Alan Tudyk

Alan Wray Tudyk ( ; born March 16, 1971) is an American actor. His film work includes roles in 28 Days (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), voicing Sonny in I, Robot (2004), and 3:10 to Yuma (2007). In 2010, he starred with Tyler Labine in the black comedy horror film Tucker & Dale vs. Evil. He has also appeared in the films Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), 42 (2013), Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), and Trumbo (2015), and has voiced characters in every Walt Disney Animation Studios film since 2012. Tudyk is known for his television role as Wash on the space Western drama series Firefly with Nathan Fillion (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 based on the events of the final episode of the series. His other roles include the 2007 English black comedy film Death at a Funeral, the Fox/Netflix sitcom Arrested Development (2005, 2013, 2019), the Fox science fiction series Dollhouse (2009–2010), superhero animated series Young Justice (2010–2013, 2019), and various Voices on the Fox/TBS animated series American Dad! (2011–present). From 2011 to 2014, he played Dr. Noah Werner on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory with Jeremy Sisto. He also starred in Cartoon Network's television comedy Newsreaders (2014–2015), the Disney Channel animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015–2019), voiced Dangerboat on the Prime Video series The Tick (2017–2019), played K-2SO in the 2016 film Rogue One, and Eric Morden / Mr. Nobody on the DC Universe/Max series Doom Patrol (2019). Since 2019, Tudyk has voiced The Joker and Clayface in the DC Universe/Max series Harley Quinn. Tudyk currently plays Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle in the Syfy series Resident Alien, and voices Optimus Prime in the Paramount+ animated series Transformers: EarthSpark. Early life Tudyk was born in El Paso, Texas, the son of Betty Loyce (née Wiley) and Timothy Nicholas Tudyk. He is of Polish, German, French, and English 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.