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 names	Pete Zarustica
Occupation	Voice actor
Years active	1994–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

• 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	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. "Oliver Wyman - 56 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
2. 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. "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.

External links

• Oliver Wyman at IMDb
• Oliver Wyman at Anime News Network 's encyclopedia