Alan Tudyk
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| Alan Tudyk | |
 Alan Tudyk at the 2005 Flanvention |
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| Born | Alan Wray Tudyk October 16, 1971 El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997—present |
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Alan Wray Tudyk (born October 16, 1971) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Simon in the black comedy Death at a Funeral, as Steve the Pirate in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, as Sonny in the Sci-Fi Drama I, Robot, and as Hoban "Wash" Washburne in the science fiction/western television series Firefly and movie Serenity.
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[edit] Early life
Tudyk is of Polish descent and was born in El Paso, Texas, the son of Betty Loyce (née Wiley) and Timothy Nicholas Tudyk.[1] He was raised in the Dallas suburb of Plano, Texas, where he attended Plano Senior High School. 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." In 1993, Tudyk entered Juilliard but left in 1996 before earning a degree.
[edit] Film
In 2000, Tudyk played a gay German drug addict alongside Sandra Bullock and Viggo Mortensen in 28 Days. Tudyk enjoyed working alongside Bullock as she was "a doll" and a great person to work with, and found Mortensen was "a blast" when it came to filming breaks.[citation needed]
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. He reprised the role of Wash in the feature film Serenity. 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 farce Death at a Funeral.
[edit] 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.[2] Tudyk was in Spamalot in 2005, from June to December, filling in for Hank Azaria and starred in a limited run of Prelude to a Kiss on Broadway.
[edit] Television
Tudyk is known for his role as the playful, easy-going Hoban "Wash" Washburne in the television series Firefly by Joss Whedon. He played a convicted pedophile on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Tudyk was a guest star in the eleventh and twelfth episodes of Dollhouse, in which Whedon hired him to play Alpha, the series' main antagonist.
In March 2009 he was cast as Dale Maddox in ABC's remake of the television series V. His character is an FBI investigator working alongside Erica Evans (played by Elizabeth Mitchell).
[edit] 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 will make an appearance in the upcoming game Halo 3: ODST as the character "Mickey".
[edit] Credits
- Film
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1997 | 35 Miles from Normal | Trevor |
| 1998 | Patch Adams | Everton |
| 2000 | Wonder Boys | Sam Traxler |
| 28 Days | Gerhardt | |
| 2001 | Hearts in Atlantis | Monte Man |
| A Knight's Tale | Wat Falhurst | |
| 2002 | Ice Age | Oscar / Dab the Dodo (voice) |
| 2004 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | Steve the Pirate |
| I, Robot | Sonny | |
| 2005 | Rx | Pepe |
| Serenity | Hoban "Wash" Washburne | |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Cholly (voice) |
| 2007 | Knocked Up | Jack |
| Death at a Funeral | Simon | |
| 3:10 to Yuma | Doc Potter | |
| 2008 | Meet Market | Danny |
- Broadway
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Epic Proportions | Benny Bennet | Helen Hayes Theatre |
| 2005 | Spamalot | Sir Lancelot | Shubert Theatre |
| 2007 | Prelude to a Kiss | Peter Hoskins | Roundabout Theatre Company |
- Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Strangers with Candy Ep: Blank Stare: Part 1 Ep: Blank Stare: Part 2 |
Father |
| Frasier Ep: The Great Crane Robbery |
Todd Peterson | |
| 2002 | Firefly | Hoban "Wash" Washburne |
| 2005 | Into the West | Nathan Wheeler |
| Arrested Development Ep: Meat the Veals |
Pastor Veal | |
| 2006 | Capitol Law | Walker Eliot |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Ep: Burn out |
Carl Fisher | |
| 2009 | Dollhouse Ep: Briar Rose Ep: Omega |
Alpha |
| V |
Dale Maddox |
- Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2006 | Ice Age 2:The Meltdown | Cholly (voice) |
| 2007 | Halo 3 | Marines (voice) |
[edit] References
- ^ Roberts, Sheila. "Alan Tudyk Interview, Death At A Funeral". MoviesOnline.ca. http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_12730.html. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (2006-04-18). "Butler, Tudyk, Kind, Golden, Huffman cast in reading of musical Xanadu". Playbill. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/print/99131.html. Retrieved on 2006-04-22.
[edit] External links
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- Alan Tudyk at the Internet Movie Database
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- Alan Tudyk at the Internet Broadway Database
- Alan Tudyk Fan Site inc Bio, Updates, Video & Message Board
- Alan Tudyk Fan Site and News Updates
- Star to Fill in for Azaria on Monty Python's Spamalot During Actor's Hiatus, from the Playbill website
- Alan Tudyk at FEARnet
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