son of a Barman 	Bill Snyder 	Short film
2014	Big Hero 6 	Alistair Krei (voice) 	
2014	Tell 	Morton 	
2015	Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials 	Marcus 	Credited as "Blondie"
2015	Trumbo 	Ian McLellan Hunter 	Nominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting EnsembleNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2015	Oddball 	Bradley Slater 	
2016	Zootopia 	Duke Weaselton (voice) 	
2016	Moana 	Hei Hei, Villager #3 (voices) 	
2016	Rogue One 	K-2SO 	
2018	Deadpool 2 	Redneck #1 	Cameo
2018	Ralph Breaks the Internet 	KnowsMore (voice) 	
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2000 	Strangers with Candy 	Father 	2 episodes
2000 	Frasier 	Todd Peterson 	Episode: "The Great Crane Robbery"
2002–2003 	Firefly 	Hoban 'Wash' Washburne 	14 episodes
2005; 2013 	Arrested Development 	Pastor Veal 	3 episodes
2005 	'Into the West 	Nathan Wheeler 	Episode: "Wheel to the Stars"
2006 	Capitol Law 	Walker Eliot 	TV movie
2006 	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 	Carl Fisher 	Episode: "Burn Out"
2008 	Fourplay 	Drew 	TV movie
2008 	Play or Be Played 	Charlie 	TV movie
2009 	James Gunn's PG Porn 	Bob 	Episode: "High Poon"
2009 	V 	Dale Maddox 	3 episodes
2009–2010 	Dollhouse 	Alpha 	4 episodes
2009–2010 	Glenn Martin, DDS 	Additional voices 	Voice5 episodes
2010 	The Rockford Files 	Det. Dennis Becker 	TV movie
2010–2013	Young Justice 	Oliver Queen/Green ArrowSimon Jones/PsimonLeonard Snart/Captain Cold	Voice10 episodes
2010–2011 	Batman: The Brave and the Bold 	Barry Allen/The Flash 	Voice2 episodes
2011–2012 	Robot Chicken 	Pinky 	Voice2 episodes
2011–2013	American Dad! 	Additional voices 	Voice2 episodes
2011 	Family Guy 	German pilot 	VoiceEpisode: "German Guy"
2011–12 	The Life & Times of Tim 	Rodrigo, Arthur, Debbie (voices) 	3 episodes
2011 	Good Vibes 	Lonnie 	Voice12 episodes
2011–present 	Suburgatory 	Dr. Noah Werner 	Series regular
2012 	Napoleon Dynamite 	Officer Elwood 	VoiceEpisode: "Ligertown"
2012 	NTSF:SD:SUV:: 	Sven 	Episode: "The Real Bicycle Thief"
2012 	Robot and Monster 	Crazy Cousin Gizmo 	VoiceEpisode: "The Party
2014 	The Team Unicorn Saturday Action Fun Hour!	Chummy Cherub, Sad Tree 	Episode: "Pilot"
2014 	Justified 	Elias Marcos 	Credited as Wray NerelyEpisode: "Shot All to Hell"
2014 	Chozen 	Kai, Additional Voices 	5 episodes
2014 	TripTank 	Terrence, Bootf***er (voices) 	2 episodes
2014–15 	Newsreaders 	Reagan Biscayne 	14 episodes
2014 	Comedy Bang! Bang! 	Ray 	Episode: "The Lonely Island Wear Holiday Sweaters & White Pants"
2015 	Adventure Time 	Chatsberry, Additional Voices 	2 episodes
2015 	Rick and Morty 	Chris (voice) 	Episode: "The Ricks Must Be Crazy"
2015–present 	Star vs. the Forces of Evil 	Ludo Avarius, River Butterfly (voices) 	30 episodes
2015–16 	The Adventures of Puss in Boots 	Uli (voice) 	10 episodes
2016 	Clarence 	Flight Attendant Dan (voice) 	Episode: "Plane Excited"
2017 	Powerless 	Van Wayne 	9 episodes
2017 	Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency 	Mr. Osmund Priest 	8 episodes
2017 	The Tick 	Dangerboat (voice) 	3 episodes
2018–present 	Big Hero 6: The Series 	Alistair Krei (voice) 	8 episodes
2019 	Doom Patrol 	Eric Morden / Mr. Nobody 	Post-production
2019 	Harley Quinn 	Joker 	Post-production
===Video games===
Year	Title 	Role
2006	Ice Age: The Meltdown 	Cholly
2007	Halo 3 	Marines
2009	Halo 3: ODST 	Mickey
2013	Ice Age: Continental Drift	MiltonFabio Sloth
2013	Young Justice: Legacy 	Simon Jones/Psimon
==Theatre==
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1999	Epic Proportions 	Benny Bennet	Helen Hayes Theatre
2005	Spamalot 	Sir Lancelot	Theatre
2007	Prelude to a Kiss 	Peter 	Roundabout Theatre Company
2009	An Evening Without Monty Python	Himself 	Ricardo Montalbán Theatre (Los Angeles)The Town Hall (New York City)
==External links==
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*Star to Fill in for Azaria on Monty Python's Spamalot During Actor's Hiatus, from the Playbill website
*Hey, You're That Guy: Alan Tudyk at web2carz.com
*Alan Tudyk at FEARnet
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