Alan Tudyk
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Born | Alan Wray Tudyk March 16, 1971 El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | Since 1997 |
Alan Wray Tudyk (born March 16, 1971) is an American actor known for his roles as Hoban "Wash" Washburne in the science fiction/western television series Firefly and movie Serenity, Simon in the British comedy Death at a Funeral, as Steve the Pirate in DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story, as Sonny in the science fiction drama I, Robot, as Doc Potter in 3:10 to Yuma, as Tucker in Tucker & Dale vs Evil and as Alpha in Dollhouse. He currently co-stars on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory.
Personal life
Tudyk was born in El Paso, Texas, the son of Betty Loyce (née Wiley) and Timothy Nicholas Tudyk. He is of Polish and English descent[1] and was raised in the Dallas suburb of Plano, Texas,[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 2011, Tudyk joined Timur Bekmambetov's Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter in the role of Stephen A. Douglas.[6] In Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, he voiced Simone (a reckless French accent speaking Chipmunk, the result after Simon was bitten by a spider).
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. [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.[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==
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 / Oscar / 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 | Completed |
2012 | Strange Frame: Love & Sax | Chat | Post-production |
2012 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | Stephen A. Douglas | Post-production |
2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Milton/Fabio Sloth | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
2010–2011 | Young Justice | Oliver Queen / Green Arrow / Psimon(voice) | 3 episodes |
2010–2011 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Barry Allen / The Flash (voice) | 2 Episodes |
2011 | Robot Chicken | Sarge (voice) | Episode: "Kramer Vs. Showgirls" |
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 | Noah Werner | 16 episodes |
2012 | Transformers Prime | (voice) | TBA |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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] |
Year | Title | Role |
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2006 | Ice Age 2: The Meltdown | Cholly (voice) |
2007 | Halo 3 | Marines (voice) |
2009 | Halo 3: ODST | Mickey (voice) |
References
- ^ Roberts, Sheila. "Alan Tudyk Interview, Death At A Funeral". MoviesOnline.ca. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2008.
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- ^ a b Sundance 2010: Alan Tudyk Talks Firefly Spin-off Comic by Patton Oswalt
- ^ Schwartz, Terri (July 9, 2009). "'Tucker And Dale Vs. Evil' Flips Horror With Alan Tudyk And Tyler Labine". MTV Movies. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
- ^ Exclusive: 'Transformers 3' Adds Alan Tudyk
- ^ Sneider, Jeff (March 17, 2011). "Alan Tudyk joins 'Vampire Hunter'". Variety (magazine). Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (April 18, 2006). "Butler, Tudyk, Kind, Golden, Huffman cast in reading of musical Xanadu". Playbill. Retrieved April 22, 2006.
- ^ Sundance '10: New Clips: Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Kevin (July 23, 2010). "Comic-Con 2010: Young Justice Goes Under Cover". UGO Networks. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sundance '10: College Kid's Blood in New 'Tucker & Dale vs Evil' Clips!
- ^ Gans, Andrew (October 6, 2009). "An Evening Without Monty Python Plays NYC, Beginning Oct. 6". Playbill. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
- ^ Brantley, Ben (October 8, 2009). "And Now for Something Just a Little Bit Different". New York Times. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
External links
- Alan Tudyk at IMDb
- Alan Tudyk at the Internet Broadway Database
- Star to Fill in for Azaria on Monty Python's Spamalot During Actor's Hiatus, from the Playbill website
- Alan Tudyk at FEARnet