Rick D. Wasserman

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Rick D. Wasserman
Born
Rick Darrin Wasserman
Other namesRick Wasserman
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present

Rick Darrin Wasserman is an American voice, stage and television actor. [1]

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Early life and career

He graduated from Temple University with a BA in Theatre in 1995 and later from the University of Missouri with a MFA in Acting in 1998.

Known for his distinctive deep voice, his best known voice over roles include Thor and other characters on The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes , Clayface in Batman: Arkham City , Nicholai Ginovaef in Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City and Hulk in Planet Hulk .

Wasserman has had a prolific career on stage since the late 1990s. [2] In 2000, he played Irving Berlin in The Wilma Theater's production of The Tin Pan Alley Rag . In addition to critical acclaim, he also received a nomination for The John Barrymore Award for his performance. [3]

Filmography

Theatre

Live-action

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 24 Alex Hewitt2 Episodes
2008 Swingtown Harry ReemsEpisode: "Go Your Own Way"
2009 House Vince PearsonEpisode: "Epic Fail"
2011 Supah Ninjas Nicholias Spaski, Checkmate2 Episodes
2012 Burn Notice Wes FosterEpisode: "Split Decision"
2021 The Flash Prisoner Godspeed Drone (voice)3 episodes
2022 Danger Force Gas Clown (voice)2 episodes

Voice acting

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Planet Hulk [4] [5] Hulk Direct-to-video
2010 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore [4] [5] Rocky
2016 Norm of the North [4] [6] Henchman #3
2016 Justice League vs. Teen Titans [4] [7] [8] Weather Wizard, Solomon Grundy, Atomic Skull Direct-to-video
2016 Batman: The Killing Joke [4] [9] [10] Sal Maroni
2017 Transformers: The Last Knight Knight of IaconUncredited
2018 Constantine: City of Demons – The Movie Mictlantecuhtli

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Black Panther Radioactive Man / Igor Stancheck, Soldier #1, Soldier #2, Citizen #2, Military Intel5 Episodes [4]
2010–2012 The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Thor, Absorbing Man, Surtur, Ymir, Damocles, Skrull Commander, Frost Giant #1, S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent #2, A.I.M. Drone #138 Episodes [4] [5]
2011 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Lord Infernacus, Boo the CatEpisode: "Mystery Solvers Club State Finals"
2012 Hero Factory (TV series) VoltixEpisode: "Breakout" Parts 1 & 2
2016 Avengers Assemble Fixer / Techno 3 Episodes [4]
2018 The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants Additional Voices (Uncredited)
2019 Fast & Furious Spy Racers Additional Voices
2022 Werewolf by Night NarratorTelevision special

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Batman: Arkham Asylum Young Jim Gordon, Gotham Cop, Henchman #1 [4]
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Grim Reaper, Shocker
Dreamkiller Devourer, Institute Boss, Taxi Driver
Brütal Legend Bouncers, Organists, Druids, Warfathers [4]
2010 BioShock 2 Brute Splicers [4]
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Amon, Hybrid [4]
2011 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Thor
Dragon Age II Arishok
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online Fin Fang Foom
Thor: God of Thunder Surtur [4]
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Air Raid [4]
Batman: Arkham City Clayface
Saints Row: The Third Eddie "Killbane" Pryor [4]
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Thor
2012 Armored Core V Zodiac No. 5, Zodiac No. 11, AC Pilot [11]
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Nicholai Ginovaef English Dub [4]
Diablo 3 Imperius - Archangel of Valor [4]
Lollipop Chainsaw Lewis Legend [4]
Spec Ops: The Line Elite Soldiers, Damned Scavenger [4]
Call of Duty: Black Ops II S.E.A.L. Announcer [4]
2013 Anarchy Reigns Big BullEnglish Dub [4]
Marvel Heroes Thor, Bullseye, Cloak, Wizard [4]
The Last of Us Additional Voices
Batman: Arkham Origins Penguin Thugs, Black Mask Thugs
2014 Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Imperius [4]
2015 Evolve Additional Voices [12]
Lego Jurassic World Additional Voices
Batman: Arkham Knight Black Mask Thugs [13]
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Krystof "Firebreak" Hejek [14]
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Amon [4]
2016 XCOM 2 Soldier (Male)
Masquerada: Songs and ShadowsKalden AzrusCredited as Rick Wasserman
Mafia III Additional VoicesCredited as Rick Wasserman
Titanfall 2 Scorch [4]
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Rush Announcer, Zombies Tutorial
Artifact The Brass Herald
2019 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Thor [4]
2022 Marvel's Midnight Suns Crossbones [4]

Rides/Attractions

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Marvel Super Heroes 4D Thor [4]
2015 Justice League: Battle for Metropolis Henchman #1, Henchman #2 [4]

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References

  1. Malibu Playhouse Profile
  2. Resume from rickwasserman.com
  3. Theatre's Philadelphia 2000 Nominees and Recipients
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 "Rick D Wasserman (visual voices guide)" . Retrieved December 17, 2015. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  5. 1 2 3 "Rick Wasserman". DPN Talent. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  6. Norm of the North (film). 2016.
  7. Justice League vs. Teen Titans (film). 2016.
  8. Mercedes Milligan (April 12, 2016). "Clip: 'Justice League vs. Teen Titans' Out Now". Animation Magazine. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  9. "Batman: The Killing Joke on iTunes". iTunes Store . Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  10. Batman: The Killing Joke (film). 2016.
  11. "Armored Core V – PS3 Manual". Bandai Namco Entertainment. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2015.
  12. Sledgehammer Games. Evolve . Activision. Scene: Credits, 10:54 in, Voice Over Performers.
  13. Rocksteady Studios. Batman: Arkham Knight . Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, 13:05 in, Voiceover & Mocap Talent.
  14. Treyarch. Call of Duty: Black Ops III . Scene: Closing credits, 4:43 in Voice Actors.