For a series like Resident Alien, which offers both drama and humorous examination of a weird topic, the casting officers need a good choice, especially when it comes to the main character.
If the emotional depth is not right, and the performer is unable to provide the necessary comedic timing, a project crumbles before it has really started. In this context, if you look at the positive reviews of the first season of Resident Alien in the USA, this case cannot have occurred here.
insider tip
For the central role of the alien in Resident Alien the identity of the local doctor Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle takes over, choosing Alan Tudyk, born in El Paso in 1971, who can look back on ancestors from Germany, England, France and Poland. Although it has been in business for over twenty years, it is still more of an insider tip than a big number.
After school, Tudyk first tried himself as a stand-up comedian, but quit this job after a disgusted guest threatened him with death in a pub. He studied drama at the prestigious Lon Morris College in Jacksonville and was there with the Academic Exellence Award for Drama excellent. During his college years, he also starred in a theater production related to Billy the Kid den Beaver Smith.
After minor roles, he was noticed by a larger audience than he was in 28 Days with Sandra Bullock portrayed the figure of Gerhardt, a German drug addict. His first major series role, which was short-lived but is still perceived positively by many fans today, was that of Hoban “Wash” Washburne Firefly and the follow-up film Serenity This was followed by countless appearances in a wide variety of formats, especially in the TV sector. That included V, Dollhouse, Arrested Development, Justified, The Rookie and Curb Your Enthusiasm. The biggest role was that of Noah Werner in three seasons of the sitcom Suburgatory In addition, Tudyk also lent his distinctive voice to many characters, so in American Dad!, Family Guy, Phineas & Ferb, Rick and Morty or The Tick. He is currently in various roles in Harley Quinn to listen. Until the appointment as Dr. Vanderspeigle in Resident Alien So he was more than busy in the series, although he is not one of the stars that you immediately recognize or notice.
It looked similar in the cinema. Tudyk often played smaller roles here, but they required an expressive mime. This is what happened in I, Robot, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Maze Runner – The Chosen in the Burning Desert or Oddball. However, he was particularly noticeable here with the use of his voice for productions such as Ice Age, enough Ralph (for which he with the Annie Award was awarded), The icequeen (Part 1 and 2), Zootopia, Vaiana, Chaos on the Net, Aladdin or current Raya and the last dragon. Star Wars fans also know him as K-2SO in Rogue One. He is currently in the Disney movie Peter Pan & Wendy as George Darling, expected on Disney + in 2022.
But that’s not all: Tudyk regularly plays theater, received for his own web series With Man two Emmy nominations and speaking characters in games like Halo 3, Astro Boy or Star Wars Battlefront (of course that of the K-2SO).
After he was often allowed to put his voice in the foreground or shone in small roles, Tudyk now finally steps into the limelight and has to carry a whole series on his shoulders.
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