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 from Michigan who voiced in several animated projects and video games including Batman: Arkham City, The Last of Us, BioShock 2, Saints Row the Third, Lollipop Chainsaw, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Planet Hulk and Call of Duty. He is married to Tamara Ann Hogan. . [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 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
2022 Green Lantern: Beware My Power Sinestro Direct-to-Video [11] [12]
2024 Watchmen Chapter 1 The Comedian, Male Citizen #1, Photographer #2
2025Watchmen: Chapter 2The Comedian

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 Techno / Fixer 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 [13]
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 [14]
Lego Jurassic World Additional Voices
Batman: Arkham Knight Black Mask Thugs [15]
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Krystof "Firebreak" Hejek [16]
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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  2. ↑ "Resume from rickwasserman.com" (PDF).
  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)
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  6. ↑ Norm of the North (film). 2016.
  7. ↑ Justice League vs. Teen Titans (film). 2016.
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  11. ↑ "Green Lantern: Beware My Power (2022)". www.behindthevoiceactors.com.
  12. ↑ "Watchmen Chapter I: Exclusive Trailer, Voice Cast, Boxart and Release Date". 10 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Armored Core V – PS3 Manual". Bandai Namco Entertainment. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2015.
  14. ↑ Sledgehammer Games. Evolve . Activision. Scene: Credits, 10:54 in, Voice Over Performers.
  15. ↑ Rocksteady Studios. Batman: Arkham Knight . Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, 13:05 in, Voiceover & Mocap Talent.
  16. ↑ Treyarch. Call of Duty: Black Ops III . Scene: Closing credits, 4:43 in Voice Actors.
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