This actor needs to be working more!

Meet Alan Tudyk.

OK, the name might not be familiar, but chances are you have seen him in a few movies. In fact he was just in the movie “Knocked Up” as the E! boss of Katherine Heigl’s character. But, I think he needs to be in more movies… and not just in a minor role. He is a great character actor that deserves to be in a leading role.

Tudyk might be most well known for his role of Wash on the television show “Firefly” and its film version “Serenity.” He was the pilot of Serenity and was usually the comic relief, providing one of my favorite parts of the film:

Hoban 'Wash' Washburn: This landing is gonna get pretty interesting.

Capt. Malcolm Reynolds: Define "interesting".

Hoban 'Wash' Washburn: [deadpan] Oh God, oh God, we're all going to die?

Another comedic role he is known for is of Steve the pirate in “Dodgeball.”

One role he might not be well-known for is the robot Sonny in the film “I, Robot.” Sure he supplied the voice for the CGI robot, but many people might not know is the filmmakers took a page out of the “Lord of the Rings” playbook and had Tudyk provide the body movements of the character as well. That can’t be an easy job. His performance in the film is one of the reasons I love that film so much... yeah I love a Will Smith movie, sue me.

He took two different routes in playing a serious, dramatic role of a child molester on the television show “CSI.” Watching the episode and his performance makes you forget all about Steve the pirate.

Tudyk has two movies coming out soon. First the comedy “Death at a funeral” which, from the previews, looks to be a good sized role. He is also going to be sharing the screen with Christian Bale and Russell Crowe coming up in the western “3:10 to Yuma,” which is a dramatic turn.

Tudyk is extremely underrated in Hollywood and I really want to see him in more movies. He should be working more than people like Jack Black and Will Ferrell.

A list of his acting work to check out!