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Alan Tudyk
Tudyk at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International.
Born
Alan Wray Tudyk

(1971-03-16) March 16, 1971 (age 53)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years activeSince 1997

Alan Wray Tudyk (born March 16, 1971) is an American actor known for his roles as Hoban "Wash" Washburne in the space western television series Firefly and movie Serenity, Simon in the British comedy Death at a Funeral, Steve the Pirate in DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story, Sonny in the science fiction drama I, Robot, Doc Potter in 3:10 to Yuma, Tucker in Tucker & Dale vs Evil, King Candy in Disney's Wreck-It Ralph, and Alpha in Dollhouse. He currently co-stars on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory.

Early life

Tudyk 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.[1] He was raised in Plano, Texas, a suburb of Dallas,[2] 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. Tudyk entered Juilliard but left in 1996 before earning a degree.

Career

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.[3] 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.[4] He also appears in Transformers: Dark of the Moon as Dutch.[5]

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.[6] 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.

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.[7] 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.[3] 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.[8]

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.[2] 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 in the animated series Young Justice.[9] He is co-starring in the ABC comedy series Suburgatory as Noah Werner a dentist from the big city who moved to the suburbs.[10]

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.

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 A Knight's Tale Wat
2001 Hearts in Atlantis Monte Man
2002 Ice Age Lenny / Dab (voice)
2004 DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story Steve the Pirate
2004 I, Robot Sonny
2005 Rx Pepe
2005 Serenity Wash
2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown Cholly (voice)
2007 Death at a Funeral Simon
2007 Knocked Up Jack
2007 3:10 to Yuma Doc Potter
2008 Meet Market Danny
2009 Bed Ridden Det. Kurtz Short film
2009 Astro Boy Various (voice)
2010 Tucker & Dale vs Evil Tucker[11]
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: Love & Sax Chat Post-production
2012 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Stephen A. Douglas Uncredited
2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift Milton / Fabio Sloth Completed/Released
2012 Wreck-It Ralph King Candy (voice) Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production
2013 42 Ben Chapman
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Strangers with Candy Father Episode: "Blank Stare: Part 1"
Episode: "Blank Stare: Part 2"
2000 Frasier Todd Peterson Episode: "The Great Crane Robbery"
2002–2003 Firefly Hoban 'Wash' Washburne 14 episodes
2005 Arrested Development Pastor Veal Episode: "Meat the Veals"
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 The Ballad of G.I. Joe Shipwreck Video short
2009 V Dale Maddox 3 episodes
2009–2010 Dollhouse Alpha 4 episodes
2009–2010 Glenn Martin, DDS Various (voice) 5 episodes
2010 The Rockford Files Det. Dennis Becker TV movie
2010 on Young Justice Oliver Queen / Green Arrow / Psimon / Captain Cold (voice) 7 episodes with Green Arrow / 3 with Psimon / 1 with Captain Cold
2010–2011 Batman: The Brave and the Bold Barry Allen / The Flash (voice) 2 Episodes
2011–2012 Robot Chicken Pinky (voice) Episode: "Kramer Vs. Showgirls"
Episode: "Eviscerated Post-Coital by a Six Foot Mantis"
2011 American Dad! (voice) Episode: "Fart-Break Hotel"
2011 Family Guy (voice) Episode: "German Guy"
2011 on Good Vibes Lonnie (voice) 12 episodes
2011 on Suburgatory Dr. Noah Werner 16 episodes
2012 NTSF:SD:SUV:: Sven 1 episode
2012 Phineas and Ferb Additional Voices 1 episode
2012 Transformers Prime (voice) TBA
Theatre
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Epic Proportions Benny Bennet Helen Hayes Theatre
2005 Spamalot Sir Lancelot Shubert Theatre
2007 Prelude to a Kiss Peter Roundabout Theatre Company
2009 An Evening Without Monty Python Himself Ricardo Montalbán Theatre (Los Angeles)[12]
The Town Hall (New York City)[13]
Video games
Year Title Role
2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown Cholly (voice)
2007 Halo 3 Marines (voice)
2009 Halo 3: ODST Mickey (voice)
2013 Ice Age: Continental Drift Milton / Fabio Sloth (voice)

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Sheila. "Alan Tudyk Interview, Death At A Funeral". MoviesOnline.ca. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b Adams, Sam (September 30, 2011). "Interview: Alan Tudyk". AV Club. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Sundance 2010: Alan Tudyk Talks Firefly Spin-off Comic by Patton Oswalt
  4. ^ Schwartz, Terri (July 9, 2009). "'Tucker And Dale Vs. Evil' Flips Horror With Alan Tudyk And Tyler Labine". MTV Movies. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
  5. ^ Exclusive: 'Transformers 3' Adds Alan Tudyk
  6. ^ Sneider, Jeff (March 17, 2011). "Alan Tudyk joins 'Vampire Hunter'". Variety (magazine). Retrieved March 24, 2011.
  7. ^ Gans, Andrew (April 18, 2006). "Butler, Tudyk, Kind, Golden, Huffman cast in reading of musical Xanadu". Playbill. Archived from the original on May 15, 2006. Retrieved April 22, 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Sundance '10: New Clips: Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
  9. ^ Fitzpatrick, Kevin (July 23, 2010). "Comic-Con 2010: Young Justice Goes Under Cover". UGO Networks. Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Rose, Lacey; Goldberg, Lesley (May 13, 2011). "ABC Picks Up 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Pan Am,' Tim Allen and Shonda Rhimes Projects, More". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  11. ^ Sundance '10: College Kid's Blood in New 'Tucker & Dale vs Evil' Clips!
  12. ^ Gans, Andrew (October 6, 2009). "An Evening Without Monty Python Plays NYC, Beginning Oct. 6". Playbill. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
  13. ^ Brantley, Ben (October 8, 2009). "And Now for Something Just a Little Bit Different". New York Times. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
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