Oliver Wyman (actor)

This article is about the voice actor also credited as Pete Zarustica. For the company, see Oliver Wyman.
Oliver Wyman
Born
New York, New York, U.S.
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

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

Film

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

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

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 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

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

Audiobook narration

Awards

Audie Awards

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

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

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

References

  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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