Alan Tudyk

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Biography

An energetic and amiable actor with a flair for comedy, Texas-bred Alan Tudyk has become known for leading stage roles in off-beat productions and scene-stealing supporting turns in film. The usually spiky haired blonde possesses chiseled Germanic good looks and an oft-revealed muscular body, power-connoting attributes interestingly offset by his frequent portrayals of effete or inane characters. The Juilliard graduate first made his mark with …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

March 16, 1971

Career Milestones

2011

Cast in Michael Bay's "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"

2011

Co-starred with Tyler Labine in "Tucker & Dale vs. Evil"

2009

Guest starred on ABC's sci-fi drama series "V"

2007

Co-starred with Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in "3:10 to Yuma," a Western directed by James Mangold

2007

Co-starred in the Frank Oz directed "Death at a Funeral"

2005

Starred in "Serenity," the feature-length adaptation of Joss Whedon's TV show "Firefly"

2004

Cast opposite Will Smith as the Robot in the sci-fi thriller "I, Robot"

2004

Cast with Ben Stiller in the comedy "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story"

2002

Cast in Joss Whedon's Fox drama "Firefly"

2001

Starred opposite Sarah Jessica Parker in the off-Broadway comedy "Wonder of the World"

2001

Had featured role in "Hearts in Atlantis"

2001

Appeared as the dim Wat in "A Knight's Tale"

2000

Starred as a a gay German rehab patient opposite Sandra Bullock in "28 Days"

2000

Gave a memorable supporting turn as a pleasantly drug-addled janitor in "Wonder Boys"

2000

Guest starred on the bizarre Comedy Cental series "Strangers With Candy," starring off-screen companion Amy Sedaris

1999

Made Broadway debut in "Epic Proportions," playing put-upon movie extra Benny Bennet in the comedy set during filming of a 1930s biblical feature

1999

Starred as Adam in "The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told," Paul Rudnick's Off-Broadway take on humankind's beginnings with Adam and Steve

1998

Landed a supporting role as Hutch the resident drunk in "The Country Club," produced at Connecticut's Long Wharf Theater

1998

Played Eteocles in CSC's experimental production of "Oedipus'" starring Frances McDormand and Billy Crudup

1998

Cast in a featured role in "Patch Adams"

1997

Featured in Yale Repertory Theater's production of Shaw's "Candida"

1997

Co-starred in David Warren's staging of George Bernard Shaw's "Misalliance" at NYC's Roundabout Theater

1997

Appeared in the feature "35 Miles From Normal"

1996

Portrayed all of the supporting characters in the Philadelphia and New York productions of "Bunny Bunny - Gilda Radner: A Sort of Romantic Comedy" starring Paula Cale and Bruno Kirby

Raised in Texas

Awards

2008

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in 3:10 to Yuma

2005

MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story