Alan Tudyk
Birth Name:
Alan Wray Tudyk
Birth Place:
El Paso, Texas, United States
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack, Director, Producer, Writer
Fast Facts
- Was awarded the Academic Excellence Award for Drama at Lon Morris Jr․ College before leaving to study at Juilliard conservatory
- Won an Annie Award in 2013 for voice acting in an animated feature production for voicing King Candy in the film "Wreck-It Ralph․"
- Attended Julliard School and Lon Morris Junior College in Jacksonville to study drama
- Landed his first Broadway role in 1999 with the play "Epic Proportions․"
- Quote: "With auditioning, I find that it's important to be prepared to play around․ You show that you know the role beyond the text - that you can inhabit it if they change the writing, which often happens․"
- Quote: "Improv has taken such a prominent place in comedy today ․․․ audiences love it, or like it, or, I think, kind of expect it․ Audiences will sit through one joke being done several times with different punchlines․"
- Well known for voicing various animated and computer-generated characters
- Well known for his portrayal of Wash, the pilot on the series "Firefly․"
- First met "Firefly" co-star Nathan Fillion while waiting tables at Fillion's favorite Mexican restaurant
Awards
- 2005MTV Movie Award - Best On-Screen Team:Nominated
- 2008Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2011Fright Meter Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2013Annie - Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production:Winner
- 2013BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film:Nominated
- 2013BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film:Winner
- 2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series:Nominated
- 2013BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film:Winner
- 2013BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film:Winner
- 2014BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film:Winner
- 2014BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film:Winner
- 2015BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film:Nominated
- 2016Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2016Annie - Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production:Nominated
- 2016IFJA Award - Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance:Winner
- 2017BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series:Nominated
- 2017BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series:Winner
- 2017BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film:Winner
- 2017BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award - Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film:Winner
- 2017BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film:Nominated
- 2017BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film:Nominated
- 2017BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film:Nominated
- 2017Blimp Award - #SQUAD:Nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series:Nominated
- 2021HCA Award - Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy:Nominated
- 2021OFTA Television Award - Best Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2022CCA Super Award - Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series:Nominated
- 2022Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical:Nominated
- 2023Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical:Nominated
- 2024Astra TV Award - Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2025OFTA Television Award - Best Voice-Over Performance:Winner
- 2025Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance:Nominated
- 2026Windie - Sight Unseen Performance:Nominated