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

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2003Jungle Emperor LeoTom
2006 Lieutenant Banks
2008Impy's WonderlandEddie
2008Piper Penguin and His Fantastic Flying MachinesPiper
2010Animals UnitedSmiley the Tasmanian Devil[2]
2014Argus SteelCredited as Pete Zarustica[3]
2018Zeraora Credited as Pete Zarustica
2019Moz

Anime

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1994Dr. Tohka
2000One PieceJango, Onion9 episodes
2003Shaman KingMorty 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, AknadinCredited as Pete Zarustica
2005–2008Yu-Gi-Oh! GXAster Phoenix, Brier, Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin, Guardian of the LabyrinthCredited as Pete Zarustica
2008Yu-Gi-Oh! 5DsAlexCredited as Pete Zarustica
2017–2018Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-VAster Phoenix Credited as Pete Zarustica
2021Shaman KingManta OyamadaReboot
2023Director ClavellCredited as Pete Zarustica[5]

American cartoons

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
200112 Tiny Christmas TalesBlitzen / Angry Guy Short film
Credited as Pete Zarustica
2003–2005Kenny the SharkBurton Plushtoy III26 episodes
2003–2009Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesProfessor Honeycutt/The Fugitoid17 episodes
2014–2015Wallykazam!Baby Snow Dragon, Flouse (noise)4 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2004Pedestrian
2004Various
2005The WarriorsLuther
2009Fugitoid
2010Sonic & Sega All-Stars RacingBig the CatUncredited
2012The Dark Knight Rises: Mobile GameCommissioner James Gordon
2015Lego DimensionsBig the Cat[6]
2017Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel LinksAster Phoenix

Audiobook narration

Awards

Audie Awards

YearCategoryTitleResult
2001Outstanding Inspirational/SpiritualIt's Not About The Bike by Lance Armstrong[7]
2006Outstanding Non-Fiction, Unabridged[8]
2009Outstanding Non-FictionHot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas Friedman[9]

Earphone Awards

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

Listen Up Awards

YearTitleResult
2003A Million Little Pieces by James Frey[25]
2008Hot, 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.