Alan Tudyk
Alan Tudyk
Though he lived in Los Angeles before moving to New York and founding the Court Jesters Improv Troupe, actor Alan Tudyk freely admits that he will always be a Texan at heart. Born in El Paso and raised in Plano, Tudyk was a ham even before he pursued a serious acting career at Julliard from 1993 to 1996. Frequently dressing in cowboy garb on family dinner outings and faking fainting spells in school to get a rise out of teachers, it was easy to see that Tudyk had found his calling early in life. Later, performing at the Dallas Shakespeare Festival and founding the city's Rubber Chicken Standup Improv Troupe, Tudyk moved to the West Coast and bounced to the East Coast before making his feature debut in 1997, with 35 Miles From Normal. It didn't take long before Tudyk found more roles in such popular films as Patch Adams (1998) and The Wonder Boys (2000), though his breakthrough role would come as Sandra Bullock's rehab-mate in 28 Days (also 2000). Tudyk's character was so popular with audiences in test screenings, that director Betty Thomas called him back to shoot a scene giving closure to his character within the film. Larger roles began to pour in, such as his turn in the energetic jousting adventure A Knight's Tale (2001), as well as a lead role in writer-director Joss Whedon's short-lived sci-fi series Firefly and its much-adored theatrical spin-off, Serenity. Tudyk managed to balance his cult fame with ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Alan Tudyk:
- I, Robot with Will Smith , Bridget Moynahan , Bruce Greenwood , Chi McBride , Shia LaBeouf , James Cromwell , Aaron Joseph , Craig March , Adrian Ricard , Peter Shinkoda , Bobby Stewart , Jerry Wasserman , Terry Chen , Darren Moore , Nicola Crosbie , Roger Haskett , Michael St. John Smith , Aaron Douglas , Sharon Wilkins , Fiona Hogan , Angela Moore , Tiffany Knight , Scott Heindl , David Haysom , Marrett Green , Emily Tennant , Kyanna Cox , Shayla Dyson , Travis Webster , Ryan Zwick , Essra Vischon , Kenyan Lewis , Simon Baker
- Hearts in Atlantis with Anthony Hopkins , Anton Yelchin , Hope Davis , Mika Boorem , David Morse , Tom Bower , Celia Weston , Adam LeFevre , Will Rothhaar , Timothy Reifsnyder , Deirdre O'Connell , Terry Beaver , Joe T. Blakenship , Brett Fleisher , Joel F. Haberli , Evan Moses , Joshua Billings , Valerie Karasek , Graham Bardsley , Keith H. Beyer , Robert V. Maine , Sean Edwards , Mickey Leon McBride , Wes Johnson
- 3:10 to Yuma with Russell Crowe , Christian Bale , Peter Fonda , Gretchen Mol , Ben Foster , Dallas Roberts , Vinessa Shaw , Logan Lerman , Kevin Durand , Luce Rains , Lennie Loftin , Rio Alexander , Johnny Whitworth , Shawn D. Howell , Pat Ricotti , Ramon Frank , Deryle J. Lujan , James Augure , Brian Duffy , Jason Rodriguez , Chris Browning , Chad Brummett , Forrest Fyre , Luke Wilson , Benjamin Petry , Arron Shiver , Sean Hennigan , Girard Swan , Christopher Berry , David Oliver , Jason Henning
- Knocked Up with Seth Rogen , Katherine Heigl , Paul Rudd , Leslie Mann , Jay Baruchel , Jonah Hill , Jason Segel , Martin Starr , Kristen Wiig , Iris Apatow , Maude Apatow , Harold Ramis , Dr. Ken Jeong , Charlyne Yi , Joanna Kerns , Bill Hader , Steve Carell , James Franco , Craig Robinson , Tim Bagley , Loudon III Wainwright , J.P. Manoux , Adam Scott , Ryan Seacrest , Mo Collins , B.J. Novak
- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story with Ben Stiller , Vince Vaughn , Christine Taylor , Justin Long , Stephen Root , Rip Torn , Joel Moore , Missi Pyle , Jamal Duff , Gary Cole , Jason Bateman , Hank Azaria , Al Kaplon , Lance Armstrong , Chuck Norris , William Shatner , David Hasselhoff , Julie Gonzalo , Christopher Williams , Cayden Boyd
- Into the West with Matthew Settle , Josh Brolin , Skeet Ulrich , Keri Russell , Matthew Modine , Beau Bridges , Simon Baker , Tom Berenger , Will Patton , Tonantzin Carmelo , Zahn McClarnon , Jessica Capshaw , Sean Astin , Balthazar Getty , Gary Busey , Judge Reinhold , Warren Kole , Christian Kane , Irene Bedard , Tyler Christopher , Rachael Leigh Cook , Michael Spears , Lance Henriksen , Keith Carradine , Daniel Gillies , Joanna Going , Graham Greene , George Leach , Joseph M. Marshall , Steve Reevis , Russell Means , David Paymer , John Pyper-Ferguson , Craig Scheffer , Mathew Strongeagle , Wes Studi , John Terry , Gordon Tootoosis , Sheila Tousey , Dax Ansley , Gil Birmingham , Christian Bocher , Chantry Bruised Head , Joshua Bryant , Samuel Patrick Chu , Sage Galesi , Emily Holmes , Rebecca Jenkins , Robert Maloney , Tatanka Means , Glen Jr. Powell , Chloe Russell , Mia Stallard , Maureen Thomas , Garrett Wang , Chantelle Webster
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