Oliver Wyman (actor)

Oliver Wyman
Born
Other namesPete Zarustica
OccupationVoice actor
Years active1994–present

Oliver Wyman (born July 20)[1] is an American voice actor, known for his work in animation, television and video games.

He is also known by the alias of Pete Zarustica.[2]

Career

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In anime and video games, Wyman voiced the characters Morty Oyamada, Zang-Ching and Boris Tepes Dracula III from Shaman King, and Big the Cat in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.[citation needed]

He has also narrated over 350 audiobooks. Wyman is a narrator who has won four Audie Awards from the Audio Publisher's Association, twenty-one Earphone Awards from AudioFile, and two Listen Up Awards from Publishers Weekly.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Source
2003 Jungle Emperor Leo Tom
2006 Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew Lieutenant Banks
2008 Impy's Wonderland Eddie [1]
2008 Piper Penguin and His Fantastic Flying Machines Piper [1]
2010 Animals United Smiley the Tasmanian Devil [1]
2014 Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction Argus Steel Credited as Pete Zarustica [3]
2018 Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us Zeraora Credited as Pete Zarustica
2019 Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal Moz [1]

Anime

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Year Title Role Notes Source
1994 Iria: Zeiram the Animation Dr. Tohka
2000 One Piece Jango, Onion 9 episodes
2003 Shaman King Morty Oyamada, Zang-Chin, Boris Tepes Dracula III [2]
2003–2006 Sonic X Big the Cat [4]
2005–2006 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zigfried von Schroeder, Dr. Alex Brisbane, Alexander the Great, Aknadin Credited as Pete Zarustica [2]
2005–2008 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Aster Phoenix, Brier, Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin, Guardian of the Labyrinth Credited as Pete Zarustica [3]
2008 Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds Alex Credited as Pete Zarustica [2]
2017–2018 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Aster Phoenix Credited as Pete Zarustica
2021 Shaman King Manta Oyamada Reboot
2023 Pokémon: Paldean Winds Director Clavell Credited as Pete Zarustica [5]

American cartoons

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Year Title Role Notes Source
2001 12 Tiny Christmas Tales Blitzen / Angry Guy Short film
Credited as Pete Zarustica
2003–2005 Kenny the Shark Burton Plushtoy III 26 episodes
2003–2009 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Professor Honeycutt/The Fugitoid 17 episodes
2014–2015 Wallykazam! Baby Snow Dragon, Flouse (noise) 4 episodes

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes Source
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Pedestrian
2004 Conflict: Vietnam Various
2005 The Warriors Luther [1]
2009 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up Fugitoid [1]
2010 Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Big the Cat Uncredited
2012 The Dark Knight Rises: Mobile Game Commissioner James Gordon [1]
2015 Lego Dimensions Big the Cat [6]
2017 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Aster Phoenix [1]

Web

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Year Title Role Notes Source
2021 Sonic and Tails R Big the Cat 2 episodes
YouTube audio drama series

Audiobook narration

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Awards

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Audie Awards

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Year Category Title Result
2001 Outstanding Inspirational/Spiritual It's Not About The Bike by Lance Armstrong Won[7]
2006 Outstanding Non-Fiction, Unabridged The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman Won[8]
2009 Outstanding Non-Fiction Hot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas Friedman Won[9]

Earphone Awards

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Year Title Result
2003 The Best Business Stories of the Year 2002 by Andrew Leckey Won[10]
2003 The Joy of Pi by David Blatner Won[11]
2003 A Million Little Pieces by James Frey Won[12]
2004 The Big Year by Mark Obmascik Won[13]
2005 The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman Won[14]
2008 Hurricane Punch by Tim Dorsey Won[15]
2008 Atomic Lobster by Tim Dorsey Won[16]
2008 Juggling Elephants by Jones Loflin Won[17]
2008 Leading Change by John Kotter Won[18]
2008 Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin Won[19]
2009 Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore Won[20]
2010 Annexed by Sharon Dogar Won[21]
2010 Interface by Neal Stephenson Won[22]
2011 Electric Barracuda by Tim Dorsey Won[23]
2012 WWW: Wonder by Robert J. Sawyer Won[24]

Listen Up Awards

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Year Title Result
2003 A Million Little Pieces by James Frey Won[25]
2008 Hot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas Friedman Won[26]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Oliver Wyman - 56 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
  2. ^ a b c d Browning, John Edgar; Picart, Caroline Joan (Kay) (October 20, 2010). Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786462018.
  3. ^ a b "Pros and Con Artists". Pokémon Advanced Challenge. Episode 10. Jan 7, 2017. Closing Credits. 4Kids.
  4. ^ Interview with Oliver Wyman - Sonic's 27th Anniversary Charity Stream Archive - Syntero Mental Health (Timestamp: 4:02:00)
  5. ^ Mateo, Alex (September 6, 2023). "Pokémon: Paldean Winds Web Anime's 1st Episode Premieres, Reveals Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "(Untitled)". Twitter. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "2001 Audies - APA". Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  8. ^ "2006 Audies - APA". Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  9. ^ "2009 Audies - APA". Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  10. ^ Foss, Eliza; McDonald, Beth; Woodman, Jeff; Wyman, Oliver (2002). Leckey, Andrew; Auletta, Ken (eds.). "The Best Business Stories of the Year 2002". AudioFile. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  11. ^ Blatner, David; Wyman, Oliver; Jacobs, Hank; Dean, Laura (1997). "The Joy of Pi". AudioFile. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  12. ^ Frey, James; Wyman, Oliver (2003). "A Million Little Pieces". AudioFile. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  13. ^ Obmascik, Mark; Wyman, Oliver (2004). "The Big Year". AudioFile. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  14. ^ Friedman, Thomas; Wyman, Oliver. "The World is Flat". AudioFile. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  15. ^ Drosey, Tim Dorsey; Wyman, Oliver (2007). "Hurricane Punch". AudioFile. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  16. ^ Dorsey, Tim; Wyman, Oliver. "Atomic Lobster". AudioFile. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  17. ^ Loflin, Jones; Musig, Todd; Wyman, Oliver (2007). "Juggling Elephants". AudioFile. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  18. ^ Kotter, John; Wyman, Oliver (1996). "Leading Change". AudioFile. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  19. ^ Helprin, Mark; Wyman, Oliver (1983). "Winter's Tale". AudioFile. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  20. ^ Moore, Christopher; Wyman, Oliver (1992). "Practical Demonkeeping". AudioFile. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  21. ^ Dogar, Sharon; Wyman, Oliver; Barrett, Joe; Butera, Rachel; Gage, Jeremy; Ganim, Peter; Ganser, L.J.; Rodgers, Elisabeth; Snyder, Jay; Stevens, Eileen; Toren, Suzanne (2010). "Annexed". AudioFile. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  22. ^ Stephenson, Neal; George, J. Frederick; Wyman, Oliver (2005). "Interface". AudioFile. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  23. ^ Tim Dorsey; Wyman, Oliver (2011). "Electric Barracuda". AudioFile. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  24. ^ Sawyer, Robert J.; Almas, Jessica; Vietor, Marc; Salerno, Anthony Haden; Wyman, Oliver (2011). "WWW: Wonder". AudioFile. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  25. ^ Howell, Kevin (January 5, 2004). "Listen Up Awards 2003". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  26. ^ Yamashita, Brianna; Maughan, Shannon (January 5, 2009). "The Listen Up Awards: The Best Audios of 2008". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
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