Oliver Wyman (actor) explained

Oliver Wyman
Other Names:	Pete Zarustica
Birth Place:	New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation:	Voice actor
Years Active:	1994–present

Oliver Wyman (born July 20) 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.^[1] He also voices Zigfried in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Aster Phoenix in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V, Alex in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds and Luther in The Warriors (Video Game).

Career

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.

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.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2003	Jungle Emperor Leo	Tom
2006		Lieutenant Banks
2008	Impy's Wonderland	Eddie
2008	Piper Penguin and His Fantastic Flying Machines	Piper
2010	Animals United	Smiley the Tasmanian Devil		^[2]
2014		Argus Steel	Credited as Pete Zarustica	^[3]
2018		Zeraora	Credited as Pete Zarustica
2019		Moz

Anime

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
1994		Dr. Tohka
2000	One Piece	Jango, Onion	9 episodes
2003	Shaman King	Morty Oyamada, Zang-Chin, Boris Tepes Dracula III
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
2005–2008	Yu-Gi-Oh! GX	Aster Phoenix, Brier, Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin, Guardian of the Labyrinth	Credited as Pete Zarustica
2008	Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds	Alex	Credited as Pete Zarustica
2017–2018	Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V	Aster Phoenix	Credited as Pete Zarustica
2021	Shaman King	Manta Oyamada	Reboot
2023		Director Clavell	Credited as Pete Zarustica	^[5]

American cartoons

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

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2004		Pedestrian
2004		Various
2005	The Warriors	Luther
2009		Fugitoid
2010	Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing	Big the Cat	Uncredited
2012	The Dark Knight Rises: Mobile Game	Commissioner James Gordon
2015	Lego Dimensions	Big the Cat		^[6]
2017	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links	Aster Phoenix

Audiobook narration

• American Gods by Neil Gaiman
• A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
• Atomic Lobster by Tim Dorsey
• Beyond the Blue Event Horizon by Frederik Pohl
• By Schism Rent Asunder by David Weber (Safehold series).
• Gateway by Frederik Pohl
• Heechee Rendezvous by Frederik Pohl
• Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution—And How It Can Renew America by Thomas Friedman
• Interface by Neal Stephenson and J. Frederick George
• Island of the Sequined Love Nun by Christopher Moore
• It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong
• A Million Little Pieces by James Frey
• Monster Hunter Alpha by Larry Correia
• Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia
• Monster Hunter Vendetta by Larry Correia
• Nuclear Jellyfish by Tim Dorsey
• Off Armageddon Reef by David Weber (Safehold series).
• Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore
• Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot (series) by Dav Pilkey and Dan Santat
• The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Friedman

Awards

Audie Awards

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

Earphone Awards

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

Listen Up Awards

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010. Browning. John Edgar. Picart. Caroline Joan (Kay). October 20, 2010. McFarland & Company. 9780786462018. en.
2. Web site: Oliver Wyman - 56 Character Images. Behind The Voice Actors.
3. "Pros and Con Artists". Pokémon Advanced Challenge. Episode 10. Jan 7, 2017. Closing Credits. 4Kids.
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JGTI9WXKcg Interview with Oliver Wyman - Sonic's 27th Anniversary Charity Stream Archive - Syntero Mental Health
5. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Pokémon: Paldean Winds Web Anime's 1st Episode Premieres, Reveals Cast. Anime News Network. September 6, 2023. September 6, 2023.
6. News: (Untitled). January 7, 2017. Twitter. February 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170218103446/https://twitter.com/MrKawfy/status/799727117600718848.
7. Web site: 2001 Audies - APA. Audio Publishers Association. en-US. June 6, 2017.
8. Web site: 2006 Audies - APA. Audio Publishers Association. en-US. June 6, 2017.
9. Web site: 2009 Audies - APA. Audio Publishers Association. en-US. June 6, 2017.
10. The Best Business Stories of the Year 2002. Leckey, Andrew . Auletta, Ken . Foss, Eliza . McDonald, Beth . Woodman, Jeff . Wyman, Oliver. AudioFile. 2002. January 6, 2021. en.
11. The Joy of Pi . Blatner, David . Wyman, Oliver . Jacobs, Hank . Dean, Laura. AudioFile. 1997. January 6, 2021. en.
12. A Million Little Pieces. . Wyman, Oliver. AudioFile. 2003. January 6, 2021. en.
13. The Big Year. Obmascik, Mark . Wyman, Oliver. AudioFile. 2004. January 6, 2021. en.
14. The World is Flat. Friedman, Thomas . Wyman, Oliver. AudioFile. January 6, 2021. en.
15. Hurricane Punch. Drosey, Tim Dorsey . Wyman, Oliver. AudioFile. 2007. January 6, 2021. en.
16. Atomic Lobster. Dorsey, Tim . Wyman, Oliver. AudioFile. January 6, 2021. en.
17. Juggling Elephants. Loflin, Jones . Musig, Todd . Wyman, Oliver. AudioFile. 2007. January 6, 2021. en.
18. Leading Change. . Wyman, Oliver. AudioFile. 1996. January 6, 2021. en.
19. Winter's Tale. . Wyman, Oliver. AudioFile. 1983. January 6, 2021. en.
20. Web site: Practical Demonkeeping. Moore, Christopher . Wyman, Oliver. AudioFile. 1992. January 6, 2021. en.
21. Web site: Annexed. Dogar, Sharon . Wyman, Oliver . Barrett, Joe . Butera, Rachel . Gage, Jeremy . Ganim, Peter . Ganser, L.J. . Rodgers, Elisabeth . Snyder, Jay . Stevens, Eileen . Toren, Suzanne . AudioFile. 2010. January 6, 2021. en.
22. Interface . . . Wyman, Oliver. AudioFile. 2005. January 6, 2021. en.
23. Electric Barracuda. Tim Dorsey . Wyman, Oliver. AudioFile. 2011. January 6, 2021. en.
24. WWW: Wonder. . Almas, Jessica . Vietor, Marc . Salerno, Anthony Haden . Wyman, Oliver. AudioFile. 2011. January 6, 2021. en.
25. News: Howell, Kevin. January 5, 2004. Listen Up Awards 2003. Publishers Weekly. January 6, 2021. en.
26. News: Yamashita, Brianna . Maughan, Shannon. January 5, 2009. The Listen Up Awards: The Best Audios of 2008. Publishers Weekly. January 6, 2021. en.