Alan Wray Tudyk, pronounced TEW-dik, was born on March 16, 1971, in El Paso, Texas, USA. He is an actor who has appeared in many movies and TV shows.
In movies, he’s been in films like “28 Days” in 2000 with Sandra Bullock, “A Knight’s Tale” in 2001, and “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” in 2004. He did the voice and motion capture for Sonny in “I, Robot” in 2004 and was in “3:10 to Yuma” in 2007. Alan starred in the funny horror movie “Tucker & Dale vs. Evil” in 2010. He also acted in “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” in 2011, “42” in 2013, and “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” in 2015.
Alan Tudyk is known for his TV roles too. He played Wash in the show “Firefly” from 2002 to 2003. The show became very popular even though it only had one season. He played the same character in the movie “Serenity,” which continued the story in 2005. Alan also acted in “Arrested Development,” “Dollhouse,” and the animated show “Young Justice.”
From 2011 to 2014, he played Dr. Noah Werner in the sitcom “Suburgatory.” Alan starred in the comedy series “Newsreaders” from 2014 to 2015 and voiced characters in “Star vs. the Forces of Evil” from 2015 to 2019. He played K-2SO in the movie “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” in 2016 and Mr. Nobody in the series “Doom Patrol” in 2019.
Since 2019, Alan Tudyk has been voicing characters in the series “Harley Quinn” and plays Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle in “Resident Alien.” He also voices Optimus Prime in the animated series “Transformers: EarthSpark.”
Alan Tudyk was raised in Plano, Texas, and went to Plano Senior High School. He studied drama at Lon Morris College in Texas and briefly attended Juilliard School in New York.
In addition to his acting career, Alan Tudyk voiced characters in video games like “Halo 3” and “Halo 3: ODST.” He’s also done voice work for animated films by Walt Disney Animation Studios since 2012, such as “Wreck-It Ralph,” “Frozen,” “Moana,” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet.”
Alan Tudyk married Charissa Barton, a choreographer, in 2016. They got engaged in December 2015.
Overall, Alan Tudyk has had a successful career in acting, both in movies and television, and is well-known for his diverse roles and voice acting talents.