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->''"I was a real [[LargeHam ham]] as a child. I'd insist on dressing up as a cowboy whenever the family went out for dinner. In high school, I was a menace. I'd fake nose bleeds and fainting spells to panic my teachers."''

Alan Wray Tudyk (born March 16, 1971) is an American actor and voice actor known for his roles as Hoban "Wash" Washburne in the space western television series ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and movie ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' and Wat in ''Film/AKnightsTale''. He co-stared on the ABC sitcom ''Series/{{Suburgatory}}'' also had a starring role in the film ''Film/FortyTwo'' as Ben Chapman and voiced significant roles in the Disney animated films ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6''. He's appeared in every Disney film since ''Wreck-It Ralph'', in fact, and commonly voices characters who play the role of the RedHerring.

Primarily known for his comedic roles, he's made more of a mark with villainous roles in recent years. A good example would be the psychotic serial killer Carl "Alpha" Craft from ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'', where Tudyk subverted the Wash persona that most Whedon fans best knew him for.
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!! Selected filmography:

* ''Film/PatchAdams'' as Everton (1998)
* ''Film/TwentyEightDays'' as Gerhardt (2000)
* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' as Todd Peterson (2000)
* ''Film/AKnightsTale'' as Wat (2001)
* ''WesternAnimation/IceAge1'' as Lenny (2002)
* ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeTheMeltdown'' as Bear (2006)
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' as Hoban "Wash" Washburne (2002–2003)
* ''Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory'' as Steve the Pirate (2004)
* ''Film/IRobot'' as Sonny (2004)
* ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' as Hoban "Wash" Washburne (2005)
* ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' as Pastor Veal (2005; 2013)
* ''[[Film/ThreeTenToYuma2007 3:10 to Yuma]]'' as Doc Potter (2007)
* ''Film/KnockedUp'' as Jack (2007)
* ''Film/DeathAtAFuneral'' as Simon, ''very'' convincingly playing an Englishman (2007)
* ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'' as Alpha (2009–2010)
* ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST'' as Michael "Mickey" Crespo (2009)
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' as Barry Allen (ComicBook/TheFlash) (2010–2011)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice|2010}}'' as ComicBook/GreenArrow (2010–2013)
* ''Film/TuckerAndDaleVsEvil'' as Tucker (2010)
* ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'' as Dutch (2011)
* ''Series/{{Suburgatory}}'' as Dr. Noah Werner (2011–2014)
* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' as King Candy/[[spoiler:Turbo]] (2012)
* ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' as [=KnowsMore=] (2018)
* ''Film/FortyTwo'' as Ben Chapman (2013)
* ''Franchise/{{Injustice}}'' as Green Arrow
** ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' (2013)
** ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' as Green Arrow (2017)
* ''Series/{{Justified}}'' as Elias Marcos (2014)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' as the Duke of Weselton (2013)
** ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'' as the Duke of Weselton (archive footage), a Guard, a Northuldra Leader, and an Arendellian Soldier (2019)
* ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' as Alistair Krei (2014)
* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueWar'' as Franchise/{{Superman}} (2014)
* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' as King River Butterfly and Ludo (2015–2019)
* ''WebVideo/ConMan'' as Wray Nerely (2015-2017)
* ''Film/{{Trumbo}}'' as Ian [=McLellan=] Hunter (2015)
* ''Film/{{Oddball}}'' as Bradley Slater (2015)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' as Duke Weaselton (2016)
** ''WesternAnimation/ZootopiaPlus'' as Duke Weaselton [[note]] First Disney production to feature him sing.[[/note]] (2022)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'' as Heihei the chicken (2016)
* ''Franchise/StarWars'' as the droid K-2SO
** ''Film/RogueOne'' (2016)
** ''VideoGame/StarWarsSecretsOfTheEmpire'' (2018)
* ''Series/{{Powerless|2017}}'' as Van Wayne (2017)
* ''Series/DirkGentlysHolisticDetectiveAgency'' as Mr. Priest (2017)
* ''Series/{{The Tick|2016}}'' as Dangerboat (2017)
* ''Film/Deadpool2'' as a redneck who gets tased by Cable (2018)
* ''Series/{{Doom Patrol|2019}}'' as Eric Morden/Mr. Nobody (2019)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Harley Quinn|2019}}'' as ComicBook/TheJoker, [[Characters/BatmanClayface Clayface]], and Calendar Man (2019-)
* ''Film/{{Aladdin|2019}}'' as Iago (2019)
* ''WesternAnimation/FinalSpace'' as Todd H. Watson (2019)
* ''Series/ResidentAlien'' as Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle (2021-)
* ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' as Tuk Tuk (2021)
* ''WesternAnimation/DevilMayCare'' as The Devil (2021)
* ''Podcast/BatmanTheAudioAdventures'' as Alfred (2021)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}'' as Pico the toucan (2021)
* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersEarthspark'' as Optimus Prime (2022-)
* ''Film/{{Disenchanted|2022}}'' as The Talking Scroll (2022)
* ''WesternAnimation/StrangeWorld'' as The Narrator, Radio Announcer 1, Leutenent Duffle (2022)
* ''Film/PeterPanAndWendy'' as Mr. Darling (2023)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wish|2023}}'' as Valentino the Goat (2023)
* ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio'' as the Mad Hatter (2023)
* ''WesternAnimation/PraisePetey'' as Alan Tudyk (2023)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Grimsburg}}'' as Dr. Rufis Pentos/Mr. Flesh (2024)
* ''Film/TheTroubleWithJessica'' as Tom (2024)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Creature Commandos|2024}}'' as Doctor Phosphorus (2024-)

!!Tropes associated with him:
* CelebrityResemblance: To Creator/GerritGraham, due to their beaky and tall appearances (not to mention how Tudyk's default hairstyle resembles Graham's from the mid-1980s to today), their character actor abilities to play disparate comedic and serious roles and being associated with Disney more then once (Graham himself had voice roles in ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', had writing credit on the short cartoon ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceAndThePauper'' and had made his early acting debut at age eight in a Detroit Art Institute stage production of ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'', which would later become a well-known Disney-owned franchise). Also, both he and Graham had a role in their resumes as a comedic zombie with Tudyk being the TheOtherDarrin for Creator/NathanFillion's Gary on ''Series/SantaClaritaDiet'' to Graham's Bud the Film/{{CHUD}}
* ClassicallyTrainedExtra: Invoked when voicing the chicken in ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'' as he jokes, in between doing the sounds, about the fact that he went to Julliard.
* FakeBrit: His English accent in ''Film/DeathAtAFuneral'' is very convincing. [[OohMeAccentsSlipping Though it does momentarily vanish]] at "Eight hours of this?!"
** He wasn't always as convincing: as Wat in ''Film/AKnightsTale'' (admittedly one of his earliest roles) his English accent was serviceable but wobbled a lot from scene to scene. Since then he's gotten a lot better.
* LargeHam: He can be very theatrical when he needs to be.
* ManOfAThousandVoices:
** His Disney roles alone show he has an impressive vocal range, from King Candy, who sounds like Ed Wynn's [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland Mad Hatter]], to the Duke of Weselton, who sounds like a British Creator/SteveBuscemi impression. He's even voiced a chicken.
** Outside of his roles, he's shown in press interviews for ''Film/RogueOne'' that he can do a startlingly accurate impression of his costar Creator/DiegoLuna, slightly halting Mexican-accented English and all.
* PigeonholedVoiceActor:
** At least in terms of his Disney roles, where he tends to play older, slimy, petty villains. This trend continues with his casting in ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' as [[WickedWeasel Duke Weaselton]]. Then, starting with ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'', he's since gained a new type of pigeonhole in voicing animal sidekicks, which he continued in ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Encanto}}''.
** Also, being put in Disney stuff in general -- after five consecutive roles, [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent he's effectively become the]] John Ratzenberger of the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon.
* PlayingAgainstType:
** On the other hand, he provides the voice of Heihei the Chicken from ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'', who is the film's PluckyComicRelief animal sidekick.
** Tudyk also features in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersEarthspark'' as ''freaking '''OPTIMUS PRIME'''''. Let's face it, nothing says this trope more than a guy known for villain, comedy or side roles playing the BigGood.
* PlayingWithCharacterType: He's introduced in ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'' as a very similar character to the one he became famous for in Joss Whedon's earlier ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' as Wash, and appears to be a harmless dolt. Then it turns out he's actually the rogue active "Alpha", a SerialKiller with a sci-fi version of multiple personality disorder. Later on he started playing similar BitchInSheepsClothing characters until that became a typecasting in itself, and was subverted the other way around in ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' where he's set up to be the BigBad, but isn't.
* ThrowItIn:
** According to Creator/GiancarloVolpe, he was prone to this as [[WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil Ludo]].
** In ''Film/RogueOne'', he ([=K-2SO=]) improvised smacking Cassian in the face ("And that's a fresh one if you mouth off again."). You can see Creator/DiegoLuna {{corpsing}} while he hides his face behind his hand while pretending he's holding his hurt jaw.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** He auditioned for the part of [[Characters/TheOfficeUSMichaelScott Michael Scott]] on ''Series/{{The Office|US}}'' before Creator/SteveCarell was cast.
** He was the original actor for Rafe in ''VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd'' but left the project when his contract was voided when the original director, Amy Henning, quit.
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->''"I am a leaf on the wind -- watch how I soar."''
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