Alan Tudyk

Alan Wray Tudyk (born March 16, 1971) is an American actor.

Tudyk entered Juilliard but left in 1996 before earning a degree.

Tudyk's film debut was in 1997 in Mark Schwahn's independent drama film 35 Miles from Normal.

A year later, he had a minor role in the biographical comedy-drama Patch Adams with Robin Williams where he played patient Everton.

Tudyk said of the role, that a doctor had given him a shot of adrenaline prior to filming as he had an allergic reaction to food the night before and his windpipe was closing up.

His film work includes roles in 28 Days (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), voice and motion capture for Sonny in I, Robot (2004), and 3:10 to Yuma (2007).

In 2000, Tudyk played a gay German drug addict in 28 Days opposite Sandra Bullock.

He played Wat in A Knight's Tale, Steve the Pirate in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story and the emotional robot Sonny in I, Robot.

Tudyk is known for television roles, such as Wash on the space Western drama series Firefly (2002–2003).

The show ran for one season and developed a cult following after the series aired.

He reprised the role in the 2005 continuation film Serenity expanding on the events of the final episode of the series.

In 2005, he reprised his role as the playful, easy-going Hoban "Wash" Washburne in the film Serenity, derived from the television series Firefly by Joss Whedon.

His other roles include the 2007 English black comedy film Death at a Funeral, the sitcom Arrested Development (2005, 2013, 2019), the science fiction series Dollhouse (2009–2010), superhero animated series Young Justice (2010–2013, 2019), and various Voices on the animated series American Dad! (2011–present).

In 2007, Tudyk had a supporting role as a strong-willed doctor in the western film 3:10 to Yuma.

He had 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 played Tucker in the indie horror comedy Tucker & Dale vs Evil.

He reprised his role as Dutch for the film Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

In Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, he voiced Simone (a reckless French accent speaking Chipmunk, the result after Simon was bitten by a spider).

He starred in the black comedy horror film Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010).

Tudyk has also appeared in the films, Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), 42 (2013), Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) and Trumbo (2015).

Tudyk played Dr. Noah Werner on the sitcom Suburgatory (2011–2014).

He has voiced characters in every Walt Disney Animation Studios film since 2012.

In 2012, Tudyk played Stephen A. Douglas in Timur Bekmambetov's film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

In 2012, Tudyk voiced King Candy in the animated film Wreck-It Ralph, winning the Annie Award for Voice Acting.

As of 2023, he has lent his voice to every Walt Disney Animation Studios film since.

He voiced the Duke of Weselton in Frozen, Alistair Krei in Big Hero 6, Duke Weaselton in Zootopia, Heihei in Moana, KnowsMore in the Wreck-It Ralph sequel Ralph Breaks the Internet, Tuk Tuk and Pico the toucan in the 2021 films Raya and the Last Dragon and Encanto, respectively, and Duffle in Strange World.

He played Ben Chapman in the 2013 film 42 about Jackie Robinson.

He also starred in the comedy series Newsreaders (2014–2015), the animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015–2019), voiced Dangerboat in the series The Tick (2017–2019), played K-2SO in the 2016 film Rogue One, and Eric Morden / Mr. Nobody on the series Doom Patrol (2019).

Additionally, in 2016, Tudyk played the droid K-2SO in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and provided the voice of the parrot, Iago (originally voiced by Gilbert Gottfried) in the 2019 live-action adaptation of Aladdin.

Tudyk played Noel in Chris Blake's quarantine comedy film Distancing Socially, which was filmed remotely at the height of the pandemic using iPhone 11.

It was acquired and released by Cinedigm in October 2021.

He played Mr. Darling in the fantasy adventure film Peter Pan & Wendy.

Since 2019, Tudyk has voiced The Joker and Clayface in the series Harley Quinn.

Tudyk currently plays Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle in the science fiction comedy series Resident Alien, and voices Optimus Prime in the animated series Transformers: EarthSpark.

Tudyk was born in El Paso, Texas, the son of Betty Loyce (née Wiley) and Timothy Nicholas Tudyk.

He is of Polish ancestry.

Tudyk 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.